And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
That looks like a Trojan. Or in civilian feathers, a Navion. There was a guy at a private field near Friendswood, TX that rebuilt those. His mailbox was a prop hub and blade with the box attached to it. Very neat.
I've flown both the Trojan and Rangemaster Navions. The Navion is quite large but not nearly as large as the T-28. The wing of the Trojan is higher than that of the Cessna 100 or 200 series. To enter the Trojan you first climb up to the wing then higher still to the cockpit.
This picture reminds me of that scene in the 1987 Hollywood war movie, "EMPIRE OF THE SUN" (one of the BEST war movies ever made!) where the small English boy in Shanghai, China is at a party and discovers a crashed Japanese Zero to play on.
Those two antennas are not aircraft antennas. They look like old analog cell phone jobs. They would never be found on an airplane. Is this a movie prop perhaps?
140003 (MSN 219-2) Transferred to US Marines Corps Assigned to Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 32 [H&MS-32], MCAS Beaufort, SC [Apr75] Transferred to US Navy. Assigned to VT-27, NAS Corpus Christi, TX [code D-753]. W/o 19 or 20May82 Transferred to USAF. Assigned to 3380th Maintenance and Supply Group, Keesler AFB, MS Stored dismantled at Techatticup mine near Nelson, NV [last reported Oct15
That looks like a Trojan. Or in civilian feathers, a Navion. There was a guy at a private field near Friendswood, TX that rebuilt those. His mailbox was a prop hub and blade with the box attached to it. Very neat.
ReplyDeleteA man out of Deming, NM is one to see about any Navion. Or, maybe used to be. I lost track of him.
DeleteCorrect, most likely an old timey T-28 based out of NAS Corpus Christi
ReplyDeleteThat is a T-28.
ReplyDeleteI've flown both the Trojan and Rangemaster Navions. The Navion is quite large but not nearly as large as the T-28. The wing of the Trojan is higher than that of the Cessna 100 or 200 series. To enter the Trojan you first climb up to the wing then higher still to the cockpit.
This picture reminds me of that scene in the 1987 Hollywood war movie, "EMPIRE OF THE SUN" (one of the BEST war movies ever made!) where the small English boy in Shanghai, China is at a party and discovers a crashed Japanese Zero to play on.
ReplyDeleteThat movie pulled tears out of my eyes... When that Mustang pilot waves.... Man....
DeleteThose two antennas are not aircraft antennas. They look like old analog cell phone jobs. They would never be found on an airplane. Is this a movie prop perhaps?
ReplyDeleteYou all realize this is not a photo. The engine area is glowing...with sci-fi looking equipment in front of it.
ReplyDeleteBetter pic...https://www.flickr.com/photos/61758703@N07/28234200826
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ReplyDelete(MSN 219-2) Transferred to US Marines Corps Assigned to Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 32 [H&MS-32], MCAS Beaufort, SC [Apr75] Transferred to US Navy. Assigned to VT-27, NAS Corpus Christi, TX [code D-753]. W/o 19 or 20May82
Transferred to USAF. Assigned to 3380th Maintenance and Supply Group, Keesler AFB, MS Stored dismantled at Techatticup mine near Nelson, NV [last reported Oct15