Warbird Information Exchange

Thats a big affirmative on Mike Anderson's T-6. Big Red was in attendance! This plane is N88RT and had a racing history in the 80s while owned by Bruce Redding. Its still real fast!
Jason

Don't know the red and yellow T-6, but the oter one under the engine covers is Terry Adams SNJ out of Boerne, texas.

King,

Are you flying the Mustang nowadays?

Thats quite a group assembled down there. I hope Cotulla appreciates how lucky they are.

Everybody in Cotulla appreciates it. Both of them and the goat.

Actually Bill, now that I think about it, they might not appreciate it. The airplane noise scares the goat and keeps it from making milk...

To be honest, I had no idea what in the heck a Cotulla, TX was until these airplanes moved there. I learned about another one goat Texas town.

I am drooling. Those are beautiful.

Um, the site is near Cotulla and is actually a no goat town called Encinal.

And the actual site is on a private ranch with a runway and "airport" that is something to be desired by most. No goats (unless to be eaten), but several deer.

Now I have heard of Encinal. I think I read a hunting story in one of my magazines, and they were on a ranch near Encinal. Its hard to beat South Texas deer. There is a whole lot of nothin out there in that part of the world, but I would definately enjoy it. Especially, if there were all kinds of exotics flying around...

Is this place in Cotulla a place that would be friendly to a "Grasshopper" dropping in some time? If so, when would be a good time?

Ryan

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The red and yellow T-6 belomgs to Mike Anderson, I dont know if it is the old Tejas Red. This was the first time I had seen him and the aircraft.

Could be wrong, probably am...but didn't Jimmy Gist buy Texas Red from John Luther and then turn it into Blue Bayou...which later became Two of Hearts? I know that airplane pretty well (helped rebuild the wings for it at Nelson's place years ago), but that was after the Dildas owned it.

Heck, I dunno. Probably got all my facts screwed up.

Gary

The last time I saw Texas Red was at Bulverde Airport about 89-91 timeframe, back in the days when wright flyers was based there, it was under a hail shed with another T6/SNJ, mixed in with a bunch of crop dusters. If I remember correctly at that time I thought the Airport rumor was that Joe Henderson owned both of them. They both looked like they needed much TLC, and I remember thinking to myself, if I had two nickels....

Its been many moons since departing the greater San Antonio area, and I'm still looking for those two nickels

I do have to say that it is a private ranch and drop in's are probably not all that welcome. Anyway, all of the warbirds stay in San Antonio in a secure hangar at SAT.

I believe that Mr. Lewis plans on setting up a museum in the not so distant future so that the aircraft can be viewed by the public, but at this time it is a business operation and those not on business at Mr. Lewis' hangar probably cannot get access to the aircraft.