Who Likes Aircraft ?

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man that's an old model ,I had the me109 way back when

 

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Saw this on North bound 71 near Mansfield Oh on Thurs.

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They were at the Springfield ANG base, Springfield Ohio up until 1993?
Then Springfield received the F-16
I was stationed at Wright-Patterson, the A-7s were popular back in the 80s and early 90s
They were the 162nd ANG unit

 

[super-bee_ski]

So:
Some of you guys know what I do for a "job" !
Or at least "kind of know....."

So, I'm going to offer this for you guys to think about.
"We" have a Booster Club for the G.Is here at the Edwards AFB F-22 CTF
(Combined Test Force team)
They sell F-22 Patches, Challenge coins, T-shirts etc.
Ask Bladecutter, he has a coin or two, along with the Flag that I flew for him on one of our F-22s.
Anyway, with out getting CRAZY, I can send you true aircraft lovers some stuff from the Booster Club, providing we have it in stock AND I have time.
"super-bee_ski"

 

[Bladecutter]

The challenge coins are beautiful,,,nice solid piezas

 

[super-bee_ski]

The challenge coins are beautiful,,,nice solid piezas

Hey Jimi,
Got a "New" coin that I'm going to send you...
In Honor of Dave "Cools" Cooley who we lost in the tragic flight Test crash 2009.

 

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Edwards AFB

 

[Bladecutter]

Hey Jimi,
Got a "New" coin that I'm going to send you...
In Honor of Dave "Cools" Cooley who we lost in the tragic flight Test crash 2009.

Thank You Ski! I look forward to that.
RIP "Cools"

 

[super-bee_ski]

Just "Google" Dave Cooley

 

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this ones been here for years .

 

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more of the stationary air craft

 

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this ones been here for years .

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we used to have planes up on poles like that everywhere , now none they are all being restored

 

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this one was local

now at fighter world Williamtown RAAF base

 

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Anyone know the story on this beauty?

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http://www.pacificaviationmuseum.org/pearl-harbor-blog/boeing-b-17e-flying-fortress-swamp-ghost2/

http://www.theswampghost.com/

 

[68gtxman]

Here is Pudgy V. This is a replica of the plane that Major Tommy B. McGuire, Jr. went down in the Pacific theater in. Maj McGuire was the second leading ace in WWII, next to his buddy Major Richard Bong. Maj McGuire also received the Medal of Honor. This plane was flown to McGuire AFB and when it landed, the nose gear broke, causing both props to strike the ground. As part of the USAF Museum, the plane must be kept in near flying condition. As such, the call went out for replacement props but there were none left in the inventory. So the all volunteer restoration team hammered the bent props back to straight as well as they could. The engines were rebuilt and the plane made flyable (with the exception of the now non-flight worthy props). Then we designed the pedestal and mounted the plane in the traffic circle at the base's main entrance road. Maj McGuire's crashed plane was found years after the war and his remains were still there. His widow still lived in NJ, so a special ceremony was conducted to reunite her with some of her husband's personal affects and some aircraft parts too. The name "Pudgy" was Maj McGuire's nickname for his wife. Some of Major McGuire's things were donated to McGuire AFB and they were displayed in the wing headquarters building outside of the wing commander's suite.