From: Stephen Grammont (islander@midmaine.com)
Date: Sun Sep 18 2005 - 19:31:58 PDT
Well, just to jump in here with my own story...
There is a DC3 up here with pontoons on it. Apparently these were
prototypes. Can't remember where the guy got them from, but there is a
long story about how he managed to come by them. Now that is a sight
to see!
Steve
On Sep 18, 2005, at 9:55 PM, Ed wrote:
> Now that's an AIRPLANE!!!!
>
> Ed
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff" <jcerniglia@sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Ed" <mojoedd@bellsouth.net>; "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
> <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 21:36
> Subject: Re: [MV] WWII DC3
>
>
>>
>> The sweetest DC-3 you ever saw is hangared at
>> Robertson Airport (4B8) in PLainville Ct. The bird is
>> owned and operated by the Tomasso Brothers Inc but on
>> a limited basis, basically flies once or twice a year.
>> I used to work at the airport years ago and I remember
>> how spotless they kept the plane. They used to hire
>> college kids to spit polish the entire airplane,
>> including the wheel wells!!! When they used to tow it
>> outside it was like a mirror in the sun!
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>>
>>
>> --- Ed <mojoedd@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>
>>> When I worked for Useless Airways in Charlotte Heavy
>>> Maintenance there were
>>> several C-47s or DC-3s in the hangar next door to
>>> our main hangar in W.W.II
>>> colors and invasion stripes. They were used for
>>> freight I think and movies,
>>> TV, etc. as required. I think the name of the
>>> people that ran the place was
>>> Saber Aviation but that was back in the last part of
>>> 2001 so I might have
>>> the name mixed up with someone else. Beautiful
>>> planes though! Loved to see
>>> them go out for run up and flight, sounded and
>>> smelled GREAT!!
>>>
>>> Ed
>>>
>>> Subject: Re: [MV] WWII DC3
>>>
>>>
>>>> Speaking of WWII birds...There is a P51D sitting
>>>> in a hanger here at Standiford Field..oops I mean
>>>> Louisville International Airport (lol). Sometimes
>>>> you can see it from I65 when the hangar doors are
>>>> open.
>>>>
>>>> On a related note, there used to be a black MiG15
>>>> sitting there next to it. Havent seen it in a
>>> while
>>>> though.
>>>>
>>>> IHC
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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