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Re: Midland wrap up
Posted by Alan Brooks on Wed Oct 09, 2002 10:37:53 PM
In reply top Re: Midland wrap up posted by Chuck on Wed Oct 09, 2002 10:01:15 AM
Hey, Chuck, Steve, Bill, Jerry..
. I really enjoyed our time together.. There are some real issues to be addressed... but, nothing that cannot be corrected. Hey Tim, Tinker and I had some really long talks about these issues.... On the warbird side, there was a low turnout... many of them due to fuel issues/appearance fees... Yes, the Fina floodgates have not opened as of yet... The warbirds that did attend were put through there paces and really looked great.. esp the P-39/P-63... The 3 attending Corsairs were our version of the Gathering of Corsairs, since these three were not at the Indy show... Many other CAF planes were out for maintenance or engine issues.. the main a/c were
A-26 Vegas Vixen, He-111 (Casa built), Ju-52/3m (Casa)
B-17 Texas Raiders, B-25 Devildog, B-25 Arizona Wing,
Me-109, AM6M-2, C-46 Tinker Belle, P-51D Red Nose (needs a
sponsor $$$). All three C-60's were out this year....
This last statement will make some of the CAF execs mad, but, this show is still not Harlingen...YET!!! With work, it can SURPASS, That should be our goal. Alan