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Re: Unidentified Avenger

Posted by Alan Brooks on Fri Apr 11, 2003 09:32:48 AM

In reply top Re: Unidentified Avenger posted by Gary Applebaum on Fri Apr 11, 2003 08:12:15 AM

: That is serial # 53454, N7030C. It was owned by D. Tallich
: et at the time, and flown by Bob Schnieder
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In you first pic, I believe the second gentleman to the left of the right horizontal is Bob Schneider. Dark sun shades with hat and shorts. Bob always stated that he owned the plane and that he had the contract from Tallichet to prove it. Some sort of arrangement/lease for several static restoration projects that Bob and his crew at Hawkins, Tx had completed. My understanding was that Dave had to buy out Bob's share of the airplane. Bob had another TBM in his workshop, but unfortunately, that aircraft is now on display with the Bush Sr Presidential Museum, College Station. So now Bob has been working on his PBY. Lots of original stuff, blisters, nose turret...... also had/has two or three bare bones Hurricane fuselages in outside storage. His restored Huri is not a flyer, but is on display with the Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addison, Tx....
I did not get to fly with Bob, but several co-workers on the video crew got to fly with Bob.......sniff.....
later.. Alan

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