Invader and F9F for sale

[bdk]

What's the story on the Invader? Looks slightly scratched.



http://www.barnstormers.com/listing.php ... er=milhist

[Mike]

According to the registry, ex-Collings Foundation, crashed on take-off June 22 1993.

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/a26regis ... 35696.html

[B-29 Super Fort]

How about this at Barnstormers for beating the traffic jams driving to work.

FOR SALE • Year of Construction: 1997. Total Flight Time: 1290 hours. Last Flown: 2005. This aircraft is the Royal Navy version of the Harrier Jump Jet & is in a complete flyable condition. The only items removed are the guns & radar. Asking price: £P.O.A

http://www.barnstormers.com/ad_manager/ ... -ZH806.jpg

[DryMartini]

It experienced a prang in Illinois (Kankakee) over a decade
ago. An engine crankshaft broke inbetween cylinder
banks, and the pilot pancaked it into a field. When the fire
department got there, they started opening holes in the
nacelle to put a fire out, which caused some extra damage.

The airframe actually has Korean combat time on it from
what I understand.

[TimAPNY]

A few shots taken a couple year back of the A-26.





Tim

[bdk]

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/a26registry/a26-4435696.html

Thanks for that. Dwight Reimer's old plane.

Looks like it got pretty torn up since then as well.

Ad says a WW2 combat vet?

[RickH]

Talk about opening up old wounds !

Fire was in the accessory section of the #2 engine.

The top of the nacelles were split open by the wheels overcentering when it hit. ( they were about 1/2 way up when she hit. They were further opened to allow someone to disconnect the batteries.

She has 100+ documented combat mission out of Pusan with the 95th BS.

Where did you take your pictures , Tim ?

[TimAPNY]

Westover ARB in Springfield, MA.

What a show that was, good amount of warbirds, U-2 did a flight demo, OV-1, A-6Es, F-14s, F-111s, AH-64s... We don't get airhshows like that anymore.

Tim

[HELLDIVERS]

Hi I think this a/c cart wheeled on its return to earth. The F9F looks like the ex Tom Rielly a/c a photo recon F9F Thanks Mike

[AirJimL2]

Ok, I'm not sure if I am supposed to ask this or not, but I've always wondered how 44-35696 is both sitting in a field in IL and under restoration in Texas. Was the ID swapped onto another Invader after the accident?

Jim

I think around '79 or so this airplane tried to qualify at Mojave or Reno. Don't know how fast she went but it must'a sounded GREAT!!

[Jack Cook]

I think around '79 or so this airplane tried to qualify at Mojave or Reno

I remember it from Mojave. flown by Dwight Reimer and called
"Cotton Jenny". Nice NMF looking A-26.

[RickH]

Jack, NMF ?

The markings in Tim's pictures are all photo documented to duplicate her original colors carried at Pusan. We believed at the time that she was the only actual combat aircraft flying in her own combat colors.

[Jack Cook]

Jack, NMF ?

When owned by Dwight Reimer has "Cotton Jenny"??!!??

[RickH]

NMF didn't jump out at me. Natural Metal Finish ?

If you look at Tim's pictures you'll notice that the SS exhaust shields are somewhat polished. Some polished better than others and some showed evidence of melting. I believe it was due to hot fuel used at Mojave and Reno. Dwight did take it around the pylons at Reno. If I remember right she averaged 285 mph.