Found a few more pics from my Pop's stash.

zebm1 · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2007 7:24 am

1st pic is captioned on back:Cleveland Air Races-1947 or 1948

Tha next three were with tha 1st, but I kinda doubt these were at tha Air races, but then perhaps you eggsperts might know better...

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2007 7:36 am

Very cool pics. I always loved the Vampire.

vg-photo · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2007 8:16 am

Neat stuff! Is that a Shawnee in the first pick hauling the artillery piece?

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2007 8:41 am

Hi Zeb,
I was given this photo a while back by a chap who knew your dad after WWII. The P-86 shots reminded me of it . It shows
your dad in flying gear with Gen Kenney by a P-86A and displays the data block showing the s/n. I recall your dad saying he did demo flight with the new Sabres around 47-48 so maybe he was flying it at Cleveland??
Take care.......Jack

Mark Nankivil · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2007 9:43 am

Great photos - thanks for posting. VG-Photo, the helo is prior to the Shawnee (which is a late '40s/early '50s design), look at the cockpit windows as they are different as is the overall shape of the airframe. It appears to be a Piasecki HRP-1 Rescuer (a Navy design) but I need to get home this evening to look at my reference material.

Zeb, in the second photo of the P-86, there's some aircraf tlined up in the background. Can you tell what they are in your original scan?

Enjoy the Day! Mark

vg-photo · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2007 9:49 am

Thanks Mark. I still have some recognition skills to learn with rotary wings.

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2007 10:21 am

Zeb,
The sabre your dad is flying in all 3 photos is s/n 47-611
which set a world speed record of 670.98 mph
on Sept 15, 1948 flown by Maj. Robert Johnson.

Ztex · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2007 11:06 am

Zeb,

These are great pictures!

Great info Jack!

The line of airplanes to the left of the Sabre look like B-17's to me... I'am biased...But I do think they are tail draggers.

zebm1 · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2007 11:48 am

Well that clears things up a bit....my Dad waz a VIP pilot for Gen. Kenney whilst he waz a FSO in tha Continental Air Force transition period. In fact, Gen. Kenney's Secretary was/is my Mom. Still alive at a soon to be 82 yrs and still bustin' my chops. :wink:

By tha way, given tha fact that Pop's waz a Capt., as they fazed tha CAF out, Pop's waz tha last acting FSO....before transferring to Gen. LeMay's SAC, to become SAC's 1st FSO.

On tha planes in tha background, I'll scan it larger and see if they are B-17s or B-29s.

zebm1 · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2007 12:06 pm

I scanned this at 800X563 pixels...so I'm using a thumbnail this time. I don't think tha planes in tha background are B-17s...look more like B-29s.

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