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Rocketeer

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Sorry chaps, but this is a bit of a fun thread for you to share warbird fun flying experiences. In the UK we have few opportunities to fly in decent warbirds, in the US Geedee and I have flown in at least one warbird every time we go! So post away.....:)
 

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Unfortunately I doubt we have many warbirds still flying around here...Romanians have a bad habit of forgetting their history, which is rather sad. But still I promise to go and see the aviation museum and preferably to take a few shots of what is still running, if there is anything still running....:(
 
Ooh! Can I play too? Mind you, I am usually working up there doing the photography gig. I have some good stuff coming up this year, with a few surprises if things work out. Here are some from the last couple of years.

Here is the view from the cockpit of the Antonov AN-2 Colt:
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And yes, I got to fly it for a few minutes:
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The back seat of the SNJ (Navalized T-6 Texan)
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B-25 Mitchell:
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T-34 Mentor:
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T-28 Trojan
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And lastly, the PT-13 Stearman
 

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Nice shots Evan.

Flew a colt some years ago. At least I think it was a Colt. May've been a Breuget (sp?). Anyway, I remember there wasn't a whole lot of flying to do. Thing pretty much flew itself. Just set the power, dial in the tabs and read the paper for all the work you had to do. Thing was steady as a brick.
 
Too Much fun - had to throw a few of mine in there...
 

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great shots guys.....aircraft I wish I could have flown....Phantom, Lightning, Harrier....will do a Spitfire one day......
work has given me the opportunity to fly in Alpha Jet, Tornado, Mirage 3 2000, Hunter, JP, as well as Helios which are great too (Apache and Chinook are favs)
 
boy howdy, I tell ya, I ain't never gonna be lucky enough to fly in a warbird. those of you that have, you're lucky as hell.
 
What kind of work do you do rocket?
flight test engineer old chap....pays the bills....lets me mess around with real aeroplanes!

Two more shots of a flight in the delightful T6 Texan at Cavanaugh....what a lovely bunch of people they are, worth every penny....we have one T6 Harvard at work, used to have two....used for parachute photochase!!!
 

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