Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Moose1 on November 09, 2002, 01:20:00 PM
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Here's a page I threw together real quick of some shots I took at the 2002 Celebrate Freedom Festival, a Veteran's Day event held down here in Columbia, South Carolina. If you're within driving distance and can make it to the event tomorrow, check it out, it's worth it. They do a really good job putting the whole thing together as a salute to the Armed Forces.
Their website's at http://www.celebratefreedomfoundation.org.
Edit: My pictures are in the link down in the next post, because Geocities sucks.
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This just in: Geoshitties blows.
Try this link instead:
http://www.foxfiredesigns.com/airshow/index.html
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Sorry Moose, you have a lil mistake. "Broussard" doesn't mean "Buzzard", it means "from the bush".
On a side note, I could ride a CJ6 (Chineese version of the Yak52, with less HP). This thing flies very well but it's a squeak to taxy. To taxy the rudders don't work, u need to press the brake AND the according rudder pedal. Except than the brake is a lever on the control stick. I was all over the ramp:D
Oh and it's "Armee de l'Air", "Armee d'le Surrendaire" is only funny to a few. Have some respect for the ones who died fighting for their land.:o
Beautifull F86!
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Hmm...the sign that the owner of the Broussard posted by the plane seemed to imply that it meant "buzzard". I don't know French so I went along with the word "Buzzard" on the sign, posted below. I'll change it.
The placard for the Yak-52 mentioned the, uh, interesting use of air pressure for braking. :)
The show was definitely slanted away from warbirds more than in years past. No P-51, no P-47, no P-40, but huge numbers of infantry and helicopter exhibits.
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You will be able to correct him in the next airshow:D
I called France to make sure, u never know. The only definition on the dictionary is :"Person who lives in the bush".
Everything is air actuated on the CJ6 (so I expect the same on the Yak52), flaps, landing gear and if I recall good (don't quote me) engine start too. Nothing electric/hydrolic. Those are pretty cool, they are the warbirds of the poor, cheap for the attention you get landing at a new field. CJ6s were made in the 80s, the one I flew, the guy bought it $37,000. It's simple to work on too, the guy does all the maintenance himself, he's not a mechanic.
Also, on the Broussard, I recalled that from France, you should have some markings on the wing struts on the pilot side. It was used to estimate distances for ground recon. Did she have them?
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cool photos moose!
next time you have the chance to get inside a B17, DO IT! there's plenty of room ;)
i could spend hours just going over the inside of those birds....something really neat about something over 50 yrs old. our grandfathers flew.
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Riveting!
(http://www.foxfiredesigns.com/airshow/oildry.jpg)
Just kidding.
That German MG42 is just plain scarey.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. - A World War II-era fighter taking part in an airshow here crashed Sunday afternoon near Owens Field, killing the pilot.
The F4U Corsair came down about 1 p.m. in some woods in southeast Columbia, Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said.
The pilot was Joseph O. Tobul, 68, of Santee, the coroner said.
Witnesses said the plane was flying in formation with other aircraft when smoke began to trail from the fighter.
Tobul's son was one of those flying nearby and he was in communication with his father, Watts said. Radio communication indicated Tobul's plane lost power, the coroner said.
"He basically veered away from the homes," Watts said. "There's no question that he flew into the tree line when he crashed."
The plane came down only about 75 feet from some homes, none of which sustained damage, Watts said. No one else was injured, he said.
"He certainly averted a much larger disaster," Watts said.
The Celebrate Freedom Festival started Friday and concluded Sunday. The program also included military vehicles, a living history encampment, a World War II Army field hospital, and flight simulators.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.
An autopsy was planned Monday morning, Watts said.
Information from: The State
I took this picture of that F4U-4 less than 36 hours before it crashed this afternoon. :(
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And from the life's little ironies department...
The same F4U-4 that crashed today, killing the pilot, is flying lead on this missing man formation. The other three planes are all T-6/SNJs.
Seems appropriate to post it now.
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FYI-- snipped from a newsgroup I frequent. This is VERY SAD NEWS.
"For those of you who may not have heard. Joe Tobul was killed in the crash
of his Corsair today at the Celebrate Freedom show in Columbia, SC. During a
flyby he began
spewing white smoke and declared an emergency. He tried to make the field
but according to the show officials he was losing altitude fast and headed
for a residential area and turned to avoid the houses crashing about 2 miles
short of the runway. He was a great guy and a fine pilot, very experienced
in the Corsair and will be missed. He is also to be commended for putting
other's safety ahead of his own!"