Anyone recall a number of years ago when the CAF was getting ready to re-introduce the Hellcat back into the CAF Fleet and it had just come out of restoration at Joe Mabee’s ranch, when the INSURANCE AGENT that was insuring the plane came barreling around the corner in his car….and ran into the tail of the Hellcat?!! Took a bit longer to get the plane back together but it did finally make it back into flying with the CAF where it continues to do well today (and now wears the temporary colors of ‘Minsi III’, David McCampbell’s aircraft.
Mark
Yeah, this also featured a bunch of black and whit e modern day footage of the BBMF Lanc buzzing around meant to look ‘old’ , don’t know if it had the ‘Dam Busters’ movie footage in it or not, some stuff looked like it….think it was the same one.
M
About 15 years ago at a show in Ft. Collins, a kid went up to Bill Greenwood’s Spitfire T Mk. 9 and threw his bike up against the rudder…with predictable results! Not a happy Mr. Greenwood after that one, he gave that kid what for….
Mark
Happy Birthday,. Steve….get out and see The Elders yet?
Mark
On DVD/VHS I got
‘Always’
‘Tora Tora Tora’
‘The Dambusters Raid’ (48 minute documentary)
‘The Great Waldo Pepper’
‘Dark Blue World’
‘Pearl Harbor’ (DVD with ‘The Making of’) which means I can now part with my VHS version of it…
Not a bad haul of aviation stuff…
M
Went to an Amish restaurant in Indiana once, a very liberal branch of the Amish that had this restaurant, all the food was from animals they owned and it was great, but I can’t imagine the government would let them keep all that money without them paying taxes on it….funny how some groups of Amish are more sociable and willing to take us sinners’ money, while others want nothing to do with the modern world.
Mark
Cool…another Hurricane among the living….now if Ray Middleton would just finish Lone Star’s…
Mark
Indeed, folks….let’s all have a great holiday season and great new year with lots of safe flying and some awesome airshows on both sides of the atlantic…and here’s to seeing some of those from the other side of the atlantic, which looks like it’s gonna happen one way or another! Be safe and be Festive (instructions on how to be Festive for 5 pounds by e-mailing me if absolutely necessary)…
Mark
Don’t recall…probably a Disney ‘Herbie the Love bug’ movie…tell you the one I DO remember, the first one I saw a nekked girl in….a guy just walked up behind her and pulled her bathrobe open….quite a shock (pleasantly so) for a 12 year old kid to see THAT on screen…don’t recall the name of the movie, tho….some bank robber flick…
M
Nice….Nice nice nice….amazing how many American planes look good in British markings….and great to have another -40 among the living.
Mark
WHY would they include a Messerschmitt 109? Um well, maybe because it ALSO fought in the BoB, just like the Heinkel 111, Dornier Do 17 and Stuka….just happens that they fought for the other side, but they WERE there…
M
If it’s showing in Greeley tonight, I’ll be there….however, widespread release across the nation isn’t till X-mas day, so we may not get it till then…
Mark
Ah…..um…..where?
Anyway….off to listen to old Ronald Reagan election recordings for dramatic renewal of purpose…later.
M
Yes you did…much appreciated…however, that “Llamamgager ffeioggh salliuma” bit you sent me earlier…ran it through a google welsh/english translator….none of the words meant anything…
M