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Re: YAF Willow Run show
Posted by Jim Church on Fri Aug 08, 2003 10:50:12 PM
In reply top Re: YAF Willow Run show posted by Jacques on Fri Aug 08, 2003 09:41:27 PM
Had a pretty good day today. The media flight was interesting.... It didn't go as briefed... not sure why. The first flight was three B-17s (Yankee Lady, Memphis Belle and Sentimental Journey), followed by the flight with the Connie, MAAM's B-25 and the CAF Helldiver. Eric Dumigan and myself were zooming along taking photos in T-6s driven by Jim Greeson and Duane Carroll (thanks guys). Chuck Yeager and Bud Anderson took up both of Jack Roush's Mustangs for a little while as we were returning from the media flight. Good stuff! Pretty cool to hear those guys operating on the same frequancy that your using! Not much else in the way of flying today, although Will Ward's arrival in the MiG-17 was pretty spectacular. He was coming in for a pass on arrival as a MICH AFRES F-16 was coming in on a parallel runway at the same time. The F-16 pilot sucked up his gear and both of them went tear-assing down the length of their runways in afterburner! Way-cool! The F-16 won by the way.... Here are the aircraft on the ramp so far (more to arrive tomorrow, hopefully). Colling's B-24
Colling's B-17
YAF B-17
Tallichet B-17
CAF Arizona Wing B-17
Mike Kenum's Sea Fury (Riff Raff)
Eric Woebling's Sea Fury (Miss Merced)
Jack Roush's 'Old Crow' and 'Glamourous Glenn III' (no paint)
CAF Red Tail P-51C
CAF P-39
CAF SB2C
Chris Cecil's 2 Beech-18s
Tim Savage's Beech-18
MAAM B-25
CWH Dakota
Jim Greeson's T-6
Bob Pingston's T-6
Tom Wood's T-6 (Duane Carroll pilot)
Don Stamp's T-6
two Stearmans
two T-28s (Yankee Flyers and Stu Dingman)
Mike Schloss Skyraider
POF Hellcat
POF Warhawk
POF Corsair
POF Lightning
two Cessna O-2s
Will Ward's MiG-17
Taylorcraft L-2
Jimmy Leward's P-51
Rob lock's New Standard D-25
Bob Odegaard's F2G
Neil Melton's P-47
Dave Tinker's TBM (Hyd pump recieved today.. but it was the wrong type! Another will arrive tomorrow in the AM)
There might be one or two that I missed, but I think that's it. Should be a bunch more arriving in the morning. Hope to see some of you there! Jim
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