60th Birthdays: N43672 Was 60 Yesterday.

[Steve Lowe]

Re: 60th Birthdays: N43672 Was 60 Yesterday.

N33931 is 65 Today. Still looking for a name. Thinking about "Greased Lightning"

[Howard Wilson]

Re: 60th Birthdays: N43672 Was 60 Yesterday.

Steve, How about "SLowe Motion" ? Sorry couldn't resist. Howard

[Steve Lowe]

Re: 60th Birthdays: N43672 Was 60 Yesterday.

Thanks Howard. That may stick

[Len Petterson]

Re: 60th Birthdays: N43672 Was 60 Yesterday.

Maybe KZU be 60 years old but I can out run C 150 anyday.
Maybe not with much BUT?
So never mind the "slowy" stuff!
Speedy T, sounds better!
LOL Len(;f

[JohnH]

Re: 60th Birthdays: N43672 Was 60 Yesterday.

N94998 9398 will be 60 tomorrow. 94998 has had some very interesting owners. Jack Raphael owned her from 1958 to 1962. Jack was a fighter pilot with the RAF then flew P47s and P51s with the 336th Fighter Sq 4th Fighter Group. In honor of Jack I'm thinking of calling her "Eager Beaver" this of course is with the permission of Jack's son David with whom I've had the pleasure of speaking with. Check out this site...it contains alot of photos Jack took and his daily diary.
Kind Regards,
John

http://wademeyersart.tripod.com/id45.html

[Ragbag604]

Re: 60th Birthdays: N43672 Was 60 Yesterday.

Thought I was the only one crazy enough to celebrate an airplane's birthday! Mine (CF-HIV) serial #9638 was also 60 on August 26th. She received a birthday cake, a great flight, and a new headset in celebration of the ocasion! She's located in Wetaskiwin, Alberta which is also the site of the Reynolds-Alberta Museum and Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame.

[alwaysoar]

Re: 60th Birthdays: N95645 on 4/25/06 my mother's birthday!

All the talk about data plates so I checked mine. 95645 was sixty on my mother's birthday, and I can't think of a better omen than that!

[Dano"T"]

Re: 60th Birthdays: N43672 Was 60 Yesterday.

44008 had her test flight 9/26/46. Then it was off to North Dakota for Hi-Line patrol.

[jmvolpp]

Re: 60th Birthdays: N43672 Was 60 Yesterday.

Today, according to the data plate, N44305 is 60 years old and before long this month, I will be, too. So we celebrated by upgrading to new shoulder harness/seat belts and replaced the original glass-bowl gascolator with a modern one, STC'd by Steve's Aircraft. We had a great ride this morning in the bumpy, blue Hoosier sky. Life is good.

Mike Volpp

[Len Petterson]

Re: 60th Birthdays: N43672 Was 60 Yesterday.

My beloved T carft was 60 in august, and I turned 63 yeaterday and we had a ball toghter. It was a long time sence we had nice weather and to celebrate birthday flying was my first.
2 hr on Kzu not a 100 dollar hamburger but 60 bucks thanks to the car gas stc.

Len

[Forrest Barber]

Re: 60th Birthdays: N43672 Was 60 Yesterday.

Remember Nov 8, 1946, last ship tested at the Factory prior to the Bankrupt filings, hmmmmmm 60 years.... I will post more from the log books later in the week. OR next week I guess.

[lawheelock]

Re: 60th Birthdays: N43672 Was 60 Yesterday.

My BC12D T-Craft, N96179, had its application for airworthiness certificate filed by the factory on May 27, 1946, so it will soon be 60 and 6 or 60 years and 6 months.
Forrest, I think I need to contact you by phone. When is a good time?

Larry Wheelock

[Forrest Barber]

Re: 60th Birthdays: N43672 Was 60 Yesterday.

Tues, Wed or Thurs afternoons.... sometimes OR leave message & toll free or let me call collect. the Foundation had a 1-800 in the beginning and no body used it. OR direct e-mail [email protected] . I will be around tomorrow afternoon. Wed Nov 1, Happy Halloween

[lawheelock]

Re: 60th Birthdays: N43672 Was 60 Yesterday.

Thanks, Forrest,
I'll try to call you tomorrow afternoon.
Larry

[Carl E. Carson]

Re: 60th Birthdays: N43672 Was 60 Yesterday.

My BC-65, NC29624, Ser.# 2466, was "born" on Dec. 10, 1940. So, next Sunday it will be 66 years old and it is in its birthday suit, totally stripped for it first full rebuild since new. Has had two covers since original but never a total rebuild and it is going to have original colors and paint scheme, hopefully by April or May. My dad bought it in 1943 and we're getting older together.

Carl Carson
Cedar Rapids, Ia.