P-80 at southbend airport (now with pics)

Jiggersfromsphilly · **Joined:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 3:15 pm **Posts:** 951

Is this at the Michiana Regional Airport or formerly known as the St Josephs County Airport?

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Sun Jan 03, 2010 1:55 pm

This is at the South Bend Airport. KSBN. I froze my a#$ off but I knew the WIX gang would like it.

Elwyn · **Posted:** Sun Jan 03, 2010 2:00 pm

Nice! I don't recall seeing an outdoor display that had simulated pilots in it before.

RickH · **Posted:** Sun Jan 03, 2010 7:08 pm

There has been two pilots trying to land the F4C at the Battleship Alabama for over 20 years ! They even managed to keep it on course through Hurricane Ivan and Katrina ! :shock:

Second Air Force · **Posted:** Sun Jan 03, 2010 7:36 pm

Dan Johnson II wrote:

And early Recce P80 of the 12th Recon, 1948

Dan, that is a nice shot of Chino under the jet!

Scott

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11324

Well spotted! That is Cal-Aero Field, now Chino Airport.

Pogmusic · **Posted:** Mon Jan 04, 2010 3:53 pm

The Howitzer is an M-114. Nice little piece of Artillery.

viking73 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:00 pm

Clifford Bossie wrote:

N3Njeff wrote:

The Deuce is a M35A2
M998 is the HUMVEE
Way down behind the M60 tank is one of my favorites..............M42 Duster.

Oh, I missed the Duster until you pointed it out! Might start a Duster thread later, AAA on an aviation board ;-)

Cliff/Jeff -

I too love the M-42 guys! Sorry to get off topic, but here is the M-42 at the CAF Headquarters in Midland. I snapped this picture on my way out last Monday. Does it run by any chance?? She sure looks good!

-Derek

Chris Brame · **Posted:** Mon Jan 04, 2010 10:32 pm

Thanks to Baugher (paraphrased):

124933
Lockheed TO-2
Later redesignated TV-2.
Assigned USAF serial numbers 50-339 for administrative purposes.
Redesignated T-33B in 1962.
Crashlanded at Mathis Field, TX Aug 31, 1950

No info on an RT nose.

N3Njeff · **Posted:** Mon Jan 04, 2010 11:19 pm

viking73 wrote:

Clifford Bossie wrote:

N3Njeff wrote:

The Deuce is a M35A2
M998 is the HUMVEE
Way down behind the M60 tank is one of my favorites..............M42 Duster.

Oh, I missed the Duster until you pointed it out! Might start a Duster thread later, AAA on an aviation board ;-)

Cliff/Jeff -

I too love the M-42 guys! Sorry to get off topic, but here is the M-42 at the CAF Headquarters in Midland. I snapped this picture on my way out last Monday. Does it run by any chance?? She sure looks good!

-Derek

Maybe the CAF needs to hire someone to get it running if it doesent.............I can always switch it from the MV side and hang a prop or two on the B-29.

Hense why I really like AMERICAN AERO SERVICES in Fla, they do both!!!! E-mail'd them one time about a job, if they were looking................never heard from them

gale_dono · **Joined:** Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:32 pm **Posts:** 328

mustangdriver wrote:

Courtesy of Neil Baumgardner's AFV register, these are

M42A1 Duster SN 870
M60A3 Patton AAD Rebuild SN 2852A

Mind if I refer the boys at Com-Central (http://com-central.net/index.php?name=F ... forum&f=73) to this thread? Neil's been collecting pictures for the new AFV register and these might be of use to him

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Tue Jan 05, 2010 11:11 am

I don't mind at all. When I post pics everyone is free to use them for good.

Clifford Bossie · **Posted:** Thu Jan 07, 2010 7:21 pm

viking73 wrote:

Clifford Bossie wrote:

N3Njeff wrote:

The Deuce is a M35A2
M998 is the HUMVEE
Way down behind the M60 tank is one of my favorites..............M42 Duster.

Oh, I missed the Duster until you pointed it out! Might start a Duster thread later, AAA on an aviation board ;-)

Cliff/Jeff -

I too love the M-42 guys! Sorry to get off topic, but here is the M-42 at the CAF Headquarters in Midland. I snapped this picture on my way out last Monday. Does it run by any chance?? She sure looks good!

-Derek

That Duster looks to be in good shape. I was told at the show a couple of years ago that it was to be restored, but don't know if it runs. Hope so!

Steve Nelson · **Posted:** Sun Jan 10, 2010 3:34 am

Quote:

There have been two pilots trying to land the F4C at the Battleship Alabama for over 20 years !

When I saw it in 2005, the pilot was apparently trying to reduce the lift by folding the wings (one of them, anyway.) Didn't work..last I heard the plane was still "on approach." :lol:

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:39 am

I was there about year and a half ago, and the F-4 was still there. They are working on rebuilding from everything, and they are doing pretty good. The battleship looked great, and the aircraft inside look beautiful. They had just finished an RF-8 and had a reunion of pilots that flew them.

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