A place where restoration project-type threads can go to avoid falling off the main page in the WIX hangar. Feel free to start threads on Restoration projects and/or warbird maintenance here. Named in memoriam for Gary Austin, a good friend of the site and known as RetroAviation here. He will be sorely missed.
Tue Oct 28, 2008 1:52 pm
I don't know about John buying five B-25 bombers from Dothan, but I do know there are some that he bought that we never saw in San Marcos. There were two from there that came to San Marcos. There were three additional B-25 bombers on the ramp at the time. They were "Shady Lady", "9G", and "Laden Maiden" (former "Catch 22").
Vernon Thorpe flew on of the two old fire ant bombers in. It was in sad shape. I think that might be the one that's "Maid in the Shade". It's been a long time, and I was VERY young at the time, but I think it's the one that had a crack in a cam in the prop dome, or something, that would have caused big problems if it had finished breaking on the way to San Marcos. The other one became "Yellow Rose". Rose had a hard nose and white paint on top when she came to San Marcos, with "Dothan Aviation" and "Wheeless Airport" on the side of the cockpit.
Tue Oct 28, 2008 2:02 pm
N9077Z and N9552Z
Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:59 pm
Our jump seat project has taken a slight turn, which will take more time. When we get closer, I'll let you know.
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