LONESTAR AIR MUSEUM, 56K users beware

[armyjunk2]

LONESTAR AIR MUSEUM

Very nice museum, with a nice staff

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[Elroy13]

Great shots! Now you have to come back in April for the airshow!!! Thanks for sharing the pics!

[RNDMTRS4EVR]

Whats the story on the aircraft in picture #27? Looks like a Super T-6 I use to know.
Scott.......

[Elroy13]

Whats the story on the aircraft in picture #27? Looks like a Super T-6 I use to know.
Scott.......

It use to be a pace plane at Reno...its not your normal T-6.

[Malo83]

Interesting diarama of the Lady Be Good, what is the latest news on the PB4Y Privateer, last I heard they had the 2 top turrets installed???

[rwdfresno]

Whoever put the three bladed props on the Bobcat has a sense of humor lol.

[tulsaboy]

Isn't that last photo an A-24? Does it fly at all, or is it mostly static?

kevin

[Jerry O'Neill]

Great Pics.
Thanks for posting.
In teh photo of the Corsair there is a fueselage section behind it and to the left.
Is that a rear section of a B-17?
Sort-of looks like a mock-up.
Jerry

[Canso42]

Yes, the B-17 mockup is just that. We call it 'the whale'. The A-24 is painted and tailhooked up to look like an SBD. It hasn't flown much this year but usually is a regular flyer.
The top turrets are present but not yet installed on the 4Y.

Doug Ratchford 'Canso42'
vol. Lone Star Flight Museum

[armyjunk2]

[warbird1]

Question on the F3F. Has that aircraft ever flown since it was delivered to the Musueum? If not, what is the rationale for it? Is it lack of qualified pilots, is it deemed too risky because of it's short coupling, is it too rare?

Just curious, because when the I-16's, and I-153 were down there several years ago, they were all flown semi-regularly. I would have thought those aircraft would be a LOT more riskier to fly and more rare than the replica F3F.

Not a criticism, just an observation!

Last edited by warbird1 on Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:54 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[warbird1]

Also, has the A-20 left yet or is it still down there? Any word on when it's ferry flight to California is anticipated to be?

[Steve S]

The A24/ SBD had flown quite a bit in the last few years. I don't think it was active this past season in order to concentrate on some other aircraft in the collection. She was a golden wrench winner at Oshkosh a few years back as well.

The F3F was flown for a few seasons in the 90's, but from what I have heard it can be handfull to land and has poor visibility on the ground. I believe there have only been a few pilots willing to fly her and so it was decided that there were others in the collection that were more popular when it came time to keep em on flying status.

Last I heard was that the A20 has left LSFM's hangers but is still on the airport somewhere- not sure if that has chagned in the last month or so.


Steve S

[RickH]

Mikey Burke used to fly the F3F regularly. What a cool airplane, I was going to make a play for it after I won the 163 million dollar lottery Saturday, but unfortunately there was a mixup because another Harris in Georgia got the winning ticket.

[Jack Cook]

I understood that the A-20 is all torn apart at Aero Trader
Who now are doing R-2600 engine rebuilds also