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Posted: 5/3/2008 7:35:21 AM EDT
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1935 Stearman out of Riverside-Jones when I lived in Tulsa, OK.
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A Ju-33 "Iron Annie" that was one of Hitlers personal birds.
Belonged to a Mr.Martin Caiden. A somewhat eccentric neighbor of my dad's. S-28 |
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I don't know, but when I was in Alaska, I flew in an airplane that would have made an 72 ford pinto in a wrecking yard look nice!
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An old Cessna tail dragger that belonged to the guy next door. No idea what year it was, but I was only 5 the first time he took me up in it. |
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JU-52 was referred as the "iron annie" |
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The oldest airplane I've flown in AND happened to have parachuted out of was a DC-3 (WWII-era C-47) during an airborne operation at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, during the late '90's.
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Delta Air Lines DC-3 Ship 41...absolutely awesome restoration. Flew from JAN (Jackson, MS) to MLU (Monroe, LA-the birthplace of Delta Air Lines.) I have some awesome pictures of that trip...great one of Ship 41 in front of the MLU tower with a Delta B727 going wheels up in the background...now if I could only find that CD!
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I was going to go up, but too many people ahead of me puked before it was my turn. So probably a MD-88. |
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'78 F33 Bonanza
I got my private in two '81 skyhawks Not too old. |
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1943 Stearman (1 hr aerobatic training)
1945 P-51D (1 hr aerobatic demo) - in all my flying, nothing has been as thrilling as that ride. |
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Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight. The last one came off the assembly line 1975 I think. I was born in 72!
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50s era DeHavellin Beaver Float plane in Alaska, its my bro in laws.
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Yep, you're right. I dunno why I remember Ju33 though. Tri motor, noisy as hell. Scared the crap outta my old man! At 8 I had a good time. Though I gotta wonder if the old DC-3's "Blue goose" airlines used to puddle jump lake Michigan weren't older. Stay safe!! S-28 |
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A C130 built in I don't know when. One of its engines quit during the flight, it was quite unsettling.
-Ben |
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The Tupolev I flew on through Cubana felt like it was about 120 years old.
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I rode in the same old bird Shotar did. I was 12(?) or thereabouts, early 1960s. Port Clinton to Put in Bay and back. Neat old plane, the last Ford Trimotor in commercial service when it stopped flying.
Don in Ohio |
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40 something Piper Super Cub, Actually got to fly it a little also. The lodge had 3 Super Cubs. Also flew in a 5 Beaver that was scraped off the tundra and put back together. Great plane, .
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A Stearman of unknown vintage. Open cockpit is WAY cool!!
A P-51 Mustang that belonged to an Oil & Gas Attorney friend of the family. Many years ago. The tube type radio behind the pilots seat was replaced by a jump-seat. Don't know which iteration it was but that 12 cylinder Rolls Royce engine made my balls shake for an hour after we landed. Freaking awesome!! I also got a ride in one of the last Mitchell bombers still flying. It was being used as a retardant bomber contracted to the Forrest Service in McCall, Idaho about 15 years ago. Very cool! |
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Piper Cub made in the 1930's(?). Had the door off. I was about five years old and that missing door cause me CONCERN !!
5sub |
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1944 DC-3, though I've never landed with it
Oldest I've flown is a tie between an early 50's Aeronca Champ, spent 3 hours in it to get my tailwheel endorsement, or a 1953 Cessna 170B a friend of mine owns, never soloed in it but flown it some. |
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Toss up between a Stearman, a active duty (in 1985) Canadian AF Dakota (C-47), a B-25 Mitchell, or a PV-2 Harpoon.
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1929 New Standard. I can still smell the oil and gasoline and wind in my face. The friggin' thing shook and vibrated like an old washing machine on spin cycle. I kissed the ground after we landed.
Video (not mine) of the plane at about the 2:35 minute mark. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq9ZzXJORwc |
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