Warbird Information Exchange

This arrived at Creve Coeur Airport today. Can you guess what it is? The first correct answer (it must be a very complete and accurate answer)wins an oddball turret part of my choice. *Don't get excited, I'm overstocked on turret relief tubes so that's what you are likely to get.

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Albert Stix Jr.
"Work is the curse of the drinking class"

A Fairchild PT-19 "mayhaps"? : )


Saludos,


Tulio

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Why take the best part of life out of your life, when you can have life with the best part of your life in your life?

I am one of them 'futbol' people.

Will the previous owner has pics of this double cabin sample

GOOD MORNING, WELCOME TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Press "1" for English.
Press "2" to disconnect until you have learned to speak English.

Sooooo, how am I going to know to press 1 or 2, if I do not speak English????

Bf-108 (or Nord equivalent)?

SN

ME thinks ME-108 or its french counterpart made by NORD.
Rich

Beat me by a minute.
Really needed to pee or that pee tube holder thing.

Rich

What I typed was Me-108, but what showed was PT-19.

Will continue changing my guesses, until I am declared the winner : )


aludos,


Tulio

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Why take the best part of life out of your life, when you can have life with the best part of your life in your life?

I am one of them 'futbol' people.

Will the previous owner has pics of this double cabin sample

GOOD MORNING, WELCOME TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Press "1" for English.
Press "2" to disconnect until you have learned to speak English.

Sooooo, how am I going to know to press 1 or 2, if I do not speak English????

Wow, that was fast. Steve wins! But I think I owe 51fixer a consolation prize of some sort, it was almost a tie. Cliff Robertson's 108/Nord will be on vacation with us for a while. I was expecting more guesses like Tulio's, it looks a bit like a Fairchild when it's covered in this boat wrap material. The move was done by Michael Lovett of Polar King International in Fort Wayne, Indiana and it was very clear that he and the company have moved a few airplanes. This was the cleanest, safest, most cost effective, and professional airplane move I have ever been involved with.

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Albert Stix Jr.
"Work is the curse of the drinking class"

I may have to confess to an unfair advantage..I used to volunteer at the Kalamazoo Air Zoo, where that particular airplane lived for many years (although I didn't realize it was that specific airframe under the shrink wrap!) Great to see she's still kicking about..is she currently airworthy?

SN

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Here's a snapshot of her in Kalamazoo, ca. late '90s. She'd been pushed outside while some planes were being shuffled around in the museum. Does Cliff Robertson still own her? When she left the museum I was told she'd been sold.

SN

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I believe you are actually thinking of Von Ryan's Express with Frank Sinatra and Trevor Howard .

Definitely not a stupid question; different type though.

The aircraft in which Jim Garner and Donald Pleasance escaped was a Bücker Bü 181 "Bestmann".

http://www.airshows.org.uk/2006/airshow ... mann_1.jpg

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It was a good idea, it just didn't work.

And "633 Squadron" where Cliff Robertson encountered them:



(taken on-set before the repaint in Luftwaffe markings)

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

aw man .......& i wanted that relief tube for rush hour!!

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!