Hangar Cats
Sun Dec 12, 2004 2:16 am
Aileron, the Brookshire Air Force's Cat:
Saludos,
Tulio
Saludos,
Tulio
Sun Dec 12, 2004 9:01 am
I have one of them also. His name is William but I should have called him Inspector 12. He looks at everything!
Sun Dec 12, 2004 9:13 am
Sun Dec 12, 2004 10:06 am
Warbird Bob gives the same look I get from locals when I'm poking around hangars on my journeys 
Eric
Eric
Sun Dec 12, 2004 1:34 pm
I was looking forward to meeting 'Bob' when my son and I visited with American Aero Services in April. I was told by one of the guys working on the Colling's Corsair that 'Bob' had gotten into a bit of trouble (he bit someone in the next hanger...) and now lives at home with him! Hopefully that arrangement will suit him... :0) Jim
Sun Dec 12, 2004 2:26 pm
The cat bit someone? That someone must have been looking for a bite!
Sun Dec 12, 2004 7:04 pm
Bob Tulius has taken in several strays who take refuge at his hanger in Sebring, Florida as well. Jim
Sun Dec 12, 2004 7:33 pm
Here's another shot of Aileron, A&P at work:
One cat, is cool. Two cats, fine. Outside of my door, there are between 20 and 30 cats . . . it really stinks! I don't own them, I don't feed them, I just smell them . . .
Saludos,
Tulio
Tried to post the photo but couldn't make it work like the first time.
One cat, is cool. Two cats, fine. Outside of my door, there are between 20 and 30 cats . . . it really stinks! I don't own them, I don't feed them, I just smell them . . .
Saludos,
Tulio
Tried to post the photo but couldn't make it work like the first time.
Sun Dec 12, 2004 8:08 pm
I was a little surprised to see Bob show up on the WIX board. I can report that Bob is doing fine. He helps me with a clipped-wing cub I am building. He is much more laid back now that he is not involved in the day-to-day worries of the warbird business. He's only bitten a few family members. He spends most of his days laying by the pool now.
pictures
Fri Jan 14, 2005 5:52 pm
Sorry to bother you but How do you do it again? I have a few I would like to post. Thanks
Sun Jan 16, 2005 3:10 am
Just got a stray no more than 6 months old in my neighbor's hanger, and he wants to give it away. Wondering on the practicality of letting it live in the hanger. Anyone know about cats. Don't know what to name it either. Maybe Rob? That way if Rob and I butt heads again, I can argue with the cat and always win.
Sun Jan 16, 2005 7:19 am
I don't know about that? My cat yowls, meows and drives me crazy till I give in or put him outside. That's why they call them felines is because they nag!
Sun Jan 16, 2005 11:11 pm
One thing I know is you don't take them for a drive, a flight, or for a swim.
Chris
Chris
Fly'in Cat
Mon Jan 17, 2005 1:33 am
During WWII 2Lt John Tedder of the 44th FS returned from rest leave in Auckland with a pet cat. He had figured that it would be easier to look after rather than a dog. Tedder's flight was scheduled to take their 4 P-40s up to Guadalcanal from the Quion Hill Airstrip on Efate. Not finding a C-47 to take his cat up to Cactus, he decided to bring it up with him in his P-40. During the 2+ hour flight the Lts P-40 seemed to have a hard time maintaining straight and level flight and much activity was noted in the cockpit. After landing on Ftr. 2 the Lts P-40 made a fast taxi to parking where the canopy came back and the cat came flying out of the cockpit. The cat was none to worse for the wear but poor Lt Tedder seemed to almost in a state of shock and had numerous stratch and puncture wounds. He was off flying status for a week to recover! It also took the ground crew quite a bit of time to clean up the blood (the Lts) and de-fur (the cats) the cockpit. Eventually they made up but sadly Lt John Q. Tedder of Trenton, NJ was KIA on June 16, 1943 over Guadalcanal when he and a Navy VF-11 F4F collided while attacking a Zero.