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Offline midnight Target

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« on: March 13, 2002, 05:14:49 PM »
Whats this, and why would someone call it "song bird"?

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« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2002, 05:45:32 PM »
Cessna UC-78.  Songbird was the name of the plane on a TV show.

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« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2002, 05:50:00 PM »
Yep, SkyKing flew one before he moved up to a Cessna 310.

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« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2002, 05:50:32 PM »
Songbird was the name of the plane that Sky King flew on the TV show of the same name. I don't know if he started out in the bird you pictured but I DO know he later flew a Cessna 310.

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« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2002, 06:01:37 PM »
You guys are freakin awesome!! Yep it was Sky King's plane for a while. Also known as the bamboo bomber.
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