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Issue Thirty Eight

Sept-Oct 2011

What’s Buzzin’ Cuzzin’?
Recollections and Recognition
Worth Every Penny

Articles For Purchase In This Issue

A Stringbag Reborn

Vintage Wings of Canada recently completed a full restoration of their “Stringbag,” an endearing nickname for the legendary Fairey Swordfish. Its first public appearance took place at EAA’s Airventure in Oshkosh, WI, where Warbird Digest connected with Dave O’Malley who shares the complete story with you.

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Black Widows of the Thunderstorm Project

In the post World War Two environment many designers and planners were looking for meaningful data of what Mother Nature’s capacity for in-flight damage was. Now a footnote in history, this unique program was one of the many amazing test programs that has kept American aviation second to none.

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Classic Jet Warbirds at RIAT

Generally considered the world’s largest military air show, the Royal Internationalo Air Tattoo (RIAT) draws the best overall collection of European military aircraft, both past and present. Frank Mormillo focuses on the incredible collection of jet warbirds that participated at the 2011 event, held at RAF Fairford, England.

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Recollections and Recognition — Col. Bill Spengler’s War Memories

The original Buzzin’ Cuzzin’, Colonel (retired)Bill Spengler, shares intimate memories of World War Two.

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Skyhawk Ventures’ A-4C — A Combat Veteran’s Second Chance

On August 5, 2011, another restored combat veteran warbird took to the skies. After three successful test flights under the control of chief pilot Larry Elmore this Douglas A-4C Skyhawk was turned over to Rick Millson for a special man-machine reunion. Rick shares the story of how this very jet brought him home safely 46 years ago.

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Time Warp — MAAM’s WWII Weekend

For centuries scholars have theorized quantum physics, relativity, and gravitational time dilation in their attempt to explain time travel as a viable concept. While formulas and hypotheses might work for genius physicists, most of us would just opt for something much more tangible and enjoyable – the WWII Weekend in Reading, PA.

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What’s Buzzin’ Cuzzin’?

When Robert Garriott enlisted Kent Holiday’s help to find a worthy Mustang the path led to Pacific Fighters and P-51D serial# 44-84753. After they chose to paint it as Buzzin’ Cuzzin’, a 78th Ftr Grp aircraft, they met Bill Spengler, the original pilot. This is a story of a restoration and an unforgettable reunion.

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Worth Every Penny — Aviation Photography at 5,000 feet

When John Sessions’ Historic Flight Foundation takes part in Paine Field’s annual General Aviation Day, scores of photographers show up to photograph warbirds. Lyle Jansma hatched a mutually beneficial scheme that offered photographers an affordable opportunity to experience the joys and challenges of air-to-air photography.

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