P-80 at southbend airport (now with pics)

[Jiggersfromsphilly]

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

[mustangdriver]

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

[Elwyn]

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

[RickH]

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 !

[Second Air Force]

And early Recce P80 of the 12th Recon, 1948

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

Scott

[bdk]

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

[Pogmusic]

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

[viking73]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[Clifford Bossie]

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]

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."

[mustangdriver]

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.