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| Event: |
Burnet Air Show |
| Date: |
13-Apr-02 |
| Location: |
Burnet, Texas |
| Description: |
As in the past, this has been a heck of a good little air
show. Located in the beautiful Texas hill country, Burnet host's an
annual air show in conjunction with their Bluebonnet Festival. On
hand were many war-birds including the Yellow Rose (B-24), and Spirit of
Waco (A-26). Also present were many support aircraft including
trainers, attack aircraft and a MIG-15. The air-show coordinators
also had a donation pancake breakfast in the main hangar.
In the hangar was the P-38 Lightning of Lefty Gardner which crashed in
June of 2000 after the left engine supercharger caught fire and forced the
pilot, his son, to land in a cotton field. It was a sad sight to see
the P-38 in that condition after many years of seeing it's airframe grace
the skies of many shows we have attended. Hopefully with donations
and community support the P-38 will soon fly again.
Our club was well represented for WWII, Korea and Vietnam period
vehicles and uniforms. Jeff McD, John K, Tim W, and Toby C each
brought their Willys MB's as well as dressed in period correct
uniform. Lewis S brought his 1st CAV 1952 M38A1 and was represented
in a 1st CAV uniform. Danny K in uniform, brought his 1970 M151A2
and M416 trailer to round out Vietnam. Rounding out the
club attendance was Scott S with his 1939 Colson bicycle and he was
dressed in a WWII mechanics coverall and cap set. Jim W also dropped
in for a bit from San Antonio.
The day started out delightful and began to warm up early. A
command decision was made to move from our normal area to a shaded
area. In the end, we were all glad this happened as the temperatures
crowded 91 degrees. We shared the shade with two HUMMVEES from Ft.
Hood as well. Around noon, the show started and the hoards of
spectators left us alone long enough to fire up the grill Danny brought
and cook sausages, hot dogs and the like. Scott brought the cooler
of drinks. A relaxing lunch and show under the trees was well
deserved as the show continued through the afternoon hours. Around
mid-show, Austin Weber from Marble Falls, Texas arrived with his
Ferret and and M-37 to add to our display.
The air show continued until about 3:45pm and most of the club members
were packing up to leave by 4:00pm. The show was good, the day was
delightful and the company of friends and club members is what makes the
shows fun for all. Look for us next year. |
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Here's our trusty sandwich
board letting everyone know who we are... Lewis takes a bit of shade
as well! |
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What would an air show be
without a few airplanes? Here, 4 of the ToraToraTora group show
their stuff. |
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John K's nice display of a WWII
era lunch. |
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The entire line-up... |
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Jeff's MB |
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John K's MB with Scotts Colson
bicycle to the left and John S's M35A2 in the background. |
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A motley crew of (l to r) Toby
in front of Tim W's MB, John K, Tim W (back) Danny K and John S. |
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Danny's M151A2 |
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Lewis S's M38A1 |
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Toby's MB |
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The "Crew" part
1. (l to r) John K, Lewis S, Danny K, John S, Scott S, Toby C, Tim
W, Jeff McD |
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The "Crew" part
2. (l to r) Toby C/MB, Lewis S/M38A1, Danny K/M151A2, Tim
W/MB, Jeff McD/MB, Scott S/Colson, John K/MB |
Here's the P38 Pictures of White Lightening since the crash...
| The Story |
The Plane |
Right Engine |
Left Engine |
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