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Post by olroy2044 on Nov 23, 2013 23:31:21 GMT -5
The latest addition to the growing collection of aircraft at our Chico Air Museum was unloaded today. I give you the F-86 Sabre! (first two photos courtesy of Rick Thompson)   I took the rest: Canon 20D Pentax Takumar A 28-80 zoom    There is a lot of work to be done on this bird! Roy |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2013 12:08:15 GMT -5
Yep, needs a little work. Where did they find it?
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Post by lloydy on Nov 24, 2013 13:55:42 GMT -5
Will it be a showpiece or a flyer? It's a good looking plane.
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Post by daveh on Nov 24, 2013 20:42:54 GMT -5
Great stuff, Roy. Hoe big is the Chico Air Force these days?
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Post by olroy2044 on Nov 25, 2013 0:24:22 GMT -5
Wayne, the aircraft came from another museum in Santa Maria in Southern Calif. It has been sitting outside unattended for some time.
Lloyd, at present, restoration efforts will be directed toward external restoration for static display, and the search for, and acquisition of, the many missing parts. When the aircraft is completed externally, then it will be evaluated for the possibility of a flying restoration. That, however, is a long ways off.
Dave, at present, the museum has in its possession 15 aircraft:
4 jets
10 prop
1 sailplane,
One aircraft is currently flying on a fairly regular basis, several are close to flight ready, three are in very bad shape, two have questionable titles and are in legal limbo.
The smallest is a Titch Formula 1 racer, and the largest is the P-2 Neptune.
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Post by daveh on Nov 25, 2013 5:37:03 GMT -5
Roy, there are so many questions that come out of a collection like Chico has. How easy is it to get "vintage" aircraft their air worthiness certificate? Did the military people keep accurate records of the disposal of their aircraft, or did they lose any interest in them once they were deemed surplus to requirements? Are there plans of the aircraft easily available? (I know someone who make scale models of warships using original plans - and photos, as there were usually several changes made during building, trials and use.)
It must be quite a thrill the first time a restored engine turns over and fires into life, and, of course, even more so when a plane gets airborne for the first time in years.
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Post by mickeyobe on Nov 25, 2013 6:16:08 GMT -5
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Post by daveh on Nov 25, 2013 13:08:10 GMT -5
Mickey, superb! Just in the newspaper today there was a headline "Daughter finds her late father's Lancaster crash site after 70 years."Not too long ago there was a TV series that had film taken by and of a French aviator of the 1930s. He too was killed in the war. His daughter had no memory of him. Suddenly there was film of her father that she never knew existed. This must be on the net somewhere. If I come across it I'll post the link. |
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Post by Doug T. on Nov 26, 2013 8:51:12 GMT -5
Hi Roy! That's going to be quite a project! Your photos reminded me that the first model plane I ever built as a youngster was an F-86, the second was a MiG-15  Thanks for bringing back a fond memory from my past! Doug |
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Post by daveh on Nov 26, 2013 19:59:02 GMT -5
The TV programme I spoke of above has just been on again. I don't know if you can see the BBC iPlayer other than in Britain. Here is the link: The First World War from Above Let me know if it works. The part about the lady whose father, and mother, died (killed by the gestapo) while she was just a baby starts at about 52 minutes in. Her father had filmed the carnage of WWI by flying an airship up the front line. His daughter was totally unaware he had filmed this. Even more importantly, he was actually in shot several times. |
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Post by mickeyobe on Nov 27, 2013 13:36:04 GMT -5
The TV programme I spoke of above has just been on again. I don't know if you see see the BBC iPlayer other than in Britain. Here is the link: The First World War from Above Let me know if it works. The part about the lady whose father, and mother, died (killed by the gestapo) while she was just a baby starts at about 52 minutes in. Her father had filmed the carnage of WWI by flying an airship up the front line. His daughter was totally unaware he had filmed this. Even more importantly, he was actually in shot several times. Dave, It works. A powerful and moving story. Thank you. Mickey |
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Post by daveh on Nov 27, 2013 14:01:49 GMT -5
My grandfather was in the Royal Engineers in WWI. He was stationed in Dikkebus, just south of Ypres. I didn't spot him on the film, but that isn't too surprising as he was wounded in July 1916 (shot through the left lower jaw, the bullet coming out at the back of his neck on the right side). I think I may have said before that it was a Canadian Field Hospital he was taken to at Étaples. The only thing I can really remember him saying about his time in the trenches was being in mud almost up to the knees.
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