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  1. OldGreyBird

    Have you flown in a vintage aeroplane?

    My first fixed-wing flight was in a formation of AT-6s (with a Corsair off our port wing!) as part of an airshow. I flew on and off for 12 years (cataracts ultimately ended the adventure), mostly in vintage airplanes. Yeah, an AT-6 definitely counts. Lucky you!
  2. OldGreyBird

    Have you flown in a vintage aeroplane?

    Two of my uncles barnstormed the Midwest in the 1920s, in the airplanes depicted in my avatar---a Curtiss JN-4 Jenny and a Wright-built Canuck (the Canadian variant of a Jenny). For all the brave souls who coughed up the money to fly with them, a sizable number looked at these winged...
  3. OldGreyBird

    First Light: By Geoffrey Wellum: Memoirs of an RAF fighter pilot

    Lucky you. I stumbled onto FIRST LIGHT after seeing Geoffrey Wellum's interview segments in the series 'Spitfire Ace'---and was glad to see such an articulate voice-of-experience preserved for the future. For those who haven't read it yet, his book is every bit as fine as his on-camera...
  4. OldGreyBird

    ALL REPRO R.A.F. Irvin type jackets

    My WPC Irvin has become a dear and trusted friend every winter---we caught up on old times yesterday while braving a rain/snow mix north of Seattle. Best use of a 'leave quietly, please' severance bribe I could possibly think of...(which is just how I financed the purchase).
  5. OldGreyBird

    Have you flown in a vintage aeroplane?

    My first fixed-wing flight was in a WW2-era North American SNJ (Navy designation for the AT-6 advanced trainer). It began a long-term love affair. I went on to fly a restored Travel Air biplane and a Super Stearman, as well as 40's-era taildraggers...but the T-6 still resonates for me.
  7. OldGreyBird

    WWII Female Pilots Take Flight Again At Reunion

    Great story, with remarkable images of the WASPs' day-to-day lives. Sadly, WASP founder and commander Jacqueline Cochran was too 'pushy' (in the views of some Air Corps brass and politicians) to negotiate tactfully for funds and resources. The group became a target for an ambitious Congressman...
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