CAF AirSho 1987 & 1988

[bilwor]

Here are some aircraft from the past that you will never see again. I hope you remember these when they were flying for the Confederate Air Force. The first post is the Heinkel He 111H-16 CASA 2111E N72615 along with Messerschmitt Bf.109 CASA HA 1112 M-I-L N109ME
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[bilwor]

Here are some more.
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[Lynn Allen]

Oustanding shots and history there Bill, the Mossi must have been in 1988 as its was at Breckenridge that year. What year did they belly flop the P-82?

[bilwor]

The P-82 gear collapsed on landing in 1987 and the A-20 crashed in 1988
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[Old Shep]

The CAF never owned that Mosquito IIRC.

[Obergrafeter]

Kermits Mossie. You also got two others in the background................the CAF Spirfire that burned up in Canada, and the TG-3A that is hanging in the museum never to fly again. That was the one and only Airsho it flew in, after all the work we did restoring it and nobody cared about an unpowered plane. I thought it was neater than heck.

[Roger Cain]

I thought the Hispano went to Europe?

[JDK]

Great thread, Bill, thanks for sharing! Certainly a 'gone but not to be forgotten' selection! While overall we have a greater diversity of types and superior restorations and schemes, there are some things we just don't have any more. Not to mention even more importantly the people who aren't with us either...

Buchon N109ME is currently airworthy in England as G-AWHE, indeed, Roger.

Regards,

[bilwor]

Coming tomorrow from the 87 & 88 AirShos are several more no longer around and/or not flying:

1 Lockheed P-38L "Lightning" ("White Litnin'") (422-8509)(USAAF 44-53254)(N25Y)(Race 13)
2 Schweizer TG-3A Training Glider "No Visible Means of Support" (N37603)
3 Supermarine LF Mk IXc "Spitfire" (RAF MK297/D-B)(N9BL)
4 General Motors FM-2 "Wildcat" (3226)(USN 55585)(NX681S)(VF-41 USS Ranger)(old paint scheme)
5 Grumman F8F-1D (XF8F-1)(F8F-1) "Bearcat" (D.10)(USMC 90446)(NL14HP)(P14)

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[JDK]

Great stuff Bill...

1 Lockheed P-38L "Lightning" ("White Litnin'") (422-8509)(USAAF 44-53254)(N25Y)(Race 13)

While it's certainly a pity that Lefty's great, historic warbird P-38 isn't around in it's original scheme and form, what it is now is hardly 'unworthy' and it was, of course, one of the stars of the Flying Legends show this year where they even let Americans like our very own Spanner attend...

Regards,

[bilwor]

All of the photos I have posted were scanned from 4x6 prints therefore they have quite a bit of noise and they are not as sharp as I would like. I hope you will overlook that and enjoy them
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[Ztex]

Beautiful stuff Bill!

[Speedy]

Is that Howard taxiing the Spitfire?

Also love the pictures of Kimberly Brooke with the spinner on it. I always thought it looked cool, even if it was inaccurate.

[Lynn Allen]

Is that Howard taxiing the Spitfire?

Also love the pictures of Kimberly Brooke with the spinner on it. I always thought it looked cool, even if it was inaccurate.

Looks like it...

[C VEICH]

Shouldn't the "No Visible Means of Support" moniker have been applied to the Marauder?