Official Aviation Thread...

[LateFan]

NY, NY
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Baffin Island
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In-flight meal service
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[LateFan]

At the Duxford Aerodrome, there are all kinds of things to see -
Airborne Assault Museum
Imperial War Museum
Museum Conservation Services
Aircraft Restoration Company
Classic Wings
American Air Museum
Land Warfare Hall

This was on a museum tour - never seen this plane before. What is it?

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I think the blue & white in the foreground is flyboyx's buddy's plane.
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What kinds of maintenance do these need that they fiddle with it every flight, every day? Are they adjusting valve clearance?
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What is the cylinder below the engine? Is it an oil cooler?
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[LateFan]

This is the couple taking care of the plane this whole trip - Crystal and Randy. He's the chief mechanic and she does maintenance and logistics.

[LateFan]

Formation practice today at the white cliffs of Dover....

[LateFan]

Yeah, what a cool place to fly around in a little plane!



Our Montana DC-3 has made it over the ice cap of Greenland, across to Iceland, then 1500km to Scotland safe and sound. She is now on the grass at Duxford alongside many others, getting ready for the D-Day events. Facebook pics have been great.

It's funny how it's just a bit like a Lindbergh crossing or something (partly because of low budget), but they take off across the ice or northern Atlantic, and we hear nothing for 6 or 8 hours... Then boom, a homemade iphone video from some remote ramp out in the wind. It's pretty old fashioned, I like it.

[e30RS]

That is fantastic, love the island shots.

[flyboyx]

my son took me flying for the first time today.

he has a job doing aerial surveying in Hawai'i.




we took off out of Barber's point on Oahu and headed over to Kauai. about a 45 minute flight at 130kts.



there is some decent eye candy sitting on the ramp at Barber's.

https://youtu.be/Z7aihjC0VF8

time lapse of landing in Kauai



we Ubered to the tip top motel, cafe, and bakery for lunch. Bento plate and Oxtail soup.



This is the proper way to fly GA in the islands. fuck shoes!!!

https://youtu.be/aCxdiJoyzdQ

here is a time lapse of landing back at Barber's.

what a blast! i am so proud of that kid. he will be at a regional in a few months. i wanted to take the opportunity to get out there and see him before he comes back to the mainland for good.

[flyboyx]

Did you try saving them in your downloads file first?

[LateFan]

On the far NE coast of Newfoundland now, about to cross to Greenland. Weather iffy - not sure they can continue to Iceland today. American planes are spread out from Newfoundland to UK.

In Presque Isle Maine, the mayor and the city council sent a limousine for their use and took the crew to breakfast.

(Anyone know if you're not allowed to re-post photos from a facebook page? They're all jpg's but the upload keeps failing)

[LateFan]

Miss Montana is AIRBORNE ✈️

"One of the most compelling stories from across our fleet is the dedicated, hard-working crew of Miss Montana! Having faced weather delays and worked so hard to have their beautiful C-47 ready for the mission, they are now airborne from PQI>CYYR. We are so thrilled to see their hard work pay off for them!"

“We are incredibly grateful to the people of Presque Isle, Maine & the quality time spent with the City Council this morning over breakfast was priceless,” expressed Eric Komberec, chairman for the Miss Montana project. “The gifts were such a surprise, thank you!”

“Thank you for all the hospitality of our entire fleet over the last week, Presque Isle!” - D-Day Squadron

[LateFan]

And a whole formation of them must be awesome!

Circling Statue of Liberty.......

https://www.facebook.com/jeff.whitesell.77/videos/2171834652851688/UzpfSTEzMDE2NDc5Nzg1MTQ2OTozNTkxNTE2NjgyODYxMTM/

Right now she's headed NE across Maine, heading to Goose Bay.

Afternoon update -
She's fueling up in Presque Isle Maine. Weather not promising in Goose Bay.


"Douglas said the trip over the Atlantic must be carefully planned, with an eye on the weather."

“We’ll leave from Goose Bay on Thursday if the weather allows, make it to Greenland and then one to Iceland in the same day,” he said. “I think five planes have already made it to Reykjavik. From there we will be flying into Scotland, weather permitting. We’re not allowed to go to Duxford, England until June 2 when they open the field to all the Dakotas, and following that there will be some scenic and practice formation flights and jumps, and on June 5th is the big event when we’ll go across the English Channel and drop our jumpers into Normandy.”

"Douglas said Miss Montana is purring like a kitten."

“I’ve gotta say, she is just performing flawlessly,” he said. “She’s just purring, and everything is working as we hoped and we couldn’t be happier.”

"Following the D-Day commemoration, Douglas said Miss Montana has been invited to take part in similar ceremonies in Germany to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift. Then, it’s back to England for some much needed maintenance. Then, they’ll look for a good weather window, fly back over the pond and head home."

[flyboyx]

There is absolutely nothing in the word like the sound of that rumble coming from a big radial engine.

[LateFan]

Found a quick glimpse of the main Hudson flyover...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqdcHmAXCu4

Our plane apparently did it alone this morning....

https://www.facebook.com/missmontanatonormandy/videos/2293183320924988/

[LateFan]

We missed the formation down the Hudson River....

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/19/n...niversary.html

Here's a SPOT tracker for our plane..

https://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0tZjDVeIPR8rL7Nl9zceRKRdv2g8V2qMT