Heritage Flight Conference

MKD1966 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 28, 2007 2:03 pm

With the Heritage Flight annual conference going on this coming weekend I was just wondering if anyone around Tucson has seen any warbird activity yet???

retroaviation · **Posted:** Wed Feb 28, 2007 2:27 pm

Lonestar's Jug is supposed to be here in Midland in an hour or so. Gumby is going to stay the night here since the winds in El Paso are supposed to be somewhere around 60 mph tonight. :shock:

I reckon he'll just head on to Tucson tomorrow morning from here.

If any of y'all want pictures, I suppose I could post some......although I'm sure you've all seen their Thunderbolt before.

Gary

Elroy13 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:46 pm

P-47 is on his way! Visablility has been pretty rough in the Houston area since early this morning. Take a pic once he gets there Gary! Tell him his "son" said HELLO! :lol:

retroaviation · **Posted:** Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:50 pm

Here's Gumby arriving in Midland earlier today......

And naturally, Mosquito had to give the airplane a cat-scan (with Gumby's permission, of course)...........

Gary

Elroy13 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:13 pm

Thats pretty funny!

Stephanie · **Posted:** Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:17 pm

I love the pictures, the P-47 is so beautiful, and the "cat scan" - brilliant!

Tom Crawford · **Posted:** Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:32 pm

You guys need to take a "Cat Count" before Gumby takes off tomorrow....
She, if she is a she, too fuzzy to tell in the tail wheel inspection shot, looks like she does a pretty thorough post flight..great pics and thanks.
Tom

jamesintucson · **Joined:** Sat Jan 29, 2005 1:42 am **Posts:** 546

So far today:
4 Mustangs (Don't know which ones, I wasn't trying for IDs)
2 F-22s
2 F-15s
1 F-4 This one may just have been one of the drones doing a test flight.

I do love being so close to the end of the runway.

James

retroaviation · **Posted:** Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:49 pm

Should've posted it earlier, as he should be there by now, but here's Gumby as he was leaving Midland this morning......

Gary

Elroy13 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:02 pm

Cool! Thanks for the update Gary! Did you get a cat count before departure? Im sure New Mexico doesnt need any cats parachuting down!

retroaviation · **Posted:** Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:10 pm

All felines present and accounted for. ;-)

Gary

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:19 pm

Thanks a lot Gary!
I was taking my break at my desk and just took a big drink of Dew when I
saw your cat climbing up the tail wheel strut and proceeded to blew it all over my keyboard.

100% hilarious :wink:

retroaviation · **Posted:** Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:31 pm

You're welcome, Jack! :lol:

Steve S · **Posted:** Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:00 pm

A friend visting Ca called me today from Planes of Fame to report that Steve H was taking off in the P38 for the conference as well as his brother in the P51.

Gary- thanks for the pics of Gumby and Hal starting up. I think the thing I miss the most these days after the LSFM B17 is hearing the P47 starting :cry:

Steve S
Formerly of Texas and now snowbound in Md

oshosh84 · **Joined:** Thu May 11, 2006 10:01 pm **Posts:** 90

Assuming that the two raptors were flown in by Max and Dozer? Anyone know?

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