From: Ed (mojoedd@bellsouth.net)
Date: Sun Sep 18 2005 - 19:08:50 PDT
Yep, I know what you mean! I've seen DC-3s, Lockheed Lodestars, Twin
Beeches, Mallards, Gooses, Convair 440s & a ton of others back in the day
that were dressed out like that. They were what aviation was all about.
Flying today is all computer and not that much fun. I wonder how many of
the young guns could find their way home if all the electronics went South??
Nothing against the new breed but I sure had a lot of fun back in the day
both fixing & flying!
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff" <jcerniglia@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Ed" <mojoedd@bellsouth.net>; "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
<mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 22:01
Subject: Re: [MV] WWII DC3
>
> 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
> > Mailing List"
> > <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > 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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