Milsurp After Hours

Noticed in the local paper this morning that a guy plunking down two grand for a flight in a P51 got a longer flight than he bargained for yesterday. And.... an old 90 year old former P51 pilot had to be called to suggest some things to do to correct a problem that developed.



http://blog.al.com/live/2012/02/vintage ... ds_sa.html

Well he certainly got his 2 grands worth on that flight, it's good to see everything turned out right in the end.

I would love to have seen that B29 flying there too, i would have been haunting that airfield with my cameras for the duration.

Joe

Joe, they would have had to have paid me at least 2 grand to go up in that 66 plus years old airplane to start with. But.. if I were that guy who paid the 2 K to go up in it for a thrill I'd have asked for my money back for the extra added adventure. Of course it's all in the way you think of things I guess. Probably just added value to that guy that paid for the ticket....since it didn't crash.

They didn't call just any old P-51 pilot, they called Bob Hoover, a true legend in avaition circles, both military and civilian.

If it had been me in the P-51, I wouldn't ask for my money back, I would have gotten a couple more free rides out of them.

I went for a ride in WWII B-24 bomber and loved it, wasn't $2000, but it wasn't free either.
There aren't many WWII (or other kind) planes I wouldn't go up in.

Vern.

I'm with you Vern, i would jump on any of those big piston warbirds for a flight.

On the jet side i would love a joyride in the English Electric Lightning or a Hawker Hunter.

Joe

I'm with you guys..........................I remember being at an air show at RAF Finningly in the late 60's when a Lightening did a turn. It took off, circled the field once then almost stood on it's tail and went into orbit FANTASTIC............it emptied the beer tent in a flash

I had a feeling I'd get those last three responses.

"............it emptied the beer tent in a flash"

Of Lightning?

Regards
Peter.

....................with exclamations of WTFWT I can assure you!

There used to be one in a scrapyard very near to the A1 around Newark (I think) which I remember passing many times. It was always covered in graffiti......................

It's still there Duncan and still slowly disintegrating.

Now if i was to win that Euro lottery i would be off to Sarf Afrika for a few sorties..

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