My warbird pictures

[Junkers88A1]

thanks the story of the Fw 190 A3 "blac 3" ( yes that is me in the cockpit ) is that it was salvaged back in the 80`s after it bellylanded in a mountain during the war in Norway..It was partelly restored in Texas..then back to Norway..and again back to USA in 2004 for completion ( at white one foundation )
It will be static and will be displayed in Bodø museum in Norway from january 2010 ( incuded a picture when we flew the Fw 190 back to USA with a C-130..that was a loooong flight from Norway

flying the B-17 was real fun ( and yes..got a direct hit there after the bombsight picture..hehe )

i will post more pictures of the B-17 when it was under restoration if that is of any interest.. just need to scan a "few" paperpics here.. lol

also tons of detailpictures of the Fw 190 if that is of any interst.. just looking thru some more here

the Ar 196 at garber is a nice one i would like tosee restored ( its from Prinz Eugen..and also attached is a never published picture of it taken during the war. its the same aircraft

 

[Junkers88A1]

a few more different birds from here and there

 

[Junkers88A1]

ups..those two last one was wrong..should have been some more from Garber..
and also a picture of the Fw 190 cockpit during restoration. and ofcourse while one is in Kissimee one has to fly some T-6`s as well

 

[DBII]

nice shots.I love the bomb

DBII

 

[Junkers88A1]

and while at it in Florida..highly recomended to visit Stallion 51 and get a ride with lee laudercak and his Crazy Horse TF-51 Mustang ( awsome and fun..best machine i ever flown )
some paperpics and some digital..so quality differs

 

[Junkers88A1]

SORRY ( Lee lauderback is the name..sometimes my keybords just jam and mess up things )

 

[Junkers88A1]

and here is my two favorites that i ahev framed on my wall..forgive me for posting these..i never had the guts to go public with the earlier..

the first PUBLIC VIEW is how most people see a aircraft at a airshow.. and that is a nice girl sitting there on the cowling..

the second i call PILOT`S VIEW..and it shows you all the advatages one has when beeing able to get in a cockpit..

hope i havent offended anybody with these two pictures.. i took them nay years ago..never shared them and the only ones who has seen them are those that has visited me..

 

[Catch22]

I'm not offended. Great pics Mr. G!

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Great pics!

I can only imagine the flight in a C-130 back to the states. The longest I have flown in one was 4 hours and that sucked enough.

 

[Bucksnort101]

You should have had someone start turning that big old prop from the bottom as they sat up there. Bet it would have made them jump off in a hurry, that is after you snapped that view from the cockpit picture

P.S. Looks like whomever took the first picture caught you in the act of taking your pilots view picture

 

[DBII]

looks like a breaking news report in the making.

DBII

 

[Junkers88A1]

hehe

glad you guys like the pics..a few more i found when sorting out pics on my computer

the FW 190 D-9 is the new one from Flugwerk

 

[Junkers88A1]

a few more from overhaulin of the P-51 Old Crow and engine change on the Invader

 

[Junkers88A1]

more from the same.,, now that wrapped up Invader is something i would like to find under the X-Mas tree..
why cant our wives buy us something like that ? honey.. i`m home and a brought a present..

lol

the noseart was sadely painted over during overhaul.. i hope the owner will paint it back on.. we try to tell him to keep it but...

 

[Junkers88A1]

more Bucker Jungman.. i wish it was painted in german markings..but its the original livery so i guess its the way it should be

 

[Junkers88A1]

how the lufthansas Ju 52 D-AQUI should look.. but dont.. these are from a movie that was made in Norway some years ago and the aircrafts in the museum was used

 

[Geedee]

Thats a great little treasure trove of pics you have my friend, many thanks for posting.

So how many Warbirds have you had flights in ?

 

[evangilder]

Nice! Is that a flyable He-111?

 

[BikerBabe]

OMG, was that Max Von Sydow in that last pic, in the back seat of the car???
What's the title of the movie?

Anyway, thanks for sharing - I love the shot of you in that plane, turned upside-down - it would make a nice avatar for you.
Plus it's great to see the care and effort ppl make in order to keep the old planes flying and/or in good condition.
It's good to know that someone cares enough to put in the time, the effort and the money.

I love the Liberty belle series of pics that you made, the tail shot is a fave of mine, plus the gun/bomb sight pic. Thumbs up!

 

[beaupower32]

Yeah, that He-111 looks nice. Great set of pictures you have here.