Ever move an aircraft over the road?

Eric Friedebach · **Posted:** Mon May 22, 2006 9:40 pm

RickH sent me these pictures to post from when the F-4 and S-2 were moved from Hobby Airport over to Ellington Field in Houston.

Here’s a few more:

RickH wrote:

I hauled the tailcone to our original A-26 down to Uvalde in the back of my truck. We were contacted by SW Airlines to move an RF-4 that had been a display piece for the school district that served Bergstrom AFB in Austin after they heard we had some experttise in that area. The new schools were built about 7 miles down the main state hwy to Austin. We did that one on Sunday also. Traffic was backed up the whole 7 miles by the time we turned off the HWY.

Found a few pictures, just not any actually on the road.

Does anybody have some other stories or pictures to share?

Paul Krumrei · **Joined:** Sun Apr 03, 2005 11:06 pm **Posts:** 1757

Those bottom two photos are of an RF-4 are they not? They dont look like the F-4 on the top photo, or am I seeing things?

Thanks!

Matt Gunsch · **Posted:** Mon May 22, 2006 9:52 pm

When I was with the Az wing of the CAF, we towed a TBM from Falcon Field to Metrocenter Mall in north Phoenix. We folded the wings, and put the tail on a flat bed wrecker and towed it there for a display and back after. This is the TBM that wore number 82 and was seen in the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind. It is now based in Colorado. I have a photo I can scan if someone can post it for me

Paul Krumrei · **Joined:** Sun Apr 03, 2005 11:06 pm **Posts:** 1757

Nevermind, I did not read it all...whoops!

jph712 · **Posted:** Mon May 22, 2006 10:06 pm

When I worked at Space Camp, the Navy flew a F-14 into the Redstone Arsenal Army Airfield, and then it was towed several miles to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center via I-565. I might have photos around somewhere.

JPH712

Eric Friedebach · **Posted:** Mon May 22, 2006 10:41 pm

Matt Gunsch wrote:

When I was with the Az wing of the CAF, we towed a TBM from Falcon Field to Metrocenter Mall in north Phoenix. We folded the wings, and put the tail on a flat bed wrecker and towed it there for a display and back after. This is the TBM that wore number 82 and was seen in the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind. It is now based in Colorado. I have a photo I can scan if someone can post it for me

Tulio · **Joined:** Mon May 03, 2004 1:05 am **Posts:** 3236

Following the example set by Steve Dennis, I moved my PT-19 project from Overland Park, KS to Houston, TX, using a 20' boat trailer. No problems whatsoever, no cars lined behind mine.

Only thing to remark was being stopped by a very nice Oklahoma State Trooper, who wanted to know what kind of airplane it was, and we had a friendly chat at 0300 : )

Even before I moved the PT-19 though, I had already helped move a BT-13 between Pearland and Arcola, TX. It took us two trips to move everything, with the heavier items in a trailer, while I carried most of the components in my old Chevy Blazer. The BT-13 was crated, and eventually sent to Argentina, where now it is part of the Navy's Aviation Museum.

Saludos,

Tulio

DIK SHEPHERD · **Joined:** Sat Apr 22, 2006 4:33 pm **Posts:** 95

I moved a B-25 down the back roads of Alabama, from the old Wheellas Field southwest of Dothan to Blackwell Field in Ozark. Does that count?

N3Njeff · **Posted:** Tue May 23, 2006 3:22 pm

A trigear converted C-45.

Flashonyrsix · **Posted:** Tue May 23, 2006 3:24 pm

We moved an A-26 from Paine to Arlington down I-5.

RickH · **Posted:** Tue May 23, 2006 3:33 pm

What ??? No one took pictures ?

corsair166b · **Posted:** Tue May 23, 2006 3:47 pm

Eric...

Would that not now be the Rocky Mountain wing's TBM #309 as seen here when I photographed it over Aspen a number of years ago? Based in Grand Junction, CO nowadays with occasional visits to Denver and so on...

Mark

Eric Friedebach · **Posted:** Wed May 24, 2006 2:21 pm

RickH wrote:

What ??? No one took pictures ?

If anyone has pictures to share, send them to me and I’ll post them for you.

corsair166b wrote:

Eric...

Would that not now be the Rocky Mountain wing's TBM #309 as seen here when I photographed it over Aspen a number of years ago?

Probably, but Matt would know for certain. Nice shot!

RickH · **Posted:** Wed May 24, 2006 2:24 pm

Small world. Collings Foundation TBM is Bunker Hill #310.

Matt Gunsch · **Posted:** Wed May 24, 2006 3:10 pm

The TBM I moved is the one in Grand Junction.It was attached to the AZ wing for several yrs, but nothing was ever done with it, other than paint stripping. sorry I don't have a BU or N#

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