Hey Warbirdnut,

Please don’t go I almost left but recieved a rather nice e-mail from one of the Moderators, and I’ve decide to post. Now for what Mustangman saw and heard is just that he witness what happen when the plane left.

It like what I posted on Mike Potters Spit prang. I saw it heard and doc. the recovery and talked with Mr.Potter about what happen and reported what I saw and heard.

Now Mustangman reported what he saw and heard and Warbirdnut came along and inserted the correct information. So my Question to all of you is whats the problem.

As for the question about what happens to airframes that have been involved in fatals is a tricky one that needs to be worded the right way.Example( What happen to Ed Steads Hunter after it Crash at Manchaster NH) there its not to hard of a question simply put and should get a straight answer which for this crash is after the FAA and insurance company got done with the Airframe Ed sold it.

Anyway thats my two and half cents US. maybe the moderator should lock this thread

Hi All,

I guess I should jump in here the photo of Mike potters Spit that I posted on the Spit got Prang before I get accussed of anything before I post the photo I spoke with Mr. Potter and got his permission, I also made sure before I posted anything on the incedent I got the OK from Mr.Potter. Even thou he was still alittle pived about the props he gave me the OK. So I just post the straight facts as I saw them Sat. morning.

Now for tragic crashs I lost my Fiancee to a T-6 crash and you damn sure I wanted to know what happen and what became of the wreckage. The question of what happens to varoius wreckages after the Insurance and FAA/CAA get done with them are legitament ones just as long as we ask what happen to the remains and don’t go off on a tangint about the accident That is when people get offended, I know that after Erin crash I was really ****ed at the local News reports and as Moggy stated I went and Search out the SOB and let her know how I felt about the article.

I guess in closing we live in a information time, I know within 3 hours of the CAF Red Tail Crash the wix forum had all the info. including Doug R. leaving a quick post about the statues of the pilot. I think we need to be carefull on how we tone the post.

Sorry about the long post guys.

Andy,

Of all the planes the HU-16 was the close to the Tower. The B-25 had more then anothe roll for take off. The Corsairs and the TBM just jumped off the Deck.

If I can get some photos from one of the guys I’ll post them the best one I saw was the shot of the Corsair going over the Bow, this shot is taken with the Corsair just overhead.

Cheers

Turbo,

If I remember right the hub wasn’t that heavy with out the blades in it, also we had five guys working on the Prop plus a stand up mini-cran thanks to the US Navy.

Cheers

Hey Turbo,

No problem, I wish I could post some pics but all of my stuff was losty in a barn firer, I’ve made contact with some of the guys who were their so maybe they can get me some stuff.

I would love to have a photo of us changing the Prop on the TBM, all the Mechs. were quite amazed that we were Man-Handling the Prop off. I was sitting up on top of the Engine smacking the blade with a rubber hammer when some safety guy come along and tells me I should be have a Brain bucket on well that got a laught out of all of us because all I had on was a pair of work shorts and Boots. The funny part was when we went to put together the new prop we laid out the blades and the hub and we had this LT ask if we need a pully to put the blades in, were the owner took him aside and explain that these things are down with are hands. The Mechs. enjoy are little impromp school of prop assembly.

Cheers

Hi Turbo,

Watching the HU take off was alittle nerve racking I think if the grey matter right we must have pick up to 25 knots for her.

After the HU took off the two F/A-18 and the -4 did a fly by followed by the Gooses and the TBM with the FM-2 and SNJ then came the B-25 along and final Shipley in the FG. After that was over we have about 15 USAF/USN aircraft do a fly over.

As we enter Pearl Harbor the whole crew lined the deck as we past the USS Arizonia the 25s and corsairs did a Missing Man and we on Deck threw out a Lau.

The whole time we were there, I think we flew four to five hops a day. Everyone in their brother wanted Formation shots. I remember when we were doing the Fly-Over at Wheeler Field with the 25s we had a Coast guard C-130 pull up next to us for some impromp formation flying. The Carl Vincen was used as a flooting review stand and for two hours straight all sorts of ships and Aircraft passed in review. One of the Highlights was the Mass formation we had over the USS Arizonia. Can you picture 11 warbirds in a right hand turn over Pearl Harbor when we got call down for are Fly-By we drop down to 500AGL head straight toward Diamond Head then took a hard right hand turn over the Beach and head straight towards the Carly V turn another hard right passed her on her Left side then head down the Beach breaking off into varoius Formations for the return to Barbers Point.

I know the guys with the Gooses did some splash and dashs near Ford Island and Mr. Beatra beat up the North Shore real good. Mr.Shipley put on a great display everyday, We flew two Airshows a day one Mid-Morning and another Mid-Afternoon, when we were’nt at Barbers we had planes at Wheeler, Hickam for the dances.

Like I said before this was one the Highlights of my 37 years on this Earth.

Cheers

Hi Turbo,

The B-25 is Pacific Princess, the shot was taken during the Carrier Trails for the 50th Anv. of the end of WWII. Both the 25 and Shipleys Corsair took off the Deck.

I was on board for the flight,once in a life time event.

Cheers