Wed Jul 27, 2005 5:51 pm
Stearman
Wed Jul 27, 2005 6:07 pm
Rob
I remember Tallichet having an old Stearman in his hangar back in the mid - late 80's. Blue fuselage with possibly yellow wings. I remember him and his wife flying into a fly-in at Santa Ynez, CA in about 1993 with it. I always thought it was his first plane followed shortly thereafter by a Mustang.
Simon
I remember Tallichet having an old Stearman in his hangar back in the mid - late 80's. Blue fuselage with possibly yellow wings. I remember him and his wife flying into a fly-in at Santa Ynez, CA in about 1993 with it. I always thought it was his first plane followed shortly thereafter by a Mustang.
Simon
Wed Jul 27, 2005 6:17 pm
Hey Rob, about what year did he buy the Mustang? I've always been curious when he began actively accumulating warbirds.
Wed Jul 27, 2005 6:24 pm
OK Rob - You got me on that one. Keeping on the Tallichet theme.
Question 2: How many of the P-39's and P-40's that Tallichet and Charles Darby recovered from Papua New Guinea are now flyable? Name specific aircraft.
Question 2: How many of the P-39's and P-40's that Tallichet and Charles Darby recovered from Papua New Guinea are now flyable? Name specific aircraft.
Wed Jul 27, 2005 7:13 pm
TFC and Yanks P-39s depending on how you define flyable.Simon Brown wrote:OK Rob - You got me on that one. Keeping on the Tallichet theme.
Question 2: How many of the P-39's and P-40's that Tallichet and Charles Darby recovered from Papua New Guinea are now flyable? Name specific aircraft.
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p39-p63registry/p39-4219993.html
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p39-p63registry/p39-428740.html
Wed Jul 27, 2005 7:20 pm
The Stearman (with a P&W 985) spent a couple of months in my hangar alsong with his L-5 in the early '90s. The Stearman had just been recovered, although the finish was like 80 grit sandpaper. Must have been a freebie!Simon Brown wrote:I remember Tallichet having an old Stearman in his hangar back in the mid - late 80's. Blue fuselage with possibly yellow wings. I remember him and his wife flying into a fly-in at Santa Ynez, CA in about 1993 with it. I always thought it was his first plane followed shortly thereafter by a Mustang.
Wed Jul 27, 2005 7:33 pm
BDK
Correct. I was looking for the TFC P-39. Add others when they actually fly in my opinion.
Anyway, keeping with the spirit of this thread, post a warbird trivia qustion.
Simon
Correct. I was looking for the TFC P-39. Add others when they actually fly in my opinion.
Anyway, keeping with the spirit of this thread, post a warbird trivia qustion.
Simon
Wed Jul 27, 2005 8:40 pm
Rob R.
Beech T-34.
Rob G.
Beech T-34.
Rob G.
Wed Jul 27, 2005 10:51 pm
#1. What was Specter, what was it before, what has it been since, and where is it now?Simon Brown wrote:Anyway, keeping with the spirit of this thread, post a warbird trivia question.
#2. Same for Shanghai Lil.
Thu Jul 28, 2005 7:55 am
Specter is Jimmy Leeward's super sleek modified P-51, "Specter/Leeward Air Ranch Special" N79111, 44-15651, acquired ca. 1983
Martin
Martin
Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:22 am
Correct! Former Galloping Ghost (from the '40s) and Jeannie as well.Swiss Mustangs wrote:Specter is Jimmy Leeward's super sleek modified P-51, "Specter/Leeward Air Ranch Special" N79111, 44-15651, acquired ca. 1983
Martin
Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:25 am
Nope! Think bomber.Col. Rohr wrote:All I can think of is they are C-47sbdk wrote:#2. Same for Shanghai Lil.
Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:59 am
Ding ding ding ding! We have a winnah!!!!!! 
Fri Jul 29, 2005 2:10 pm
Which Spitfire landed wheels-up during the filming of "Battle of Britain" in 1968, and who was flying it??
Sat Jul 30, 2005 10:27 am
Hey Rob,
As for your original question, Mr. T related to me that the first aircraft he ever owned was a T-34, but it ended up not "military enough" (sorry Mentor guys) for him so he sold it and bought the Mustang.
Rob G
As for your original question, Mr. T related to me that the first aircraft he ever owned was a T-34, but it ended up not "military enough" (sorry Mentor guys) for him so he sold it and bought the Mustang.
Rob G