Warbird Information Exchange

Since there hasnt been much activity on the board I though id come up with a new topic.
Share your top 5 warbird experiences over the past year (June of 05 to now).

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The conquest of space is worth the risk of life. - Gus Grissom

Ill go first.
unfortunatly I only have one.
1. Sun N' Fun - first time I got to see F-22 and a P-51 up close and personal.

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The conquest of space is worth the risk of life. - Gus Grissom

I as well only have one experience:

I got to take the epic air museum road-trip I've always wanted to take:

South Saint Paul, MN- Volk Field, WI (WI NG Museum)
Volk Field, WI- Dayton OH (USAF Museum)
Dayton, OH- Ft. Eustis, VA (U.S. Army Transportation Museum)
Ft. Eustis, VA- Richmond, VA (Virginia Aviation Museum)
Richmond, VA- Chantilly, VA (Udvar-Hazy Center)
Chantilly, VA- Washington DC (NASM)
Washington DC- Reading, PA (MAAM)
Reading, PA- Willow Grove, PA (DVHAA)
Willow Grove, PA- NY, NY (Intrepid Museum)
NY, NY- Amherst, MA (Visit With Relatives)
Amherst, MA- Horseheads, NY (W.O.E., only got to see the gate guard)
Horseheads, NY- Hammondsport, NY (Glenn H. Curtiss Museum, only got to see the gate guard)
Hammondsport, NY- Canton, OH (MAPS)
Canton, OH- Oshkosh, WI (EAA Museum)
Oshkosh, WI- South Saint Paul, MN

13 Days, 4000 Miles, $400, Sleeping every night in a Geo Metro.
I got to see 3 P-61's, 5 Blackbirds, 3 B-26's, 5 Mustangs (1 XP-51, 1 A-36, and 3 P-51D's), a P-64, a Do-335, 2 P-47's, an F3H, an F3D, 2 F11F's, 3 Me-262's, 5 P-80's, 2 P-59's, 3 X-24's, 2 X-15's, 2 Mosquitos...the list goes on and on...

Yeah, it was worth it.

I admire you for your dedication and fortitiude sir.

That made me think back to what I've seen....

Oshkosh...21 or 22 times
Champlin Museum...4 Times
Boeing Museum...4 times
Udvar-Hazy...2 times
NASM-downtown...3 times
Historic Aviation Restoration Museum...I live here, doesn't count
Evergreen Museum...1 time
St Paul....2 times
Volk Field...1 time...just saw gate guard
Dayton/Wright Pat...once/ with my dad. Unforgettable. He guarded B-36's armed with nukes up in Spokane in the '50's.
Pima Air Museum...2 times....lost my wedding ring there
Fantasy of Flight...1 time
CAF-Harlingen...1 time
probably a couple more that escape me for the moment...

don

Geez I said TOP 5
Eh oh well.

Fantasy of Flight - 2
NASM - lost count

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The conquest of space is worth the risk of life. - Gus Grissom

1. 8 B-17s at Thunder
2. Seeing a Bf 109 fly at Thunder last year
3. Yearly trip to NMUSAF in October
4. Seeing Dean Cutshall's F-100 fly at Goshen
5. Classic jets flying at the Selfridge show- F-4, F-104, T-33, Mig-17, A-37 and Mig-21

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Matt

As reported in the Boeing Bee threads, my #1 Warbird experience has to be spending almost two hours inside Boeing Bee with Hank Hendrickson, a 30 combat mission 8AF B17 pilot as my guide...it just does not get any better than that for the past 12 months.

#2 - getting inside some rare A/C at the Castle Air Museum's Open Cockpit Sunday over Memorial Day weekend (B23, B36, B47, B50, Vulcan, etc.).

#3 - wing walking Glacier Girl & helping out Bob Cardin for the Warbirds in Review at Oshkosh last summer.

#4 - talking with Bud Anderson about his work on the "parasite fighter" progam after WWII in the shadow of Jack Roush's P51 Old Crow.

#5 - everything else...very busy year..how to choose??

#5 - everything else...very busy year..how to choose??

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Dang wish I could get to do that much.
since it was late last night I now remember #3.

3. Sitting down and having breakfast with Bill and Buck Patillo (P-51 Sweet and Lovely & Little Rebel), I didnt even touch my omlet.

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The conquest of space is worth the risk of life. - Gus Grissom