The Nampa Idaho gathering
Thu May 10, 2007 10:00 pm
The Warhawk Museum in Nampa Idaho had a show ("This is not an Airshow, Neal") last weekend. It was a very nice affair, well run and quite well attended for a small museum affair.
Diamondback (otherwise sometimes known as "Seldom Seen") was there, looking good:
Also flying each day was Steve Hinton with the Air Museum Lightning, and a beautiful T-28 (Whose owner's name I must admit I never got) as formation leader. I've got to say that Steve is remarkably patient -- answering endless questions each day that he's got to have heard and answered a thousand times before. A truly gracious man.
Diamondback (otherwise sometimes known as "Seldom Seen") was there, looking good:
Also flying each day was Steve Hinton with the Air Museum Lightning, and a beautiful T-28 (Whose owner's name I must admit I never got) as formation leader. I've got to say that Steve is remarkably patient -- answering endless questions each day that he's got to have heard and answered a thousand times before. A truly gracious man.
Thu May 10, 2007 10:37 pm
Crap, I don't get down south very often. Is this a yearly event?
Great shots btw.
Great shots btw.
Thu May 10, 2007 11:41 pm
Thanks -- Actually they have several events a year. These are small, as this is a family museum with limited space for a crowd. Actually I'm going to cut and paste a post I did today on another forum, as there are to be a couple more of these events this summer:
I think this is a good time to put in a major plug for the Paul family and their Warhawk Museum in Nampa Idaho. They are great people, with a large and seemingly very dedicated group of volunteers, The museum itself is great. Along with the two Hawks (E and N, Kitti- and War-) there is an immaculate P-51C that they hope to fly in the next month or so, and an F-86F Sabre (static) that is about done and which will be painted in the Korean War colors of their old friend Bob Love. The Pauls have at least enough land for another large hangar, and recently acquired a half interest in "Pacific Princess", so will soon be adding a flying B-25 to the museum collection. There are also lots of interesting exhibits (the museum other than the airplanes is primarily the domain of Sue Paul and the volunteers). The museum also has a very active educational outreach program with local schools and a Veteran's History program interviewing American war veterans and preserving their stories.
The weekend event was very successful, drawing 1400 and 1300 admissions on Saturday and Sunday, in distinctly unfavourable weather. They were selling sodas for a dollar and hot dogs for a buck and a half, I think. What did you pay for your last soda at Reno? They had two world War II P-38 vets speaking between the flying segments, along with Bob Cardin giving a great slide presentation on the recovery (for which he was project manager) of Glacier Girl from the Greenland ice cap ( 26 stories beneath the surface, which I had not quite comprehended before!). I especially enjoyed spending some time with P-38 pilot (and F-86s in Korea) Stan Richardson who, among many other exploits, was the pilot for General Eisenhower's famous flight over Normandy in June 1944 in a "droop snoot" P-38. A fascinating man and an American hero. All the presentations both days were standing room only, and with interesting and worthwhile audience questions afterwards.
There will be more events this year, including a "Navy Days" and a "B-25 weekend", along with a Pearl Harbor remembrance in December. All in all this is a remarkable effort for a small family-supported community-oriented museum.. I highly recommend it for anybody who is in the Rocky Mountain region and needs a Warbird fix.
http://www.warhawkairmuseum.org/
I think this is a good time to put in a major plug for the Paul family and their Warhawk Museum in Nampa Idaho. They are great people, with a large and seemingly very dedicated group of volunteers, The museum itself is great. Along with the two Hawks (E and N, Kitti- and War-) there is an immaculate P-51C that they hope to fly in the next month or so, and an F-86F Sabre (static) that is about done and which will be painted in the Korean War colors of their old friend Bob Love. The Pauls have at least enough land for another large hangar, and recently acquired a half interest in "Pacific Princess", so will soon be adding a flying B-25 to the museum collection. There are also lots of interesting exhibits (the museum other than the airplanes is primarily the domain of Sue Paul and the volunteers). The museum also has a very active educational outreach program with local schools and a Veteran's History program interviewing American war veterans and preserving their stories.
The weekend event was very successful, drawing 1400 and 1300 admissions on Saturday and Sunday, in distinctly unfavourable weather. They were selling sodas for a dollar and hot dogs for a buck and a half, I think. What did you pay for your last soda at Reno? They had two world War II P-38 vets speaking between the flying segments, along with Bob Cardin giving a great slide presentation on the recovery (for which he was project manager) of Glacier Girl from the Greenland ice cap ( 26 stories beneath the surface, which I had not quite comprehended before!). I especially enjoyed spending some time with P-38 pilot (and F-86s in Korea) Stan Richardson who, among many other exploits, was the pilot for General Eisenhower's famous flight over Normandy in June 1944 in a "droop snoot" P-38. A fascinating man and an American hero. All the presentations both days were standing room only, and with interesting and worthwhile audience questions afterwards.
There will be more events this year, including a "Navy Days" and a "B-25 weekend", along with a Pearl Harbor remembrance in December. All in all this is a remarkable effort for a small family-supported community-oriented museum.. I highly recommend it for anybody who is in the Rocky Mountain region and needs a Warbird fix.
http://www.warhawkairmuseum.org/
Thu May 10, 2007 11:43 pm
Dumb question, as usual 
Is Diamond Back a TF? Seems like a great distance between the PIC helmet and the rear seat.
Thanks,
Is Diamond Back a TF? Seems like a great distance between the PIC helmet and the rear seat.
Thanks,
Fri May 11, 2007 12:09 am
sdennison wrote:Dumb question, as usual
Thanks,
Yes...
Lynn
Fri May 11, 2007 12:11 am
Yes it is. It actually carries the paperwork from the two airplanes that had N332. The first one was owned by the late Dave Zeuschel and was destroyed in a fatal crash in the desert back in the early 80s. The second was the famous racer "Stiletto". The latter was dismantled and mostly discarded in the early 90s and the paperwork given to an almost totally new-build TF-51 that became Diamondback. I spent some time with the current owner last weekend, and he truly loves and treasures her. She seems to be in very good hands in Boise Idaho...
Fri May 11, 2007 5:54 pm
These guys do know how to fly formation...
Re: The Nampa Idaho gathering
Fri May 11, 2007 6:21 pm
Bob Nightingale.Neal Nurmi wrote:...and a beautiful T-28 (Whose owner's name I must admit I never got) as formation leader.
Fri May 11, 2007 7:14 pm
Thank you -- I should have known that as know of him from Reno, where he crews for Darryl Bond's Mustang, and have met him there as well as at Nampa. My legendary poor memory for names, as well as advancing CRS syndrome caught me up again.
Maybe this will help make up for it all...
Maybe this will help make up for it all...
Fri May 11, 2007 11:56 pm
Neal, You forgot to mention the old curmudgeon with the thinning hair that constantly pushes the broom around the hangar. 
Sat May 12, 2007 12:41 am
great pics! 
Sat May 12, 2007 1:29 pm
yakdriver wrote:Neal, You forgot to mention the old curmudgeon with the thinning hair that constantly pushes the broom around the hangar.
LOL -- Sorry about the boosting, but I really like these folks and what they're doing with that museum. Plus they were very good to me, who they hardly knew before last Saturday.
No pretty air to air of the Warhawk, obviously, but here are a couple from Saturday...
