Geedee and Rocketeers Collings Foundation Tour 2014

[Geedee]

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[Crimea_River]

 

[Airframes]

Great stuff again Gary, and looking at the interior of the ball turret, really brings things home. Not only cramped, claustrophobic but vertigo inducing, the gunner had a Fifty Cal blatting off in each lug hole !!
BTW, if you decide to go for a Jeep, let me know, as I think I still have a contact for ex-French Army/Air Force Hotchkiss versions, at good prices - outwardly almost the same, but with 'modern' running gear, brakes etc.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Exceptional Gary!

 

[Wayne Little]

Exceptional Gary!

That really says it...

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Excellent shots Gary!

 

[Geedee]

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[Geedee]

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[Airframes]

Great stuff Gary. Looks like you're both getting some spanner time experience in the bag.
And Tony a surf god - should that not read Smurf God ?!!!

 

[Crimea_River]

Fantastic post Gary. As we speak, I have both cylinder banks from our Hurricane's Merlin 29 in my garage. Booking a time for a dip in a hot tank to clean out the gunk.

 

[Wurger]

 

[jimh]

Fantastic thread! I wish I could remember all this stuff happening great diary! The amount of work that goes in to keeping these airplanes running is enormous...we are thankful for guys like Gary and Tony that really eat this up and are truly dedicated airplane nuts

 

[Gnomey]

Great stuff Gary!

 

[jimh]

Here is Tony from the other side...I think you can see him in the "blue room"

 

[Geedee]

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[jimh]

This thread is fantastic without any input from me It's a lot more fun to see it from your perspective!

jim

 

[Geedee]

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[Shinpachi]

You are in the 1940s for sure, Gary

 

[Airframes]

Brill stuff Gary, keep 'em coming.