David Tallichet's air force

That sounds more like it 🙂

According to “Air Classics” December 1996:
“N3703G suffered extensive damage to its left wing last year when the brakes failed and the aircraft hit a small out-building”

The Tallichet B-17 accident was 3 November 1995.

I agree. I remember that Tallichet’s B-17 hit a small FAA building that was just off a taxiway somewhere here in the states. I’ll keep looking for the article.

Dennis

Hi Daz,

Your think of the CAF Arizona Wings 17 Sentimental Journey, she lost a brake and ran into a dumpster at Burbank Airport on Nov. 11 1988. Also the Collings foundation had a one main landing a few years back this was after the off the runway crash.

RER

I was sure it was Tallichet’s B-17. The article was in Flypast, along with a picture of the aircraft during filming of Memphis Belle, and subsequently sitting alongside said building.

Certainly in the last 10 years, anyway, although the old grey matter is probably taking the mickey… :rolleyes:

Didn’t it have a pretty bad scrape a few years ago – running into a small building or something? I seem to recall some very bad damage. :confused:

Hi Daz,

Your think of the CAF Arizona Wings 17 Sentimental Journey, she lost a brake and ran into a dumpster at Burbank Airport on Nov. 11 1988. Also the Collings foundation had a one main landing a few years back this was after the off the runway crash.

RER

Yes his B-17 was the main aircraft in the Memphis Belle before have the aircraft done as the Belle it was done up in 100th BG markings.

Cheers
RER

Didn’t it have a pretty bad scrape a few years ago – running into a small building or something? I seem to recall some very bad damage. :confused:

Believe he was in the 100th BG in the Eighth during the war and had at one time several aviation themed resturants around the USA. One near me in Atlanta, Georgia USA at Peachtree Dekalb airport. Using the 57th Fighter Group as its theme ( P-47’s).
Think he was one of the pilots in the film The Memphis Belle,a salute to him for saving many a warbird.

BlueNoser352 !

BlueNoser,

Yes David was a 100th BG First Pilot flew I think 27 missions, he is the CEO and Founder of Specialty Restaurants which have a number of Avaition Themed.

http://www.specialtyrestaurants.com/corporate/index.html

Yes his B-17 was the main aircraft in the Memphis Belle before have the aircraft done as the Belle it was done up in 100th BG markings.

Cheers
RER

Believe he was in the 100th BG in the Eighth during the war and had at one time several aviation themed resturants around the USA. One near me in Atlanta, Georgia USA at Peachtree Dekalb airport. Using the 57th Fighter Group as its theme ( P-47’s).
Think he was one of the pilots in the film The Memphis Belle,a salute to him for saving many a warbird.

BlueNoser352 !

Is this book any good ?

Don’t forget David’s Stearman 1928 4DM Senior Speedmail mail plane…now owned by a friend of mine. NC485W is one of just five flying. He clearly loves all planes, not just warbirds.

Mr. Bergstrom,

The list is a tad off, I’m in the process of going thru all of Davids records for the book I’m doing on the early Warbird Collectors.

The list I have so far has David owning either outright of part of a group 278 aircraft and counting.

As for the following,

B-26 add one more
Hawker Fury/Seafury add 10 more
Mig-17 three more
Mig-15 two more
TBM one more
C-123 six more
T-6 two more
Tora Tora Val two
Tora Tora Kate one

The above # include alot of Classic aircraft like three Stinson 108, Aeronco Champ, C-120/140 two Aeronca C-3s

I hope to have a very complete list done sometime by the end of next year, I’m presentaly making plans to visit all of theaircraft that David has out on loan and then going to be goi9ng to Barstow and Chino to have alook around his compounds.

Cheers
RER

Yep. David was a B-17 pilot during WWII and is now in his 80s. Many of the aircraft on this list are now with other owners/collectors. Some have recently gone to various air museums and some are still available for purchase. People with foresight like David, Doug Arnold, Ed Maloney etc. have greatly helped to make the warbird movement what it is today.

Dennis

So when will he start to get serious on collecting warbirds then, no good just collecting a few is there 😀 .

😮 That’s some list!