What's in the middle of nowhere? (Big Spring, TX)

retroaviation · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:41 pm

The Inspector wrote:

I think he should pack his sleeping bag and ask to spend the winter out on Mr. Edwards ramps and hangers-

Good luck with that one.

I'm lucky he lets me go out there.

Gary

pilot06 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:42 pm

WOW. Awesome collection. I saw a FEW things I would love to have. Wonderful pics.

PC

pilot06 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:43 pm

WOW. Awesome collection. I saw a FEW things I would love to have. Wonderful pics.

PC

gooseguy · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:54 pm

retroaviation wrote:

I'll see what I can do for you the next time I'm visiting with Connie.

Gary

Thank you Gary. I really appreciate that.

Mike

sdennison · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:06 pm

...and what's my bid for the lot? :shock:

That's cool stuff to have even if you never used it! :lol:

Timing is everything, no?

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:07 am

What would you guys think the going bid for that estate cost? :shock:

walkerarmyairfield · **Joined:** Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:10 pm **Posts:** 58

Great pictures of the Edwards collection. I remember seeing a monument(Memorial) with the blades of the 2 P-51s that went down in a West Texas Thunderstorm that Mr. Edwards constructed in memory of the two pilots in an Issue of EAA's Sport Pilot Magazine a few years ago. If memory is correct these two mustangs went around a big thunderstorm in West Texas in different directions but both were lost to the storm. I will look back thru Sport Aviation. Seems like the inscription was, " Dedicated to two friends lost in a West Texas Thunderstorm." An A-26 was given to the EAA about this time also. Mr. Edwards may have flown it to EAA Headquarters. Glad he saved all this aviation history, hope it stays in the United States.

PeterA · **Posted:** Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:22 pm

walkerarmyairfield wrote:

Great pictures of the Edwards collection. I remember seeing a monument(Memorial) with the blades of the 2 P-51s that went down in a West Texas Thunderstorm that Mr. Edwards constructed in memory of the two pilots in an Issue of EAA's Sport Pilot Magazine a few years ago. If memory is correct these two mustangs went around a big thunderstorm in West Texas in different directions but both were lost to the storm. I will look back thru Sport Aviation. Seems like the inscription was, " Dedicated to two friends lost in a West Texas Thunderstorm." An A-26 was given to the EAA about this time also. Mr. Edwards may have flown it to EAA Headquarters. Glad he saved all this aviation history, hope it stays in the United States.

That was 1976 and one was Don Plumb in his 'shiny' Mustang. Don imported Spitfire TE308 in to Canada from the UK just after the BoB film.

RIP good friend.

PeterA

Chris Brame · **Posted:** Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:22 pm

That was John Bolton and Don Plumb, a dark day indeed:

http://www.mustangsmustangs.us/p-51/p51who/223.shtml

daveymac82c · **Posted:** Sun Sep 21, 2008 1:16 pm

That Spitfire is really calling out to me. I want I want I want...

sigh, I'll have to wait until I'm rich until get my own Spit, I guess.

It had been a really long time since the last time I saw this thread. Those pictures get me so excited. I could spend several weeks there just checking things out!

Just amazing.

-David

PeterA · **Posted:** Sun Sep 21, 2008 1:30 pm

CF-USA 'Shiny' before Don Plumb super polished it.

PeterA

PeterA · **Posted:** Sun Sep 21, 2008 1:50 pm

Here is a shot that 'Connie' gave to me on one of his visits to the UK. It was taken in 1973.

Over dinner, my wife, who at that time had not then travelled to the expanses of the US and Australia, enquired if his ranch was down there somewhere. Looking to the horizon in the shot, he replied - "Yep that's all my ranch".

PeterA

Rajay · **Posted:** Sat Mar 14, 2009 10:21 pm

Gary,
Great pix! I just joined WIX because of finding your post of Connie Edwards' airplanes. I had long ago found lists of them in the FAA registration database, but had never seen any photos published anywhere, except for an occasional one of the PBY-6A or the Albatross (7226). I am most interested in his Gooses. (The Spitfire is kinda special too.)

Somebody mentioned that the white Goose outside is N322 (s/n B-73). I read an accident report on it that said it got a clogged fuel vent line that caused the engines to quit. Was it scrapped and never repaired after that? What a shame.

I assume that the Fleet Air Arm-painted Goose is N68157 (s/n 1138) because that one was actually a British JRF-6B.

His other two registered Gooses are N3282 (JRF-5 s/n 1110) and N7211 (JRF-5 s/n B-24) but I have no info to determine which is which and there was not a good photo of the second Goose inside the hanger. There were two pictures in which parts of it could be seen. In the first Spitfire photo, it is tucked back behind and under a Goose wing, which happens to have retract floats. The Spit appears to be between and behind the Goose and a PBY. In another photo, primarily of the one Piaggo P.136 seaplane, more of the 4th Goose can be seen, but it is still not a great view of that Goose either.

If you ever get a chance to get a better photo of the 4th Goose and to identify each of them conclusively for me, it would be greatly appreciated.

Dave M.
Antilles Seaplanes
Gibsonville, NC

retroaviation · **Posted:** Sat Mar 14, 2009 10:28 pm

Actually, I need to go see Connie sometime fairly soon, as I have a part or two here at Austin Acres that belongs to one of his Piaggios. I'll see about getting better pictures of the "Geese" then.

Gary

Michel Lemieux · **Posted:** Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:09 am

Gary........

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I'll see about getting better pictures of the "Geese" then.

Please feel free ( if authorized by Connie of course ) to snap more for us if you may. Of whatever subject you feel like.

This seems like a facinating place to visit !!!! Not including the stories that are attached to the persona & items in storage.

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