First Warbird Flight???????

Chris Brame · **Posted:** Fri Jun 02, 2006 2:54 pm

1981 - T-6G 49-2897 N7197C from the Victory Air Museum in Mundelein, IL to Oshkosh for the airshow.

oshosh84 · **Joined:** Thu May 11, 2006 10:01 pm **Posts:** 90

Jack Cook wrote:

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Theres nothing like looking over at 2 p-51s flying in formation next to the b-17 your in, lol.

Does sitting in the tail gunners position of the B-25 and gazing at the 9 others behind you in flights of 3 plus the other 2 off your wing come close?
Or sitting at the escape hatch of the 25 gazing at 2 P-51s, TBM and a Tutor on your wing against the setting sun?

lol nice, sounds great.

bomberflight · **Posted:** Fri Jun 02, 2006 3:40 pm

Ok ~ Ok ... I admit it ..... I AM A B-17 STALKER ! ( Gosh ~ now I've said it ~ I feel better already )
It all started innocently enough with a ride in the CAF's B-17 ~ Sentimental Journey in 2002.

Since then ~ things have got a bit out of control ~ the ride tally currently looks like this ...........

B-17 Aluminium Overcast
B-17 Fuddy Duddy ( 3 times )
B-17 Nine-O-Nine ( 2 times )
B-17 Sentimental Journey
B-17 Yankee Lady ( 3 times ~ 2 of which were cross country last year ..... YAF are just the best of the best when it comes to being helpful ! )
B-24 The Dragon and His Tail / Witchcraft ( 3 times )
B-25 Miss Mitchell
B-25 Yankee Warrior
B-25 Tondelayo
CWH's Lancaster ( My ears are still ringing from the sound of four Rolls Royce Merlins flying in perfect formation with 60,000 rivets )
CAF Dixe Wing's P-51 Mustang and SBD Dauntless ( How did they get in here ? )

My ambition ? Try and fly in the other airworthy B-17's if possible ..... Liberty Belle / Thunderbird / Chuckie / Miss Angela / Pink Lady / Sally B !

I figure there's no point waiting till I hit 50 before becoming just a tad eccentric ~ and it's not like I'm ADDICTED in any way .....

At this point I'd like to thank VISA and Mastercard for being so generous with the amount of credit they've given me over the years and my bank manager ~ who still thinks my last loan was actually going to be spent on kitchen units ..... when it was actually put to much better use at Thunder Over Michigan last year !

Blue Skies .....

Tim Landers · **Posted:** Fri Jun 02, 2006 3:45 pm

I got lucky at the last West Houston Sqdn. open house and flew in these aircraft for my first flights in a warbird. Photos courtesy of Tulio.

Tim

GIJOE290 · **Posted:** Fri Jun 02, 2006 3:46 pm

SNJ/AT-6 26 Nov 1999 Warbird Adventures, 30-minute ride w/video and still's.

Dreams do come true!

RickH · **Posted:** Fri Jun 02, 2006 4:03 pm

You know Jack, I've given this some thought. Your ride certainly has the makings of a thrill ride, but, no offense meant here, I don't think I want to top that.

All I could think of while reading your description was dollar signs adding up,...fast !

Elroy13 · **Posted:** Fri Jun 02, 2006 4:25 pm

First ride: B-25

On the list: B-29, PB4-Y ( in the coming years) :wink:

Past flights:

B-17
SBD
P-51
T-6
TBM

PatM · **Posted:** Fri Jun 02, 2006 6:16 pm

1) PT-22 flying out of the Bayport Aerodrome around '88.
2) P-51 "Redtail" Geneseo '02
3) B-17 Yankee Lady Geneseo '04

Cindy · **Posted:** Fri Jun 02, 2006 6:40 pm

Hey Mudge....I think you're having P38 issues :roll:

First - 1988, Red Baron Stearman Squadron with full formation aerobatics
Second - B25
Third - L5 after standing in the rain for an hour for 1x around the pattern
L29
T6
Mustang
T6 (lots of times)
Corsair
T6 (lots more times)

Dream flights....
P38 (sorry Mudge - but I'll think of you!!)
SBD - so Paul can quit rubbing it in
T33
Anything I'm allowed to be at the controls!!!!

coldaffyduck · **Posted:** Fri Jun 02, 2006 7:58 pm

First warbird flight: T-28 in 1988

Since then:
T-6
Ford Tri-motor
UC-78
B-24 "All American"/"Witchcraft"
LB-30 "Diamond Lil"
A-26 "Mighty Mouse"/"My Mary Lou"
C-60A "Lady Lodestar"
US-2B
SNJ
L-5
AT-19

My most ejoyable flight was riding in the ball turret on the B-24 right over Meigs Field in Chicago. Plus the air to air shots I have of "909" out over Lake Michigan turned out awesome.

On my list:
B-29
B-17
C-46
Ju-52
B-25
B-26

warbirdguy · **Posted:** Fri Jun 02, 2006 8:24 pm

I personally haven't rode on a Warbird. But last year at the Indiana Aviation Museum a gentleman came all the way from Arizona to ride on the P-51, A-37, F4U, T-28, T-34, PT-17. A total of $3,500. What a vacation!

Flashonyrsix · **Posted:** Fri Jun 02, 2006 8:35 pm

Don't know if this counts, L-19 Ft Monmoth NJ, C-121-Travis-Hickam-Wake-Tacikawa. L-19 H-13 H-21 Korea, Beavers Otters and Caribou at Ft Hood. B-17 SJ and Chuckie, B-29, PBY SNJ.

Steve S · **Posted:** Fri Jun 02, 2006 8:50 pm

SBD Dauntless at LSFM

Dennis Bergstrom · **Posted:** Sat Jun 03, 2006 8:17 am

First warbird flight: B-25/PBJ "Devil Dog" 1998

since then:
C-46 "China Doll" (2)
C-45 (4)
L-19 (4)
B-17G "Aluminum Overcast" yesterday, (Thanks, Lowell!!!)

My wish list:
B-24
P-51
Spitfire

Dennis

oscardeuce · **Joined:** Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:34 am **Posts:** 1021

First was a T-6 in about 1978. We were at an airshow and Dad gave me $50 bucks for a ride. When I came back he said "Where's my change?". I just smiled.

First stick time in warbird then O2-A, also my first WB check out!

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