Dave~What's the plan for FIFI?

TAdan · **Posted:** Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:49 pm

RE: The national insignias... I would have never noticed them being black until you said something. (I never noticed before). :lol:

I just figured they were a dark blue.

Keep up the good work guys.

Gary & Dave, if you continue to hear about it, just paint a big red meatball in the middle of the star... then no one will notice the black... :lol:

B29B24crewchief · **Joined:** Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:44 pm **Posts:** 379

When you coming? I'll set up a room, get some tape, buy the right colors. Do you want to do it by hand, spray paint cans, air brush, just let me know so I can have what you need. I'll probably have some other stuff to paint if thats you're thing!

Dave

Steve Nelson · **Posted:** Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:55 pm

Great work guys!

I remember the first time I saw Fifi, she had "Confederate Air Force" painted in big letters on the fuselage. I take it she'll acquire the new logo sticker when she returns to flight status?

SN

b29flteng · **Posted:** Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:40 pm

retroaviation wrote:

b29flteng wrote:

So when are you going to paint the national insignia the correct colors?

How about YOU come down and do it?

Sorry, but my crew and I spent 15,000 hours and 19 months of labor replacing structural components on the airplane and getting around to painting the nose section was all I was able to get done, since it had to be repainted anyway. After that, the engines took a dump on us...remember? You were the one at the engineer's station on the last flight. After that, all that's been on my radar screen for the Squadron has been a re-engine projects and some B-24 reconfiguration project that came and went. Painting the insignias the correct color are not in my immediate future. But I promise you that Dave, and the rest of the B-29/B-24 Squadron would love to have you take care of it. Thanks for volunteering to do that for us!

Gary

Me and my big mouth! :roll:

retroaviation · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:56 am

Steve Nelson wrote:

Great work guys!

I remember the first time I saw Fifi, she had "Confederate Air Force" painted in big letters on the fuselage. I take it she'll acquire the new logo sticker when she returns to flight status?

SN

Deleted post. I got yelled at by Dave for beating him to the punch, so I withdraw my reply. :oops:

Gary

retroaviation · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:57 am

b29flteng wrote:

Me and my big mouth! :roll:

Aww, c'mon John......You should know me well enough by now to realize I wasn't going to let you get away with that comment, right? :lol:

Gary

B29B24crewchief · **Joined:** Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:44 pm **Posts:** 379

Steve Nelson wrote:

Great work guys!

I remember the first time I saw Fifi, she had "Confederate Air Force" painted in big letters on the fuselage. I take it she'll acquire the new logo sticker when she returns to flight status?

SN

She allready has it!!

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 9:24 am

Ugh. You guys have all done amaing work. I think that there are many huge steps that the CAF is taking that is just awesome. The new logo is not one of them, but keep up the great work. I really want to come down and help. Even if it means just doing nasty dumb work, it would be awesome to work on Fifi.

B29B24crewchief · **Joined:** Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:44 pm **Posts:** 379

mustangdriver wrote:

Ugh. You guys have all done amaing work. I think that there are many huge steps that the CAF is taking that is just awesome. The new logo is not one of them, but keep up the great work. I really want to come down and help. Even if it means just doing nasty dumb work, it would be awesome to work on Fifi.

Come on down, It's going to be 80 and sunny today in Midland, Tx.
Maybe you can take care of this for me?? and it's FIFI if you please!

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mustangdriver · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 9:48 am

I am checking flights to Texas now.

CAPFlyer · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 9:57 am

I've just confirmed with work, I'll be there Monday the 17th!

Django · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:36 am

Holy crap that logo is huge!

B29B24crewchief · **Joined:** Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:44 pm **Posts:** 379

Django wrote:

Holy crap that logo is huge!

Yes it is!

I caught Col. Skeeter doing a CAT scan on Testiclese this morning!!

B29B24crewchief · **Joined:** Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:44 pm **Posts:** 379

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The exhaust is being modified from an existing system from an "early" Connie, but not the early, early ones with the forward facing exhaust. I'm sorry, but I just don't know my Connies all that well. All I know is that I gave Nelson an exhaust system from an engine here that is supposedly from a Connie (he agrees). It will certainly require some modifications, but nothing that can't be done. We do need to find more of these setups, however, so be on the lookout for them. We frequently hear, "I heard there was some here..." or "I heard about some guy in Arizona or New Mexico that has some...." but no real leads. If someone here has some exact info on the location of some of this exhaust, then please let me know.

Thanks,
Gary[/quote]

Still waiting for someone to locate some more of these Connie exhaust's?
Please let Gary or I know if you have found them.

Dave

B29B24crewchief · **Joined:** Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:44 pm **Posts:** 379

A salute to all our veterans today on behalf of the B29/B24 Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force.

"For Duty, Honor And Country"

Thank You,

Dave

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