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AIRIC
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Bernadette and I visited the Connecticut Air & Space Museum today and checked out the Sikorsky Memorial Airport in preparation of the British Invasion Wings & Wheels show this weekend. We had the pleasure of getting the royal tour by Drew aka Cherrybomber13. The weather was great and we are looking forward to the weekend.

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Transporting some of the helicopters across the street to the airport.

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Some of the sights around the Igor Sikorsky Memorial Airport Bridgeport

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nice photos

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The weather was great ?? What part of Canada are you from, the rain forest? :P (been raining here all week)
Sorry, can't see your pic's here at work.
Hope to be at the show on Sunday, maybe I'll see you there.

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Considering the past 5 days of our vacation I have driven through monsoon rains the weather was great because it did not rain today :D

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did they lock down a p-51 for the airshow yet?

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Good to have you come through the shop today Eric! Had to do the work thing and didn't make it there till 8pm! Next few days will sure be crazy! And the weathers only gunna get better! :D

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No Mustang, but we might have another surprise or two!
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We spent the day moving equipment around and I was glad to show Eric and his wife around the shop. They can vouch that we are the best kept secret air museum around.

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Sikorsky Memorial Airport Airshow 2011 CASC by Cherry Bomb Photography, on Flickr

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Sikorsky Memorial Airport Airshow 2011 - Riding as counterbalance on the Hiller H-23 by Cherry Bomb Photography, on Flickr

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Students at the aviation tech school at Sikorsky Memorial Airport find out toys most interesting. by Cherry Bomb Photography, on Flickr

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Just a few of the CASC crew by Cherry Bomb Photography, on Flickr

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The Corsquito makes Progress by Cherry Bomb Photography, on Flickr

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No Mustang, but we might have another surprise or two!
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PLEASE be more corsairs Please be more corsairs! :lol:

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I can’t believe how hard you guys worked on the Corsquito. This is how it looked at 3pm Thursday.

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Great work guys. See you soon.

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very nice :D

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Whats a Corsquito ?

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Nathan, a wooden Corsair mock-up.

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i didn't know that either

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