From: Jeff (jcerniglia@sbcglobal.net)
Date: Sun Sep 18 2005 - 19:01:03 PDT
The interior was just as nice, all executive
everywhere, leather seats, leather sofa, very plush.
Jeff
--- Ed <mojoedd@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Now that's an AIRPLANE!!!!
>
> Ed
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff" <jcerniglia@sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Ed" <mojoedd@bellsouth.net>; "Military Vehicles
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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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