Thu Jun 16, 2011 5:34 pm
It seems as though this story has become a part of mythic New England Warbird lore.krlang wrote:The group made the mistake of setting up on the ramp in front of the FSDO.
Thu Jun 16, 2011 9:59 pm
Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:47 pm
Fri Jun 17, 2011 1:15 am
Warbird Kid wrote:Frank,
Joe is with Kermit Weeks down in Polk City Florida. She hasn't flown in 10 to 15 years if Im not mistaken. Boy do I wish he (or if not him some other group) would operate that bird. The world needs more than just 2 Liberators in the air!
Kalamazoo Kid,
I have that exact video of the Wings of Eagles Airshow! 91 I think. Did Dan call his Yak "The Eagle and the Bear" or the act he performed in it?
And I remember that last shot well with Fuddy Duddy, Movie Memphis Belle, Yankee Lady, and Miss Hap up at Elmira. Was that 99 or 2000? Or 2001? Cant remember but I do remember the weather being less than stellar. Miss those shows but not as much as what Geneseo used to be.
Fri Jun 17, 2011 1:47 pm
Jerry O'Neill wrote:I believe that some, if not all of the planes were grounded at Stratford by the FAA. It seems that they were being flown from display airport to display airport on ferry permits. The aircraft were supposed to be "fixed" before they left Stratford.
Well, in the classic way DT operated, they simple took off for their next display airport, which just happened to be Bradley Int'l Airport, and the ramp that they were displaying on was directly in front of the FSDO's offices! Needless to say, nobody was happy. The 17 and 24 were there for almost 2 years before the required repairs were done to the satisfaction of the FAA inspectors.
Jerry
Fri Jun 17, 2011 4:11 pm
Sat Jun 18, 2011 5:44 am
Jerry O'Neill wrote:Most of the time they were there, they were outside the hangar.
Jerry
Sat Jun 18, 2011 2:49 pm
Warbird Kid wrote:Tallichet brought Joe to Geneseo one year but never actually flew in and landed it there. Apparently he based it out of Rochester? Bativia? and only did fly overs because it had timed out engines and he didn't want to burn them out trying to unstick himself from the grass at Geneseo. That and apparently its not recommended to operate a 24 off a grass strip with that nose wheel but the CF didn't seem to have any trouble when they brought All American in there.whistlingdeathcorsairs wrote:i believe that b-24 can still fly correct?
Sat Jun 18, 2011 9:40 pm
Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:12 am
kalamazookid wrote:I remember buying the video the first time I saw "Fuddy Duddy", when it came to an event at Kalamazoo in either 1996 or 97. I was about 7 or 8 years old at the time and my Dad bought it for me so I could watch airshows in the winter instead of holding my own with all my toy airplanes on the kitchen table.