Tico Belle returns to the sky!
Wed Jun 24, 2009 1:16 am
I'm very happy to report that the VAC's C-47 "Tico Belle" successfully flapped her wings yesterday for the first time after an extensive 8 year rebuild! Congrats to all involved!!
(picture from the VAC website)
(picture from the VAC website)
Wed Jun 24, 2009 6:50 am
Hooray!
Congratulations to everyone involved.
Congratulations to everyone involved.
Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:03 am
That is great to see. Congrats.
Eric
Eric
Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:05 am
Up, up, and away! Wind beneath her wings again!!! Gotta feel so good! She looks nice, but those invasion stripes, you sure you painted them with a mop!? They look so clean! 
Now you need to find 30 guys if full gear that are crazy enough to jump out of a perfectly good airplane!
Now you need to find 30 guys if full gear that are crazy enough to jump out of a perfectly good airplane!
Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:49 am
Absolutely AWESOME!
Great to see that they were able to save her and get her back where she belongs!
Kudo's to the VAC and their volunteers!
Jerry
Great to see that they were able to save her and get her back where she belongs!
Kudo's to the VAC and their volunteers!
Jerry
Wed Jun 24, 2009 8:30 am
Outstanding work and she's looking good!!!
M.
M.
Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:08 am
Very good news indeed. 
Robbie
Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:08 am
:Sorry technical difficulties produced a double post 
Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:20 am
Congratulations to all involved!
Scott
Scott
Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:30 am
This is great news. I know that they have been working hard on getting her back in the air where she belongs.
Wed Jun 24, 2009 2:35 pm
That's really great news!
I sure hope they don't paint it. I think it looks really good/authentic having so many different colours of green and the patchy-ness of it. Looks great!
Keep up the good work.
-David McIntosh
I sure hope they don't paint it. I think it looks really good/authentic having so many different colours of green and the patchy-ness of it. Looks great!
Keep up the good work.
-David McIntosh
Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:19 pm
Congrats! another Gooney is the sky.......
Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:18 pm
B29Gunner, thanks for posting that good news and photo!
davymac82c wrote:
"I sure hope they don't paint it. I think it looks really good/authentic
having so many different colours of green and the patchy-ness of it."
Think I heard they recently found a photo of what this particular aircraft
actually looked like in combat.
Believe the correct lettering/numbers are as shown in this years airshow
poster below, not what is currently on the a/c.
Would not be surprised if that much is repainted.
davymac82c wrote:
"I sure hope they don't paint it. I think it looks really good/authentic
having so many different colours of green and the patchy-ness of it."
Think I heard they recently found a photo of what this particular aircraft
actually looked like in combat.
Believe the correct lettering/numbers are as shown in this years airshow
poster below, not what is currently on the a/c.
Would not be surprised if that much is repainted.
Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:26 pm
That is awesome. I have been there, a number of years ago, and it looked great. Awesoem to see that it is flying again.
Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:22 am
Picture is worth a thousand words of praise!!!!!!!