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Mon Apr 23, 2012 10:53 am
Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:16 pm
Ive seen that Flying Lab before. Neat plane
Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:42 pm
why the paper on the props of Fat Albert?
Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:13 am
Plaid pants - the Horror!
Great shots, thanks!
Richard
Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:46 am
Nice pics!
I'll show Jack Shaver the pics of his Mustang when I see him for lunch.
Unfortunately, Dick Foote is no longer with us to see the pics of his.
Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:55 am
Wow, that Tiger Moth's in pretty accurate colo(u)rs for the period, certainly! Thanks for sharing, more please.
Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:09 am
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Looks like the Tiger Moth is now at the Air Force museum at Dayton.
DH-82A TIGER MOTH ,N39DH (RAF) by
PreservedAC, on Flickr
Johan
Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:22 am
I was at Reading in '73! I helped secure the Goodyear blimp when it arrived (along with dozens of other bystanders who were told to "Grab a rope and start pulling!"). Great times!
Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:43 am
Thanks, Johan, it sure does. Shouldn't still be carrying its US civil registration rather than its RAF serial number. Tsk.
Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:21 am
Thanks for the pics... these are awesome. I wasn't around then and pictures of those events seem to be rare. To me the Reading Show has always felt kind of mythical. It is great to see actual evidence of it's existence!!!
Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:26 am
WOW does this take me back to the good ole days!! Good to see John Van Andel's Corsair. It used to be based at Coatesville Airport back in the day. Also nice to see Miss Kat Brat now Miss Behavin down south.
Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:12 pm
Great stuff as always Bill! Keep the oldies coming.
Thu Apr 26, 2012 11:51 am
Thanks for the kind words all. Matt I believe that the paper/tape on Fat Albert were masking for the painting of the prop tips yellow which has to be done quit offend. Unusual then, but not done at airshows now unless in a maintenance area (EPA).
Cheers Bill
Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:02 pm
FYI, The P-51 "Tokefugo" was lost in a crash in the late 1975 in Martha's Vineyard, Mass. It was the very first P-51 I saw fly at the Meriden, CT Airshow in 1975. When I saw it do it's fly-bys, I thought I was gonna piss in my pants because I was so excited!!!
The wreck is still in storage. Had been owned by Dick Foote and then Chuck Krueger before going to John Crumlish who was killed in the crash.
Jerry
Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:54 pm
TOKEFUGO stands for: Too Keep From Getting Old. Just in case you didn't know.
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