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Bearcats

Posted by steve dickey on Fri May 09, 2003 06:39:59 PM

Hey to all, if any body's interested Howard Pardue will be at the Barksdale airshow this weekend. We were supposed to get in the Lonestar Bearcat yesterday but due to mechanical repair did not make it(hydraulic leaks) Will be up some time next week when it gets fixed. I for one am also looking forward to laying my eye's on this one!! Also today we received a -4 corsair for NPA. Dont know the Buno but I do know it's the one once owned john silberman many years ago.It will not be made flyable, just parts robbed for the rebuild of the ex-pardue,ex-cavanaugh -4's also owned by NPA. Then the rest will go to a museum(not yet sure which one) in the Dallas/Ft Worth area for static display restoration.Perhaps Mr. mears may know the full origin of this bird.
Hey Rister, are you planning on going to Denton,Tx. airfair next weekend? If so I love to meet U.I was in Temple also but spent most my time wrenching on Howards Bearcat,we had a smoke oil leak & some hydraulic leak.I may have seen U but didn't know it. Did see the Navion though,nice bird!

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