ghodges Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Went to the airshow today. Weather was perfect and it was a great afternoon. There were the usual F-16/F-15/F-18F/aerobatic demos. The most impressive flying of the day (IMO) was done by a guy in a STEARMAN (in yellow-wing/blue fuselage USAAC markings!)! This guy flew it around like a Pitts biplane instead of the old trainer it is. He was flying sideways/nose-up down the runway no more than 15ft off of the ground! You expect that out of those aerobatic types with light weight composits and a powerful engine, but NOT out of an old wood/fabric/steel tube biplane! There were also 2 P-51D's and an F4U-7 Corsair that flew. They were a real pleasure to see and hear! The static displays were a little sparse and along the usual lines, except for a very nice Vultee BT-13 in Navy markings. I took some pics and thought I'd share them with y'all. Now if I could only get a hold of the old Classic Castings BT-13 in 1/48! Anyone have one they want to part with?......Beuller?......Ferris Beuller?.......... I have 12 pics so I'll do this in 3 postings. Hope you enjoy! Cheers! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted October 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Continueing... Cheers! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted October 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 And to finish.... As I said, it was a fun afternoon! Cheers! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lindsey Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Gil - Awesome images! If you'll send me a set I'll create a permanent walk around with them. Thanks, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted October 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 I'll try to get around to that later this week. By the by, what ever happened to my B-24 walkaround pics? They were on the walkaround forum for a while, but now they're gone. Also, I heard a loud "round motor" sound about 1pm this afternoon while out on my route. I turned around to see it was the BT-13 heading home. Even at a distance of at least 5 miles that aluminum finish with the red nose and rudder made it easy to identify! Cheers! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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