Mustangdriver's trip to Pensacola

mike furline · **Joined:** Wed May 05, 2004 3:45 pm **Posts:** 2685

Tigercat wrote:

Isn't that Bearcat with the folded wings the one that Howard Pardue used to own and fly?

Ted

Howards,
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/f8fregis ... 90446.html

NMNA,
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/f8fregis ... 21710.html

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 1:57 pm

Yeah, I see the NMUSAF collection all the time, so it was cool to see some stuff with tail hooks. We went to the NMNA three days in a row, along with doing the other side trips. It was great. Awesome place.

Chris · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 2:25 pm

Thanks again. The Mauler is a beautiful plane but unbelievably complex. I wish I could get the group at the Az Wing of the CAF to try and make their Grumman Guardian a flyer but since I don't play there anymore I'm SOL with that. I've been to 'cola twice now and each time the docents there were extremely courteous and knowledgable. A great place to go not only for the planes but also the side exhibits. Very well thought out.

Owen Miller · **Joined:** Fri Aug 27, 2004 9:28 pm **Posts:** 614

Chris, you sure got some good shots of some of my favorite things and
places. If you shot 1000 pics maybe you should consider putting them
on a Photobucket or Webshots page for all to see........

N3Njeff · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:11 pm

Am i missing something :shock:

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:18 pm

Is this better?

Owen Miller · **Joined:** Fri Aug 27, 2004 9:28 pm **Posts:** 614

I feel right at home..........

N3Njeff · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 6:37 pm

YES!!!!!!!! But you had to go an ruin it by posting that last one! :roll:

Owen Miller · **Joined:** Fri Aug 27, 2004 9:28 pm **Posts:** 614

That last one is the bird fromer President Bush has time in.

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:21 pm

Here are yet some more. I love the Kingfisher, and on this trip I saw two of them. I now have seen all of the survivors that are on display in the U.S.!

warbird1 · **Joined:** Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:25 pm **Posts:** 2760

Great pictures, Mustangdriver! Are any of the unrestored Lake Michigan birds still there at P-Cola? If so, can you post pics of them? What are the plans for the unrestored Lake birds? Any info is appreciated!

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:30 pm

Yeah, there were a few there. THere was an SBD and an F4F in a display scene. And then there was an F6F and F4F in storage and restoration.

tom d. friedman · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:33 pm

the kingfisher, the buccaneer & the vindicator are the best!!! chris, let's see the p-80 windscreen frame now that your back from r&r!! get off your duff now that your relaxed!!

warbird1 · **Joined:** Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:25 pm **Posts:** 2760

mustangdriver wrote:

Yeah, there were a few there. THere was an SBD and an F4F in a display scene. And then there was an F6F and F4F in storage and restoration.

What do you know about the Hellcat? I wasn't aware that any Hellcat's had been recovered from Lake Michigan. I know a while back that there were many ( 4 to 6) SBD's in the storage area. Have all of those gone out to other museums or are they in storage somewhere? Thanks for the info!

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:47 pm

The guide was saying that even though they still own the aircraft that they try to put them on loan to museums that want them. I didn't see any other SBD's besides the ones on display at the museum. I know that several aircraft carrier museums have recently recieved SBD's. I wonder if that might be them.

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