From: Ed (mojoedd@bellsouth.net)
Date: Sun Sep 18 2005 - 18:55:27 PDT
Now that's an AIRPLANE!!!!
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff" <jcerniglia@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Ed" <mojoedd@bellsouth.net>; "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
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Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 21:36
Subject: Re: [MV] WWII DC3
>
> The sweetest DC-3 you ever saw is hangared at
> Robertson Airport (4B8) in PLainville Ct. The bird is
> owned and operated by the Tomasso Brothers Inc but on
> a limited basis, basically flies once or twice a year.
> I used to work at the airport years ago and I remember
> how spotless they kept the plane. They used to hire
> college kids to spit polish the entire airplane,
> including the wheel wells!!! When they used to tow it
> outside it was like a mirror in the sun!
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
> --- Ed <mojoedd@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> > When I worked for Useless Airways in Charlotte Heavy
> > Maintenance there were
> > several C-47s or DC-3s in the hangar next door to
> > our main hangar in W.W.II
> > colors and invasion stripes. They were used for
> > freight I think and movies,
> > TV, etc. as required. I think the name of the
> > people that ran the place was
> > Saber Aviation but that was back in the last part of
> > 2001 so I might have
> > the name mixed up with someone else. Beautiful
> > planes though! Loved to see
> > them go out for run up and flight, sounded and
> > smelled GREAT!!
> >
> > Ed
> >
> > Subject: Re: [MV] WWII DC3
> >
> >
> > > Speaking of WWII birds...There is a P51D sitting
> > > in a hanger here at Standiford Field..oops I mean
> > > Louisville International Airport (lol). Sometimes
> > > you can see it from I65 when the hangar doors are
> > > open.
> > >
> > > On a related note, there used to be a black MiG15
> > > sitting there next to it. Havent seen it in a
> > while
> > > though.
> > >
> > > IHC
> > >
> >
> >
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