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    Emergency Water Injection

    A mix of water and alcohol was injected into the airflow at the carb. It would cool the airstream and make the less likley to detonate under full throttle.
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    Hangar Bay 1 @ NNAM on 28NOV10

    Here's a link to a local TV station story about it..... Fighter plane restored at NAS Penscola | Fox10tv.com
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    Hangar Bay 1 @ NNAM on 28NOV10

    I am just returned from NNAM and looking through Hangar Bay 1 for the first time since it officially opened 10NOV. I have waited to see an addition that will get more aircraft inside and out of the weather for a good ten years. Much work remains. My understand- ing is the both "Que Serra...
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    New book on the recovery of Brewster Buffalo BW-372

    I have now read the book and can say this thing reads like a Tom Clancy novel. Amazing stuff; just a real page turner. As we close on 2011 and the return date of the aircraft to Pensacola, I look forward to seeing it again at NNAM. I recommend the book highly. It's expensive, but damn...
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    New additions to NNAM in Pensacola

    Below are links to photos taken of the newest additions to the collection at NNAM in Pensacola. Interesting stuff... Brewster birdcage Corsair.......recovered from L. Mich..... View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idr1tSsNlg0 Hellcat recovered from L Mich..... DSC00027 pictures from...
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    Me-262 @ NNAM

    Below is a link to photos of the Me-262 arriving at NNAM in Pensacola. Previously displayed at NAS Willow Grove for many years it now has a new home. Photos show the aircraft just arrived, being reassembled, in one piece, and some cockpit interior shots taken today. The most recent shots...
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    Me-262 on the move

    The Me-262 formerally displayed at NAS Willow Grove is now at NNAM in Pensacola. See link below for more..... Warbird Information Exchange • View topic - Me-262 arrives
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    New book on the recovery of Brewster Buffalo BW-372

    BW-372 :: Home
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    New book on the recovery of Brewster Buffalo BW-372

    As a Naval Aviation enthuiast and an aviation buff I havealways had a great interest in the Battle of Midway. WhenI heard some years ago that a Brewster Buffalo had been located I followed the story on the internet as best I could.There was lots of vague and often times contradictory...
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    Farewell to the Last VMF-221 Pilot at Midway

    Another of my great vet friends has left us. Bill Brooks was the last American to have flown a Buffalo in combat. He was a gracious gentleman. I remember the day the Buffalo arrived at NNAM in P'cola. I called him from the hangar to tell him about it. He was at the dentist but we got to tak...
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    Navy on Yorktown: Fix it or junk it

    The Navy DOES care. They are prohibited by law from providing funds to a museum. There are mysterious ways around this like the DoD part- icipation in the drydocking of Missouri. I wish I knew how it worked and I wish it could YKTN. My understanding is that Intrepid was drydocked with...
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    MOH recipient plays down 'hero' talk

    Yes indeed, I've heard that MANY times. My answer is, "Yes Sir, you are correct. They are the true heroes, but they are gone. Please let me do something for you as tribute to them. May I buy you lunch (dinner, coffee, something). Amazing how it can break the ice....... Owen
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    Guadalcanal

    I am looking for surviving aviators from VMF-223 and VMSB-232 from their time on Guadalcanal during the early days of the campaign. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks, Owen
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    National Museum of Naval Aviation

    As a long time volunteer, I can't say I'm objective. But I thinks it's the best I've ever seen. Owen
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    Lake Michigan aircraft recovery

    All, In general snail mail letters are preferred. Address them to: Mr. Buddy Macon National Naval Aviation Museum 1750 Radford Blvd., Suite C Pensacola, FL 32508
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