WW2 Weekend 2009

[AVGWarhawk]

This years WW2 Weekend is completed. I have a few videos and pictures. There was one very special plane that was flown and one I would never have imagined seeing operate.....Super Marine Spitfire! What a sweet bird and she could fly....FAST! She is absolutely beautiful and has some of the most graceful lines. The British really created a one of a kind in the Spitfires. There is a video link below to see her operate. After she shuts down there is a huge round of applause as you will not see this at every show or see this bird at all!

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My daughter got to take a good looking over of this warbird!


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Note: we were getting in some representation of the submarines at the show. USS Torsk 423:D

AND SOME VIDEO OF THIS BIRD(click link):

http://s133.photobucket.com/albums/q62/avgwarhawk/?action=view&current=WW2Weekend127.flv

I will add some more pictures of WW2 Weekend tomorrow as I'm tired and a bit burnt from the sun....I used sun block:shifty:

[SteamWake]

Wow she looks in really good shape !

[AVGWarhawk]

Wow she looks in really good shape !


Yes and she flew like it also. Damn fast with 2340 hp!

[Dowly]

Thanks for sharing. :yeah:

[Jimbuna]

Aye....fat Hermann and his boys soon acknowledged a healthy respect for Mr. Mitchells offspring as well :03:

Looks like a fun event...looking forward to more pictures. :up:

[HunterICX]

Aye, she looks in very good shape :yeah:
nice shots hope to see more

HunterICX

[AVGWarhawk]

I will post some more tonight. Sad news, perhaps you might remember the P-40 I posted from last years show, well Bob died and it was posted on the WW2 weekend site. I figured he died of some aliment. So, I was bumming that the plane would not be there this year. I got an opportunity to speak with the event director yesterday and we got to talking about the P-40 and Bob. He said Bob was at an airshow in NY over the water. He made a manaever over the water and went in. No one knows what happened. All we know is the end result is one dead pilot(one hell of a nice guy, I spoke with Bob last year for a good 45 minutes) and one completely destroyed P-40 aircraft....what a downer for me hearing that yesterday. However, the show went on minus one P-40 and pilot.....the A-6 Texans made a missing man formation flight in his honor. Watching that Supermarine Spitfire fly lifted my spirits and made my day after such sad news.

A nice websit on Bob and his P-40. One hell of a nice guy and I will certainly remember talking with Bob about his P-40. He is certainly one of those breeds that loved to play with his toy(P-40) with anyone who was interested. Bob certainly did with me at last years event. Short of flying the aircraft, Bob let me have at it and hands on one of my most favorite warbirds....the Curtis P-40. Rest in peace Bob! Link to Bob Baranaskas below:


http://indytransponder.blogspot.com/2009/04/true-friend-bob-baranaskas.html




CURTIS
P-40E "WARHAWK"
'OLD EXTERMINATOR'
http://www.maam.org/wwii/images/IMG_2045M_small.jpg (http://www.maam.org/wwii/images/IMG_2045M.jpg)IT IS WITH GREAT SORROW THAT WE MUST REPORT THAT BOB BARANASKAS OF WARBIRDS OVER LONG ISLAND HAS PASSED AWAY. THOUGH HE AND HIS WARHAWK WILL NOT BE AT THE SHOW, WE KNOW HE WILL BE THERE IN SPIRIT. OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY GOES OUT TO HIS FAMILY.






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[AVGWarhawk]

More pics of Bob and his P-40:


http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/7834975_ZYztg#507679643_fFQaY

[ReallyDedPoet]

Thanks AVG for posting these :up:

[AVGWarhawk]

P-47:

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[AVGWarhawk]

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[AVGWarhawk]

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[AVGWarhawk]

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[AVGWarhawk]

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[AVGWarhawk]

Video :D

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[AVGWarhawk]

This one is really cool and it will give you an idea that me and my daughter were about 15 feet from this aircraft. Note my daughter says she sees something leaking. I believe it was some water as it rained the night before. We sure did not smell fuel but we got a good face full of exhaust!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlNaLkvWTN4

[AVGWarhawk]

P-51 on taxi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rMq1xUsraQ&feature=channel_page

[AVGWarhawk]

And this is us enjoying the A-6 trainers. Note, me and my daughter are about arms length from the wingtip. The pilots waved back at my daughter as they taxi by.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbplmU6-XUw

[nikimcbee]

That's totally cool. I wish they'd do something like that out here on that scale. I've been to a WW2 re-enactment (which was interesting:doh:). All of the German re-enactors were doing SS units:shifty:. unfortunatly for them, a holocost survivor was in attendance, and spat on them, then gave them a piece of her mind.

[AVGWarhawk]

That's totally cool. I wish they'd do something like that out here on that scale. I've been to a WW2 re-enactment (which was interesting:doh:). All of the German re-enactors were doing SS units:shifty:. unfortunatly for them, a holocost survivor was in attendance, and spat on them, then gave them a piece of her mind.

I can understand that to some degree. I do not recall any SS units. They re-enacted a D-Day invasion which was cool.

[Chad]

That's totally cool. I wish they'd do something like that out here on that scale. I've been to a WW2 re-enactment (which was interesting:doh:). All of the German re-enactors were doing SS units:shifty:. unfortunatly for them, a holocost survivor was in attendance, and spat on them, then gave them a piece of her mind.

Really can't do much without offending someone or stepping on their toes.. Just the world we live in.

[AVGWarhawk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLNsl1KA1HE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F00hPE-_lF4

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[nikimcbee]

Great videos:up:

[AVGWarhawk]

Thanks! It is such a fun day and the reason is you are right in there with the plane operating and talking with the pilots/owners. It really is something and the first time I went (last year) I was completely blown away. Not for the fact that I was finally seeing these planes operate but being able to stand right up on them feeling the prop wash and smelling the high octane aviation fuel burn. All the pilots are just as friendly as can be and love to share their joy with you. The hospitality is incredible. I do my best when on the Torsk with visitors to make them feel at home and glad they decided to tour the Torsk. It just makes them want to come back or tell a friend to make a visit.