Yeah, I get really sad when I see old planes getting cut up
Great to see them continue flying
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| Author: | Dropbear [ Mon Jun 01, 2015 7:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Bata's LockheedElectra A10 returns home to Czechoslovakia |
Our hanger neighbor in # 85 ...Don has had a big hand in this restoration project ! a couple of times he showed me around & inside the project in the last couple of years ... a very big job ... incredible detail! It was exciting to see it flying around KEWK during its airworthy trials this spring! Don will be speaking to our local EAA Chap88 group about this project in the coming months! WOW! http://www.praguepost.com/travel2/48011 ... flies-home |
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| Author: | elwood [ Tue Jun 02, 2015 6:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bata's LockheedElectra A10 returns home to Czechoslova |
Thanks! I love it when they bring old aircraft back to life! Here is one that is currently on going.. http://www.b17alliancegroup.com/the-art ... story.html |
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| Author: | MadMuz [ Tue Jun 02, 2015 7:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bata's LockheedElectra A10 returns home to Czechoslova |
Yeah, I get really sad when I see old planes getting cut up Great to see them continue flying
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| Author: | elwood [ Tue Jun 02, 2015 7:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bata's LockheedElectra A10 returns home to Czechoslova |
The "Dixie" wing of the commemorative air force is located close to here, right next to Aircraft Spruce, http://www.commemorativeairforce.org/ They always need volunteers, I wish I had more time, also the Army heritage foundation is not too far away, http://www.armyav.org/the-hangar.html they are the ones with the Cobra's that I rode in, again they always need help, if I was retired I would be busier than I am now.... This place is just down the road too. http://barnstormersworkshop.com/ I found a huge old radial engine mount out in my woods, I took it to them and they said it looks like it was from a DC-3, I want to use it for a table base. A few years ago Delta Airlines donated time, space and equipment to repaint one of the p-51's from CAF.. here is a picture of the P-51 in the run up hole just after paint. |
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| Author: | MadMuz [ Tue Jun 02, 2015 10:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bata's LockheedElectra A10 returns home to Czechoslova |
We had a fleet of F111 skyhawkes and the military did a deal to get new planes, FA18's, but they had to 'remove from service'.... permanently out F111's  So out of the 34 planes, 13 were donated to various (gubbamint sponsored) museums.... and 22 were BURIED somewhere   They took out any secret stuff, avionics, weapons.... cut a trench in a land fill, piled them in side by side and on top of each other..... and pushed fucking dirt on them with a D9   perfectly serviceable planes 28 of them SAD!! Brings a tear to the eye just thinking about it http://www.warbirdsonline.com.au/2013/0 ... osal-news/ http://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews ... 6204896564 |
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| Author: | elwood [ Tue Jun 02, 2015 10:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bata's LockheedElectra A10 returns home to Czechoslova |
What a shame, the F-111 and F/B-111 were bad ass. |
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| Author: | MadMuz [ Tue Jun 02, 2015 10:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bata's LockheedElectra A10 returns home to Czechoslova |
elwood wrote: What a shame, the F-111 and F/B-111 were bad ass. Yeah, at every major event, the F111's would fly over and do dump and burns   ..... no more I am afraid |
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