Douglas Gooney Birds

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[Midnight Tech]

Excellent pictures Bill!
Here's my contribution...former C-47 restored as a Piedmont passenger aircraft.

[JakeMelampy]

It's amazing how much character these machines have. I used to enjoy taxiing onto a ramp and watching all the heads turn to look at us. Even today, they are extremely durable and reliable aircraft. I have a bit over 1000 hours in them, and only had three engine failures. Good times.

[QuietMan]

Couple of shots taken at Miami, Nov '07. Was great to see an old warhorse among all the modern types that day...

[oldthudman]

Originally Posted by JakeMelampy

It's amazing how much character these machines have. I used to enjoy taxiing onto a ramp and watching all the heads turn to look at us. Even today, they are extremely durable and reliable aircraft. I have a bit over 1000 hours in them, and only had three engine failures. Good times.

Neat conversion.............

Also here is site on the EC-47N,P,Q Electric Goon.....

http://www.ec47.com/dir.htm

[thephantomtwo]

Originally Posted by oldthudman

Neat conversion.............

Also here is site on the EC-47N,P,Q Electric Goon.....

http://www.ec47.com/dir.htm

Good site,my dad's old C-47A,42-100513,that he crewed for 15+ years was converted into a RC-47N/EC-47N back in 1966,we received another one for a short while but '513 was his most favorite aircraft he was ever assigned to.

[oldthudman]

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[oldthudman]

One of these days I'm gonna do one of the 2 US Army P-51D Mustangs.....In gloss white/OD....

[eastmanace]

We still have a small fleet of C-47's ( 4, I believe) that fly for the Mosquito Control. They buzz my house regularly at night during the summer dumping some crap that is probably slowly killing me, but what a great sound! Had a chance to fly in a DC-3 run by Air Sunshine from Key West to Miami back in the 70's....great memories.....Cliff

[Don McIntyre]

I'll add a couple. This is a DC-3 that was originally purchased by AAL in 1938 (IIRC) and was restored to it's 1938 configuration. Photos were taken in Smyrna, TN in May of 2006...

More photos here: http://s20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/DDonSS3/DC-3/

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[Spook]

Originally Posted by thephantomtwo

Good site,my dad's old C-47A,42-100513,that he crewed for 15+ years was converted into a RC-47N/EC-47N back in 1966,we received another one for a short while but '513 was his most favorite aircraft he was ever assigned to.
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Which IN ANG base was your dad stationed?

[Gundylunch]

Here's a recent shot of mine of a Gooney - taken at Kemble , Gloucestershire

[thephantomtwo]

Originally Posted by Spook

Which IN ANG base was your dad stationed?

My dad was at Stout Field in Indianapolis from 1948 to 1954,the 113th FS then moved to Terre Haute 1954 and he was one of the first to set up the flying op's at HUF,he retired from the 181st TFG/113th TFS in 1982.

[thephantomtwo]

Since we are posting Gooney's,here are a few from Victory Days a couple of years back.

[Spook]

Originally Posted by thephantomtwo

My dad was at Stout Field in Indianapolis from 1948 to 1954,the 113th FS then moved to Terre Haute 1954 and he was one of the first to set up the flying op's at HUF,he retired from the 181st TFG/113th TFS in 1982.

Is he still living? I know someone that was flying out of Terre Haute at the same time.

[thephantomtwo]

My dad passed away in 1988.Shoot me the name,I grew up on the base pretty much and would probably know him either through my dad or the guys on the line back then.

[thephantomtwo]

DC-3 American Airlines Flagship Detroit taken last week at our airport.I'm used to seeing P&W powered Gooney Bird's,this one had Wright's installed.