Big_Bird

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Ken

Shrky

Great Pics Big_Bird, thanks for sharing.


Sharky

NE0

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Holy bomberfest Batman... that's some collection of warbirds!!!! No wonder everyone talks about that event so much. Man I wish I coulda been there:-(

Thanks a whole bunch for taking the time to take and post all them fine pics Big Bird. At least I get to see 'em in some fashion. I think I've got to start planning my vacation time around Bomber Field next year!

Thanks again!

Neo

Big_Bird

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Sharky, glad you enjoyed them. These photos really can't do justice. You have to be there to soak it all in

Neo, come on down, you won't be disappointed.

Ken

aghost

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Thanks for posting the pics. Its great to see such a bunch of good looking planes!!!

Brian

AirRayInc

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Indeed Big Bird, always nice to get some nice quality pictures from the scale events,
thanks for sharing

Ray

[link=http://airrayinc.com/r_o_t_g__03a.htm]Rally of the Giants 2003[/link]

Edwin

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I can tell from being there, it is definately worth the trip. But bring something like a knee pad or a stadium chair to sit on if you can get a seat in the bleachers. Hard on the butt. But the best for viewing the flying. You just gotta see that bear fly. My favorites were the Super Connie and that humongus B-25. That B-25 looked absolutly real on its fly by's.
Edwin

Terror Dactyl

just moving this to the top of the list as people are inquiring on other topics

Big_Bird

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Ray, really nice photos of the ROG.

If anyone wants a high resolution photo of one of the ones shown on the Bomber Field pages then identify it and I'll e-mail it. By the way, that's my Corsair (#530) shown with my new Super Decathlon. The SD got second place post 1941 Civilian.

Ken

TLH101

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Ken,
Did they actually have an awards presentation on sunday? Was ther any flying. We spent most of the morning getting out of the mud so we went home about noon. By the way, who got first, I thought your plane would have locked that up. You flew it quite scale like. Really looked good.

birdie_in_texas

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Congrats on the 2nd Place Trophy Ken...Jim said you got 2nd and he got 3rd with that giant 50% Spacewalker of his...

looks like you guys had a real good time (till sunday and the flood)



birdie

foxx

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Hi Ken, where is the Bomber Field. It looks to me that is where a bunch of heavy weights hang out. what is the setting. So many beautiful planes , it looks like an unuthorized Top Gun going on.

Big_Bird

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No, as I understand it, they didn't have an awards presentation because most of the people were working too hard to get out of the mud. I left by 10:30 going north and it didn't stop raining until I got to Waco.

Foxx here is the Bomber Field web site. There were many Top Gun caliber planes and pilots.

http://bomberfield.sytes.net/

Actually Bomber Field is a small club and the big gathering of planes happens in the fall with a smaller gathering in the spring for the Warbird flyin. B B Weber owns Bomber Field and is a fantastic host. The Bomber Field group does a super job running the show.

Bob Buckbee sent me this awards list.



15th Annual B-17 & Big Bird Meet Winners

B-17 Judging

1st Dwayne Fosseen Radcliffe, Ia.
2nd Larrye Wells Sturgeon, Mo.
3rd Frank Annett Radcliffe, Ia.

Best of Show

Paul LaTourneau Oconto, Wi.

Best Multi-engine

1st Paul LaTourneau Oconto, Wi. North Amer. B-25
2nd BB Weber Houston, Tx. Constellation
3rd Jim Marshall Mission, Tx. He 219

Best Military Pre 1941

1st James Anderson Duncanville, Tx. Stearman
2nd Steve Forrest Sturgeon, Mo. Fokker DR I
3rd Larry Hultman Livingston, Tx. Fokker DR I

Best Military Post 1941

1st Evan Quiros Laredo, Tx. Me 109
2nd Jeff Quesenberry West Apple Valley, Mn. TBM Avenger
3rd Gary Dye Mission, Tx. P-40

Best Civilian Pre 1935

1st Bob Severance San Antonio, Tx. Travelaire
2nd Greg Pierson Corpus Christi, Tx. Mr. Mulligan
3rd Tom Newcome Passadena, Tx. Aeronca

Best Civilian Post 1935

1st Tom Street Kingwood, Tx. Twin Comanche
2nd Ken Spears Arlington, Tx. Decathlon
3rd Jim Dietrick Kennedale, Tx. Spacewalker

Best Jet

1st Ronnie Colbert Hannibal, Mo. F-86 Saber
2nd Eric Karl Aurora, Il. Eurofighter
3rd Josee Rodriguez Houston, Tx. Kangaroo


B-17 Raffle Winner: Jim Ledwig

P-51 Kit Winner JJ Rowland

Kingsway Kit Winner Wendell Maakestad


These were all Tabbed in nice Columns until I copied them from the "Word" document and pasted them here.

Ken

Ptarmigan

I was at Bomber Field last Saturday. I almost went on Sunday, but rained, so I couldn't go [X(][:@].

TexasAirBoss

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I thought it was two weeks ago and I was upset that I had to work. Then last Saturday, a buddy calls and says he is coming to get me and we are all going to Bomber. I tell him I can't, I have to work. So, I missed it twice this year!!! Grrrrrrr !