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Just got back from a mini road trip with a few brothers and family up to Oregon to visit some friends for the fourth. Took the slow road stopping here and there off the beaten path. One of the highlights for me was the Erikson aircraft collection in Madras OR. There was a gentleman there giving us some of the rundown and stories on the planes. I believe he said most if not all planes there are still active and flown for special occasions or even a customer with deep pockets.. I’ve always thought these planes are cool as hell and to be able to walk right up to them with no barriers or hassle was awesome. Pretty amazing machines and we sure did crank them out how to have a strong mentality
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Just got back from a mini road trip with a few brothers and family up to Oregon to visit some friends for the fourth. Took the slow road stopping here and there off the beaten path. One of the highlights for me was the Erikson aircraft collection in Madras OR. There was a gentleman there giving us some of the rundown and stories on the planes. I believe he said most if not all planes there are still active and flown for special occasions or even a customer with deep pockets.. I’ve always thought these planes are cool as hell and to be able to walk right up to them with no barriers or hassle was awesome. Pretty amazing machines and we sure did crank them out [url=https://postimg.cc/fSKbPYjK] PBY. My Dad flew as bombardier on those throughout the war in the Pacific. He was a survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack. Thanks for posting.
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I bought, read, and loved his book, and I could be way off on the actual plane he flew...but I thought of Rocky Raab and his exploits when I saw this little guy. Tiny 4 cylinder engine and held 12 gallons of gas
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The whole affair was superb. Clean, not crowded,and just pure badass to be able to walk around and pore over those planes.
Also had several engines on display. Merlins and the like.. great big fire breathing monsters
Wish I had taken more pictures
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Lots of uniforms and misc war art, posters and historical documents on display as well...
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Did all the pics post for you guys or did a couple not work
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Love those old warbirds! Thanks for the pictures.
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The pics in your 2nd and 3rd posts are not coming through for me. The others look good.
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The PBY was made right here in Fort Worth, TX. There are several ramps leading from the water to an abandoned airfield on the North end of Eagle Mtn Lake. For a time, we had an air museum here too, called the Pate Museum. I’m not sure if it’s still operational? It may have moved to the southern end of Meacham Field.
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The pics that did not post were probably too high in resolution. Reduce their pixel strength in “Paint”.
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The pics in your 2nd and 3rd posts are not coming through for me. The others look good. Thanks I’ll try to redo them
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I've been to the Pate museum years ago. The old Patternmaker that taught me much of what I think I know about machining was allowed to go there and work on the machines. He made a lot of parts for them. He was restoring a 1903 Cadillac and he'd made parts for the one they had.
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