Warbird Information Exchange

Tks HarvardIV

I was curious as to the reason why is there a bulge on the inside of the AC aroud the side blister.

More or less the same as on the outside.

Where those remote controlled ?

It seems very limiting for viewing if they are manually operated

Tks

I didnt get any P-40 time while I was there but I came away with a few good pictures and had a nice visit with folks that I used to see more often.

The PB4Y looks great and has come a long way for being done by volunteers mostly on the weekends. I think it arrived in 1993 if I remember correctly.
They are using the firebombing R-2600's since it is already cowled for it and ready to go. I believe that they borrowed two of the rebuit engines off of it for the B-25.
The interior looks great and they have made great strides. I think they still need some bombay door components. The side blisters take up quite a bit of space on the inside and have a seat in them for verticly challenged men to man the guns. I think the Privateer has 11 feet of extra fuselage from the front of the wing to the cockpit. They plan to paint her in tri-color, blue paint scheme.
It will be a great addition to the flying warbirds at airshows.

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A little trivia on ERCO, maker of the turrets:

ERCO's factory was in Riverdale, Maryland, not too far from the current College Park Airport. They had their own airfield, which is now gone, but the building still stands.

ERCO was founded by Arthur Berliner. Berliner made his fortune producing grammophones (record players). He sold this venture to RCA-Victor. RCA Victor changed the name of the product, but kept the mascot, a black and white pit bull named "Nipper" with his head cocked at the speaker with the subtitle "His Master's Voice"...which RCA still uses to this day, although the pit bull was changed to a more hound-like dog.

Berliner's previous aviation venture was the Berliner-Joyce Aircraft Company. They built an autogyro, which is currently on display at the College Park Aviation Museum.

Because of College Park's close proximity to the ERCO factory, quite a few Ercoupes were based there for many years, until the aftermath of Sept. 11th, which has virtually closed this historic airport. I don't know where the Ercoupes disappeared to.

HI THE YANKEE PB4Y HAS HAD BOTH WINGS CUT OFF BY A CHAIN SAW, IT ALSO HAS SOME MAJOR CORROSION ISSUES.THERE IS A COMPLETE ONE ON THE BOTTOM OF LAKE WASHINGTON.THANKS MIKE

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Yeah Mike:

And who's going to remove it, the Navy?

Tks Chuck.

Inside the blister ?

Must be pretty packed in there when you are sitting.