Warbirds

Olympia, WA
Sept. 8, 2001

There's something special about the old warbirds.

The spinning propeller, the rumble of the engine, the knowledge that, although the aircraft were less sophisticated than today's supersonic fighters, they demanded more from their pilots.

It's hard to describe the excitement of seeing one of these classics zoom low over the field while the roar of more than a thousand horses fills your ears and quickens your heartrate.

Let them be part of our history. Let them not fade into it.

Pict40.jpgGrumman TBM "Avenger" and Vought F4U "Corsair"

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Grumman TBM "Avenger"

Chinese Air Force trainers

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T-6 "Texan"

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"Corsair" on the ground.

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Grumman TBM "Avenger"

P-51 Mustang

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What a beauty!

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Grumman F4F "Wildcat"

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Dedicated to the men who flew them.

This "Zero" was actually a "Texan in its youth.

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It appeared in "Tora, Tora, Tora".

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© 2001 Michael Baram