T-28B Then & Now

[Jack Cook]

I thought ya'll might be intersted in these 2 photos of T-28B BuNo 138158 N138RR owned by my friend Jim Elkins and flown by wix hero pilot jcw. During the bicentennial celibration in 1976 Navy squadron were allowed to repaint 1 aircraft in a red, white & blue in honor of our countrys 200 anniversary. 138158 was chosen for VT-2s effort. I took the first photo at Whiting North Field around August 1976 and the later from our B-25 in 2003 with John Herlihy flying.

[O.P.]

Nice lookin plane. Maybe when I get my T28...hmmmm

I think thats the only RWB paint scheme I've seen that I really like. I guess I'm not that biased, although you can paint a T28 purple and put horsey's, rainbows and happy faces on it and I'd still like it.

Thanks for the pictures!

[wendovertom]

I had to throw this one in -

http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/ga ... 8173-9.jpg

I love this bicentennial F-4!

Tom P

[Warren_C]

A couple of T28 pics taken at 2004 NATA Aurora.

Warren

[wendovertom]

Wow - great photos!!

Excuse my ignorance - what is the NATA?

And, whose shiny aluminium T-28 is that? I've only ever seen them painted.

Tom P.

[bdk]

Wow - great photos!!

Excuse my ignorance - what is the NATA?

And, whose shiny aluminium T-28 is that? I've only ever seen them painted.

Tom P.

North American Trainer Association http://www.northamericantrainer.org/index2.htm

http://162.58.35.241/acdatabase/nnumsql.asp?NNumbertxt=1F

There are a few polished ones out there- mostly A and D models.

[Jack Cook]

BTW N188RR is for sale. OP get your checkbook out. Very low engine and prop, stab mod, clean kit, modified electricial system ect.

[O.P.]

Maaannnn I wish. I'm a couple of years out. Not too long, just gotta be patient. It's a good lookin plane though, and the engine looks good too. No massive exhaust stains, no oil on the gear doors and on the ground............wait a minute......tell him to shut the plane off....I don't think theres any oil in it...

Thanks again for the pictures Jack! If you have any more of those Bicentennial ones, that would be way cool.

[T J Johansen]

John Herlihy flying.

Would that be the same Herlihy that has been both a 51 and Bearcat owner, and did he get killed in a plane crash not so long ago???

T J

[srpatterson]

Makes me miss my old T-28B, BuN 137668

[Jack Cook]

John Herlihy did have a P-51D and a F8F in years past. His F8F was named Sweet Pea and is now Wampus Cat with Bill Anders. He was up here in Salem often to fly Jim Elkin's P-51D. In fact he flew the P-51 and his T-28 in just beautful arcobatic performances at the airshows we had here in Salem. I'd never thought of a T-28 has graceful but John made it so. He was killed about 2 years ago in southern Oregon while giving instruction in a T-28B that the owner recently purchased. As I recall an oil line gave way and all the oil was pumped overboard causing a catastrophic engine failure. Since the were over a heavily forested terrain John had no where to put it down. He was killed in the crash and his student very severely injured and I don't beleive ever recovered from his injuries. The T-28B involved in the crash was BuNo 138321 N28AF and the date was 10-28-03 near Hornbrook, CA. John also flew Sam Richardson's YAK-11 and Steve Seghetti's P-51D "Sparky" regularly and raced them at Reno.

Steve, If your showing symptoms of T-28 withdraw syndrome simply grab your checkbook, jump in L-39 fly here and we'll provide antidote!