Spitfire accident in Galvaston, no injuries

Frantish · Post by **Frantish** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:56 pm

Fortunately it is just an expensive accident.

http://forums.wwiionline.com/showthread.php?p=3404364

Photo I took week before, more in the link above

Codguy · Post by **Codguy** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:40 am

Great photos Frantish. I'm envious that you get a chance to see these great old planes up close that frequently.

One of my favorite things back when I worked at North Island was hosting all the old warbirds that flew in for Fleet Week in San Diego. They'd all be scheduled to arrive generally on the same afternoon, so we'd all sit up in the ready room (our Hangar was adjacent to the taxiway), open up the windows and watch/listen to em rumble past.

Ever get the opportunity to ride in any of them? That is definitely on my list of things to do before I die.

Got to fly formation with a B25 for a couple of hours once, but that's as close as I've come (so far)

Post by **Sniper62** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:54 am

ya what codguy said lol

theres a museum close by where i lived in FL call "Fantasy of Flight" i think. and they had some really cool stuff there that you could get pretty close to but nothing like what you got there

good to hear that no1 got hurt and that the planes were not totaled

Frantish · Post by **Frantish** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:57 pm

Codguy wrote:Great photos Frantish. I'm envious that you get a chance to see these great old planes up close that frequently.
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Ever get the opportunity to ride in any of them? That is definitely on my list of things to do before I die.

Got to fly formation with a B25 for a couple of hours once, but that's as close as I've come (so far)

What you waiting for??

I actually piloted a B-24 for a little bit.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zSIciknjVFM

You don't need a lot of money IF you get involved with WB groups. They always need a grease monkey.