On 07-21-09, ROSS SAUER said to ALL:


RS>Yesterday I had a terrific time.


RS>At the Sheboygan airport 3 WW2 planes flew in, and I saw them land.


RS>A P-51, a B-24, and a B-17.
RS>The sound, was pure music.


RS>Here's the article in the Sheboygan Press about the event.


RS>http://tinyurl.com/kr2ybs


(Yawn)


Every year around the first part of May, a group of the Confederate Air Force
fly vintage WWII (and even a couple of WWI-era bi and tri-planes) into
Gillespie near here for the annual Gillespie Field Air Show.


And there are;


B-17's


B-24's


B-25's


DC 3's


One DC 4


One of the original `flying wing' aircraft


Several brands of fighter planes


Two of the old single-seat Piper Cubs


An F-86 Sabre Jet


Two Russian Migs


A Japanese Zero


Two or three Messerschmidts 109's
and one Messerschmidt 110


Chinese Migs of Korean War vintage


Propeller fighters for Air Craft Carrier WWII operations (Corsairs, Mustangs,
etc etc


and on and on and on!


Buying a ticket (about 5 bucks) gets you an all-day tour of these aircraft.
Not to mention the stands offering WWII vintage uniforms, patches, yaddida
yaddida


About $250.00 will get you a trip up in a B-17 and about a 30 minute flight.


A DC 3 or DC 4 flight is around $150.00.


I once sat at the controls of one of the DC 3's talking to one of the pilots.
Its actually a pretty easy plane to fly, although a good bit of prior
instruction would be wise.


The old Piper Cub single seaters were so easy to fly, you could climb in, take
off and fly it with no trouble at all.





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