Re: "Reunited" - The story of a B-26 pilot who comes full ci
Wed Mar 25, 2015 1:52 pm
Very nice. Thanks for the post.
Re: "Reunited" - The story of a B-26 pilot who comes full ci
Wed Mar 25, 2015 3:57 pm
Indeed a great story, thanks for the link Sasnak. The USAFM and MAPS will be disappointed to find out that there Marauders are not "intact" though. (Somebody was bound to say it!)
Re: "Reunited" - The story of a B-26 pilot who comes full ci
Wed Mar 25, 2015 10:01 pm
Wow. Amazing story.
Re: "Reunited" - The story of a B-26 pilot who comes full ci
Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:40 am
Sasnak wrote:C VEICH wrote:Indeed a great story, thanks for the link Sasnak. The USAFM and MAPS will be disappointed to find out that there Marauders are not "intact" though. (Somebody was bound to say it!)
Ya, that was definitely misleading to call it the last Marauder, it's even a stretch to call it what they were intending....the last flying Marauder (Somebody was bound to say it!)
Speaking of the MAPS Marauder, they've recently added a nose, albeit an inaccurate one built from scratch. (Early Marauders didn't have such a complex framing (Watch video above again to see how it's suppose to look).
https://www.facebook.com/pages/MAPS-Air ... =1&theater
David Tallichet. either found an NOS early Marauder nose for his flyer, or had it made, in which case he should of had three made, one for each eventual "Million Dollar Valley" Marauder restoration.
I believe the nose glass was made at evans plastics which was the go to guy back in the old days.I was a young guy then.We did the first F model nose glass there in 91. 25 years later I have made them again.
Re: "Reunited" - The story of a B-26 pilot who comes full ci
Fri Mar 27, 2015 10:51 pm
Sasnak wrote:C VEICH wrote:Indeed a great story, thanks for the link Sasnak. The USAFM and MAPS will be disappointed to find out that there Marauders are not "intact" though. (Somebody was bound to say it!)
Ya, that was definitely misleading to call it the last Marauder, it's even a stretch to call it what they were intending....the last flying Marauder (Somebody was bound to say it!)
In the description on the video they do day it's the last COMPLETE B26 in the US (as in sitting on it's gear, wings on looking like you could take her out and fly her). Flak Bait is complete but is in several large parts. So if you want to reunite a veteran with a B26 the Fantasy of Flight one is it.
Re: "Reunited" - The story of a B-26 pilot who comes full ci
Fri Mar 27, 2015 11:27 pm
avenger2504 wrote:Sasnak wrote:C VEICH wrote:Indeed a great story, thanks for the link Sasnak. The USAFM and MAPS will be disappointed to find out that there Marauders are not "intact" though. (Somebody was bound to say it!)
Ya, that was definitely misleading to call it the last Marauder, it's even a stretch to call it what they were intending....the last flying Marauder (Somebody was bound to say it!)
In the description on the video they do day it's the last COMPLETE B26 in the US (as in sitting on it's gear, wings on looking like you could take her out and fly her). Flak Bait is complete but is in several large parts. So if you want to reunite a veteran with a B26 the Fantasy of Flight one is it.
I did not mention Flak Bait in my post for precisely this reason. I figured the MAPS bird was probably close enough for most folks and, as noted by Sasnak, the USAFM example is complete and has been on display for many, many years.
Re: "Reunited" - The story of a B-26 pilot who comes full ci
Sat Mar 28, 2015 4:54 am
perhaps the Fantasy of Flight Marauder was the only one he was allowed to sit inside? And the only one capable of flight/ Anyway this is beside the point the veteran got to be up close and personal with his aircraft again and that's way more important than whether it's the last one or not.
Re: "Reunited" - The story of a B-26 pilot who comes full ci
Sat Mar 28, 2015 8:41 am
avenger2504 wrote: Anyway this is beside the point the veteran got to be up close and personal with his aircraft again and that's way more important than whether it's the last one or not.
After watching the video and seeing your post, did he actually have time in Kermit's B-26 back in the day? I'm a little confused.
Re: "Reunited" - The story of a B-26 pilot who comes full ci
Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:41 am
avenger2504 wrote:...veteran got to be up close and personal with his aircraft again and that's way more important than whether it's the last one or not.
Absolutely no argument on that point.
Re: "Reunited" - The story of a B-26 pilot who comes full ci
Sat Mar 28, 2015 4:30 pm
maxum96 wrote:avenger2504 wrote: Anyway this is beside the point the veteran got to be up close and personal with his aircraft again and that's way more important than whether it's the last one or not.
After watching the video and seeing your post, did he actually have time in Kermit's B-26 back in the day? I'm a little confused.
No I don't think so, be pretty amazing if he did!
