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Oshkosh

Fridays airshow should be good, warbirds simulated attacks, wednesdays was kinda ho-hum if your into warbirds, watching a couple ford mustangs blow smoke and do spins was a waste. I realized the show was going to be lacking warbirds about the time the sappy musc started while that jet powered glider was flying. I saw 2 Mig29s or 31s parked across the runway across from the warbirds area. There was a mig 15 and 21 also. did you see the 109s? were supposed to be 2 but I didnt see them.
 
Emil Frand said:
Fridays airshow should be good, warbirds simulated attacks, wednesdays was kinda ho-hum if your into warbirds, watching a couple ford mustangs blow smoke and do spins was a waste. I realized the show was going to be lacking warbirds about the time the sappy musc started while that jet powered glider was flying. I saw 2 Mig29s or 31s parked across the runway across from the warbirds area. There was a mig 15 and 21 also. did you see the 109s? were supposed to be 2 but I didnt see them.
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That was two F-18's done up like Mig's from the Top-Gun school. They came in about noon. The real Mig's that are there are none flying ones donated to EAA years ago. The Warbird show that day was dedicated to the T-28. 60 years old! Tomorrows show will be good. I don't think the 109 made it. Unless it comes in today or tomorrow. 4 P-40's, 20-25 Mustang's, 2 TBM's, 1 P-38, 4 B-25's, a B-17, a Lancaster, a Hurricane, a Spitfire, loads of trainers/liaison,... Well you get the idea. If half of them fly, it'll be a good show. Then add pyro and that spells FUN!

ON a side note, I liked the Ford Mustangs. Pretty fast and good drivers. Especially, when one came screaming up the taxi way and started spinning donuts right in front of me. Can't afford one of them either!
 
The Ed Russell Bf-109E had to cancel a while back, as it sustained damage last month, and the wing has yet to be completed and shipped back from Germany where the repair work is being done. The Buchon that was also supposed to be in attendance, is a static example, and was to be trucked up to Oshkosh for display only, which didn't happen.

So-far, there are actually 5 P-40's there (quite the turnout!), as I have been fortunate enough to receive photos of all of them. The five examples are the VWOC P-40N, Ron Fagen's P-40E (first public debut), CAF's P-40N, John Fallis' P-40N, and the Frasca's P-40E.

If anyone can, I would love to see some detail-photos of the newly-restored P-51D "Little Rebel"!
 
Hey John, Are there any Buchon's in the U.S. flying? I thought somebody has a stash somewhere just waiting to be taken back to flying status... BOB birds perhaps? I thought I remembered a post on WIX about it a long time ago...
 
tom where were you watching from?sounds like we were close, the mustangs also spinning in front of us, we were left of the taxi-way by the tower.
Ok the "migs", I saw the hornets flying around but the "migs" I saw parked sure didnt look like hornets, they had the blue cammo scheme and looked a lot bigger than hornets but it was from a distance so............
 
Wittpilot said:
Hey John, Are there any Buchon's in the U.S. flying? I thought somebody has a stash somewhere just waiting to be taken back to flying status... BOB birds perhaps? I thought I remembered a post on WIX about it a long time ago...
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Witt, I 'believe' the only Buchon within the US in flying condition, is Harold Kindsvater's (N109W), which typically stays in the southwest. It was for sale for quite a while on Courtesy, but it never sold - the asking price was like $1.2 million.

The person that has a whole stash of Buchons, which were featured in the movie Battle of Britain, is Connie Edwards. One of the 10 examples he has, is the two-seater conversion as well. He also for many years stabled a large number of ex-FAG Mustangs, which all but one have now gone to other owners and restored into some of the best examples of their type, because they had never undergone previous restorations which would have decreased their authenticity. In his hangars, there are still rows and piles of Mustang canopies, Merlin engines, wheels, engine mounts, and other parts.

Here is the link to the original thread, Witt, and the third page features the photos of numerous Buchon fuselages and wings in storage: http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=11006&highlight=connie+edwards

Thanks to Connie Edwards, all of these aircraft are still around. It will be great to see them eventually restored.
 
Sorry, no pics from the first 3 days. Had a great time, seen many rare aircraft up close and flying. Did walk through the Lancaster. Met some interesting people from around the world.
 
Thanks John... yep, that was the thread... everyone should check that thread out.. it is literally a goldmine for airplanes.

Your knowledge of the warbird world is pretty incredible John, you need to move to Chino or go work for Air Classics!

-witt
 
Emil Frand said:
tom where were you watching from?sounds like we were close, the mustangs also spinning in front of us, we were left of the taxi-way by the tower.
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Almost always sit in the same spot every year. Almost straight out from the "Red Barn" in the vintage section. It looks like it would be on the right end of the flight line but it actually is pretty close to center. I always head for my spot by Noon. Wait any longer and you'll never get front row. There's something to be said about not having anyone standing in front of you!
 
I just got home. Took over 700 pictures... :isadizzy:

I'll make sure to link to the better ones later tonight or tomorrow.

That Airbus A380 is unbelievable.
 
OOOOOK got 25 of my favorite shots from Friday up on my flickr account.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39901631@N06/sets/72157621910492264/

Feel free to comment on them here or on flickr.

Note: I didn't spend a whole lot of time with post-processing. The native resolution pictures are much clearer and more detailed than their reduced 1024 x # counterparts too.

Here's a sample
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Enjoy! :ernae:
 
From the looks of the one shot of the Airbus flying by and the guy taking it's picture, he looks just like the guy who was sitting about 6-8ft to my left!
We were front row and I was wearing a yellow Oshkosh tee. I had my son and two of his friends with.

And I missed the shot of Paul Sr. Didn't know they were that close to driving by us.
 
My folks left this morning I believe... they are headed home with a short stop planned to see the Desert Rat restoration taking place in Marengo, IL... Hopefully some people here know of it, I'm sure John does, but if you don't... here's the info...

http://www.aerovintage.com/rat-1.htm

-witt

will have to share some photos when they get back
 
TomSteber said:
From the looks of the one shot of the Airbus flying by and the guy taking it's picture, he looks just like the guy who was sitting about 6-8ft to my left!
We were front row and I was wearing a yellow Oshkosh tee. I had my son and two of his friends with.

And I missed the shot of Paul Sr. Didn't know they were that close to driving by us.
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Interesting! I don't recall seeing anyone with a yellow shirt nearby though. Were you sitting just south of Aeroshell Square and north of the Red Bull Albatross?

I was really surprised to get a shot of Paul Sr. I was literally holding down the shutter button and bursting while moving the camera to him because I didn't see him coming. Luckily, I got 2 decent pictures. Times like that make me glad I got a DSLR... :isadizzy::mixedsmi:
 
Kiwikat said:
Interesting! I don't recall seeing anyone with a yellow shirt nearby though. Were you sitting just south of Aeroshell Square and north of the Red Bull Albatross?
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This would be correct. Right after the parachute (Misty Blue's) drop, Dougy parked right in front of us. :isadizzy:
And the P-51C was parked at my 11:00. Almost right in front of us.
 
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