Fighter Factory

[Mudge]

MudgeFound the one for June...Couldn't find anything for July. (Keep in mind that I'm "computerly illiterate". )

Mudge the befuddled

Here is the text from their Facebook account on the July Event

The MAM will host its second-annual “Warbirds and Wings” Aviation Summer Day Camp, July 15-19, 2013.

Your child will learn the fundamentals of flight: how factors such as lift, drag, thrust and weight affect flight, as well as a brief history of aviation from one of the Museum’s own pilots. Campers will put their new-found knowledge to the test by building and flying their own gliders and model airplane, and by applying a little science to the construction and launch of their very own model rockets.

Ground crew training, education on the important safety measures and hand signals required to handle aircraft on the ground will also be a part of the agenda. Children will enjoy 2 field trips, one to Langley Air Force Base, and the other to the Museum’s own Fighter Factory. The final day will feature a picnic, with games and prizes.

Thank you, kindly. Thought it might be something we'd want to attend. The picnic, I'd could do, otherwise.....

Mudge the food freak

[Sopwith]

That's a pity that he's selling up, but he has had some fantastic restorations done which everyone benefits from no matter where the collection disperses to. Am I correct in thinking that it was him that had that Russian Mig 3 restored a few years back.That looks a beauty.

[TheBoy]

Tillamook Air Museum just posted pictures of Chuckie and the FW-190 to their facebook page. Guess that confirms that rumor.

[bigapplebird]

"The Tillamook Air Museum, in cooperation with owner and operator Jack Erickson, do hereby announce the acquisition of a WWII B-17G Bomber “Chuckie” and a German Focke-Wulf 190 to its growing collection of historic flying airplanes. The B-17 will make its journey from the east coast to Tillamook this Saturday and is excepted to arrive on Monday (weather dependent). The FW 190 will soon to follow."

[ProfromDover]

Which FW? The radial engine A3 or the liquid engine “long nose” D9?

I don't have access to FB from this computer...

[Warbird Kid]

Pictures have been of the radial A3.

[Warbirdnerd]

Chuckie is scheduled to depart Va on Saturday Morning to begin the journey to Oregon. Time to plug N3701G in to FlightAware to see where she will be stopping along the way...

[Fearless Tower]

Does anyone know if any of the WWI collection aircraft have been sold yet, or how (who) is handling the sale?

[51fixer]

Does anyone know if any of the WWI collection aircraft have been sold yet, or how (who) is handling the sale?

AFAIK Jerry Yagen is handling the sale.

[Komputaz]

Platinum Fighter Sales http://www.platinumfighters.com/ Brokered the Deal for Tillamook ( B17 and FW190 )

[bgp429]

Heard the Tillamook planes were going to be moved to Madras. Is there any truth to that?
Hope not, nothing against Madras but it's really in the middle of nowhere.

[Komputaz]

If this report is anything to go on then the rumour is true

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-north ... ng_to.html

[Warbirdnerd]

Platinum Fighters posted on their Facebook page that Chuckie is departing Saturday morning at 6:30.

[mrhenniger]

Does anyone have any ID info for the Fw-190A-3?

Mike

[DaveM2]

Does anyone have any ID info for the Fw-190A-3?

Mike

Mike, assuming you mean the Flug Werk flying example (which isn't an A-3), and not the ex Norwegian A-3 wk.nr.5463
also owned by Jerry.

FW190 A-8/N, 990002, ex D-FMFW, N447FW