Author Archive
Dusk Patrol
April 1, 2012 No CommentsYou could be flying over Italy, France, England or Germany, on dusk patrol in the year 1944 when the P-51D Mustang was in command of the skies. One of the most iconic aircraft of the 20th Century, ...
OV-10 Bronco
March 20, 2012 No CommentsThe OV-10 Bronco was first conceived in the early '60s as a Light Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft (LARA). With only 300 built, there are only two flying in the US right now in civilian hands. A bad boy ...
#57 Super Corsair Amazing Paint
March 16, 2012 No CommentsOut of the public view for the last couple of years, #57 Super Corsair is back out and on the road in 2012. One of the three remaining Super Corsairs and the only airworthy F2G-1, Racer #57 ...
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
March 11, 2012 No CommentsThe 70th anniversary Doolittle Raid is just around the corner, a moment in our country's history when one very ballsie, risky, brave act by a handful of aviators set the path for victory. The Reunion to be ...
The B-17G – Grace Under Fire
March 7, 2012 No CommentsWorking on an article on WWII bomber training and talking with one of those pilots, it's just hard to imagine being 21yrs old flying this amazing machine! Lone Star Flight Museum's B-17G "Thunderbird" is an amazing example ...
A-26 Invader “Miss Murphy”
March 4, 2012 No CommentsThis is simple an aircraft that means business! The Douglas A-26 Invader served in WWII and some highly modified version even saw cold war action up until 1969. This twin engine, single-pilot (unique design for 1942), light ...
The PT-17 Stearman N2S-3 964
February 29, 2012 No CommentsNow home at the AZ Wing of the CAF, this gorgeously restored PT-17 Stearman by Billy Walker caught my attention the first time I saw it last fall. Manufactured in 1943, it was a primary trainer for ...
A Presidents Flight
February 22, 2012 No CommentsBy the end of my stay, some folks thought I owned this TBM-3 Avenger because I was with it so much. Painted exactly as President George Bush's TBM appeared when we was shot down, this is simply ...
Odegaard in his “Cripes A’ Mighty” Mustang
February 20, 2012 No CommentsThis Heritage Trophy winner P-51D Mustang was brought back to life by famed restorer Robert Odegaard. There are a couple of "Cripes A' Mighty" P-51Ds flyin in the US and that's because of the Ace for whom ...
P-51D “Stang”
February 15, 2012 No CommentsWhen you look at Odegaard's P-51D "Stang," you would have no clue it is made from parts from 20 different Mustangs. "I traded for most of the parts to build "Stang" Ode told me. As a kid, ...