Well lads, I’m off to Reno! OK, actually, I’m not leaving until tomorrow morning, but you get the idea. All right, all right, to be perfectly honest I’m going to Texas, THEN I’m going to Reno. Geez, you guys are soooo picky 😉 Looks like the flight will be 3 Sea Furies, 1 Bearcat and 1 Mustang (inline engines to the rear). :diablo:
Also, our very own Mr. Hairyplane is confirmed to make the journey…anyone else??? Anyone??? If you do please stop by and say hello.
Here are some pictures from today. Sorry we didn’t have any ace British photographers on site today, just a nice line guy who snapped some shots with my D-60. So, watch the store until I get back, and don’t let Moggy stay up past his bedtime.
Steve
By: Corsair166b - 9th September 2004 at 05:57
Steve will be in the REVERED company of his ‘weird friend’ Stew Dawson and his Sea Fury, the ever redoubtable Howard Pardue (he owns oil) and Denver based warbird owner Joe Thibodeau, who owns the former Charlie Hilliard Sea Fury but can’t fly it because of a problem with a newly installed engine which forces him to attend Reno in his JUST restored P-51D Mustang ‘Crusader’ (see photo)….we will be attempting to get photos of this Mustang for an upcoming article in Warbird Digest, along with some other Colorado birds….
Mark
By: T J Johansen - 9th September 2004 at 02:40
Sorry to mess your artwork around James but I’ve changed the caption to something more appropriate for the the Patty we all know and love.
I’ve heard him say these things.
Allright Patty??
Cheers
Andy
HeHeHe :diablo: Give me a Centaurus for c****t sake….. 😉
For young Mr. Patterson, best of luck in Reno. Wish I had been there. Went up to the races in 1993. Camped outside the entrace to Stead AFB at a church of some kind back then. Got woken up at 8:15 every morning by the Sanders boys doing their routine in 924. What a way to get out of your sleeping bag. Go Centaurus…
T J Johansen
By: Guzzineil - 8th September 2004 at 21:29
bet it cost him less to refuel the Sea Fury than it did his hire car when he was over here! 😀
By: DIGBY - 8th September 2004 at 20:55
There you go,
Give the Yanks the finest A/C ever built and they go and put a bloody Pratt and Witney diesel engine in it, whatever next 🙂
By: Andy in Beds - 8th September 2004 at 19:57
Patty and his Plane….
Sorry to mess your artwork around James but I’ve changed the caption to something more appropriate for the the Patty we all know and love.
I’ve heard him say these things.
Allright Patty??
Cheers
Andy
By: Mark9 - 8th September 2004 at 19:12
Great pictures Steve 😉 Anna 😀 😀 😀
By: Flat 12x2 - 8th September 2004 at 19:03
“Looks like the flight will be 3 Sea Furies, 1 Bearcat and 1 Mustang “
An airshow in itself !
About 700 miles , 3 hrs ? just sat there flying, boring, NOT, envious YES
Have a safe one
By: JDK - 8th September 2004 at 12:26
Edited…
By: Feather #3 - 8th September 2004 at 10:15
Be there on the Sunday for the finals; will drop by!!
G’day
By: Manonthefence - 8th September 2004 at 09:16
Steve
To finish first, first you must finish. Beware of HP’s appalling taste in Jokes 😀
Enjoy
By: trumper - 8th September 2004 at 09:03
😀 I don’t suppose the whole flight could get lost en route and end up in the UK 😀
By: Snapper - 8th September 2004 at 07:46
Lovely paint scheme Steve. Have a good time and have a burger for me please. I like burgers.
By: srpatterson - 8th September 2004 at 05:17
Say Hi to Joe Thibodeau if you see him before I do….he’s taking the Mustang, you say?
Mark
I believe that’s the plan, but I’ll know more after I get to Breckenridge tomorrow.
Steve
By: Corsair166b - 8th September 2004 at 04:54
Say Hi to Joe Thibodeau if you see him before I do….he’s taking the Mustang, you say?
Mark
By: turbo_NZ - 8th September 2004 at 01:07
Yup just to reiterate, beautiful beast (Seafury that is…)
TNZ
By: Woody - 8th September 2004 at 00:36
Great pictures. I am very jealous. 😀
Thanks for posting and enjoy Reno.
Woody
By: duxfordhawk - 8th September 2004 at 00:36
She is lovely a British lady with american attitude wonderful .
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