Category: Warbird News

BOGO admission at Fantasy of Flight for Florida residents

From the Fantasy of Flight website:

All Florida Residents are invited to visit Fantasy of Flight with a special buy one, get one free admission offer this summer. The complimentary admission is valid when accompanied by a guest purchasing a paid admission ticket of equal or greater value. Offer valid July 1 – Sept. 30, 2011. Individuals must present proof of residency at the Fantasy of Flight admission desk to qualify for the discount. Not valid with any other offers, discounts, annual passes or during special events.

Time for a family roadtrip.

Fellow employees

  A couple of months ago, a fellow employee came into my office and saw some of the pictures I had on my walls. He saw one and said, “my uncle owns a P-51.” As soon as he said those words, I immediately knew his uncle was Shelby Burch, the proud owner of “Dixie Boy.”

Today, he brought in the article from the EAA Warbirds magazine and I sat there and read the whole article about his uncle’s plane. He asked me if I thought him crazy to not go for a flight with him in the Mustang, and I him he need to get his butt in the plane the next time he is offered a ride.

 photo credit to kurtsj00

Restoration photos of F4U-1 (02465) at National Naval Aviation Museum

100 by Florida Warbirds
100, a photo by Florida Warbirds on Flickr.

The last of the photo set shared by JohnK shows the progress of the restoration of F4U-1 (02465) at National Naval Aviation Museum.

This aircraft crashed in June 1943 in a landing mishap while shooting landings on the carrier Wolverine in Lake Michigan.

This rare birdcage Corsair is undergoing restoration for display hopefully in the next 3 years.

More photos can be found here.