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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mark Strange on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 03:50 pm:

Here are some warbird pics I took at this year's EAA Airventure show at Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

skyraider lightning01

spitfire warhawk

mustang01 thunderjet

corsair bearcat

texan warhawk02

b25 bong01

bong02 corsair02

avenger01 avenger02

mustang02 fortress01

fortress02 mustang03

mustang04 mustang05

zero b24


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tim Eckensviller on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 04:04 pm:

Great pics, did you get any of the Vega or Gee Bee QED?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mark Strange on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 05:51 pm:

Yes, here are pics of the Vega and Gee Bee.

vega01

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gee_bee02

gee_bee03


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob Coiro on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 06:22 pm:

Mark, you do take great photos.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ron Mc Willie on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 06:25 pm:

Boy, are those ever great photos. Thank you for sharing them. It must have been quite a day!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Tomaso - Milton,WA on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 06:26 pm:

Wow - great photos, Mark - Thanks ! The QED was built and based near our home - quite the aeroplane !!!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Evan Mason on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 07:04 pm:

The P-38 Lightening is painted for the top ace in WWII Richard "DIck" Bong. Marge was his sweetheart whom he married shortly before he died testing the P-80 in 1945. Bong had 40 air to air confirmed kills.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Royce in Georgetown TX on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 10:17 pm:

Great pics, thanks!!!!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tim Williams on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 10:50 pm:

Is that a A6M2 Zero in one of those pics?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Keith Gumbinger, Kenosha, WI on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 10:57 pm:

Nice pictures, Mark. Did you happen to see our Dairyland Tin Lizzies club members giving free Model T rides around the grounds?

We had 6 to 8 Model T's in action Monday through today, and will be there Thursday and Friday also.

One of our members gave Edsel Ford II a ride, and Edsel autographed his T! We have been guests of Ford Motor Company at this event each year for about the last 8 years.

We have a great time and those people going for rides with us really enjoy it too.

Keith


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Keith Gumbinger, Kenosha, WI on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 11:16 pm:

Mark - Sorry for my mistaken post above. I just got home and saw this Warbirds thread first. Then as I was going through the other threads, I saw the Model T at EAA thread. I was there also with my '14 Touring, but must have been out on a ride when you were there.

Maybe we can meet up next time.

Keith


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Hal Schedler, Sacramento on Thursday, July 31, 2014 - 12:37 am:

Keith, The time I joined the Dairyland Tin Lizzies at the EEA was the most memorable time that I have ever had with my T. Ain't life great?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Seth from NC on Thursday, July 31, 2014 - 07:24 am:

Hey Tim, in the Oshkosh Model T thread Mark mentioned that it is in fact a Zero, but it has a Pratt and Whitney engine in it. The owner said it would be way too hard and expensive to get a flight certification for the original engine.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Richard Wolf on Thursday, July 31, 2014 - 08:11 am:

Was there any F-86 Sabar's?? They were such a beautiful jet.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mark Strange on Thursday, July 31, 2014 - 08:21 am:

I did not see any F-86's when I was there, but there was an F-84 (already pictured above) and several T-33's, a Mig-17, and a Mig-21 (pictured here). NASA also brought a WB-57 high altitude research aircraft. The USAF Thunderbirds also had an F-16 on static display (the team's flying demonstrations are scheduled for this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday).

t33a

t33b

t33c

mig17

mig21

wb57

f16a

f16b


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tim Eckensviller on Thursday, July 31, 2014 - 11:23 am:

Wow, that QED is spectacular! I was ready to make the drive down to Oshkosh this year just for that but unfortunately I was needed at work.

Incidentally, although I had wanted a T for a very long time, it was the Dairyland club's depot hacks cruising around the airshow grounds that really gave me the push to finally get one.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Seth from NC on Thursday, July 31, 2014 - 11:47 am:

I fell in love with the Gee Bee when I was about 12 and went and saw The Rocketeer in the theater.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mark Strange on Thursday, July 31, 2014 - 12:23 pm:

Not my pics, but here is a link to an article and short movie covering a three-ship P-51 formation flight at this year's Airventure:

http://aviationweek.com/blog/mustang-monday


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dave Hjortnaes, Men Falls, WI on Thursday, July 31, 2014 - 08:45 pm:

I drove a man around the grounds yesterday who stated that he had a Harley he never uses and he thinks it is time to sell it and buy a T. Hope he does. Lives in Denver area, so told him to join the MTFCA and to get in touch with Dave Huson.


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