CAF Air Show Galveston May 1971
Fri Mar 23, 2007 5:36 pm
This is the first of 3 postings of Confederate Air Force Air Shows at Scholes Field, Galveston, TX (this is the present home of the Lone Star Museum).
The photos were scanned from slides and the color has changed (reddish tint). I have only posted a few from each show. Hope you enjoy If any aircraft is mis-identifed please let me know so I can update.
bill word
CAF Scholes Field May 1971:
Bell P-63A Kingcobra Tumbleweed 42-68941 N191H
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress (current Texas Raider) 44-83872 N7227C (painted as B-17F 41-24582)
Consolidated LB-30B Diamond Lil AM927 N12905
Lockheed P-38L Lightning Scatterbrain Kid 43-50281 N38LL
The photos were scanned from slides and the color has changed (reddish tint). I have only posted a few from each show. Hope you enjoy If any aircraft is mis-identifed please let me know so I can update.
bill word
CAF Scholes Field May 1971:
Bell P-63A Kingcobra Tumbleweed 42-68941 N191H
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress (current Texas Raider) 44-83872 N7227C (painted as B-17F 41-24582)
Consolidated LB-30B Diamond Lil AM927 N12905
Lockheed P-38L Lightning Scatterbrain Kid 43-50281 N38LL
Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:41 pm
What became of this P-38?
???
Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:53 pm
What became of this P-38?
Fatal Crash
Fri Mar 23, 2007 7:09 pm
Oh, O am sorry to hear that for all involved.
Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:52 pm
From what I have heard, the remains are at CAF HQ in a couple of conex boxes. But Gary would probably know better if it is still there.
Sat Mar 24, 2007 5:36 am
coldaffyduck wrote:From what I have heard, the remains are at CAF HQ in a couple of conex boxes. But Gary would probably know better if it is still there.
Nope. Nothing here. Sorry.
Gary
Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:04 am
Craig, your probably thinking of Scatterbrain Kid II. It crashed at Breckinridge years after its namesake was lost.
Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:14 am
RickH wrote:Craig, your probably thinking of Scatterbrain Kid II. It crashed at Breckinridge years after its namesake was lost.
And those remains are with another private collector now. There is nothing here at CAF HQ that belongs to either of those P-38's that I'm aware of (and I've snooped around this place pretty good now
)
Gary
Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:49 am
Great pictures Bill. Thanks for posting. I'm sorry I missed all those great early shows in Galveston. When did the C.A.F. begin the Tora displays..76/78, had to be after the movie debut. (but this could be a another topic)?
Tom
Tom
Sat Mar 24, 2007 8:30 am
Was "Scatterbrain Kid II" the 3 seat version? The P-38 I was thinking of had the droop snoot plus a seat behind the pilot.
Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:53 am
This P-38 is Scatterbrain Kid not II This is based on the N38LL in 1971. Scatterbrain Kid II did not receive N38LL until around 1976 or so
bill word
bill word
Sat Mar 24, 2007 12:48 pm
The original N38LL was owned by Revis Sirmon, not the CAF. Scatterbrain Kid II was named in honour of Revis (at least that was the way it was told to me)
Sun Mar 25, 2007 11:16 am
That sounds like Yanks' P-38 prior to its most recent restoration.coldaffyduck wrote:Was "Scatterbrain Kid II" the 3 seat version? The P-38 I was thinking of had the droop snoot plus a seat behind the pilot.