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Trip to Kissimee
Edgar and I go on a days flying to visit Kissimee and Winterhaven. This is overflying the Myakka River State Park. |
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Myakka River State Park
When we visited and it was out of season, not an "gattor" in sight, and hot as hell. This is one of there "Air Boats" |
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Trip to Kissimee
The area arround Orlando is littered with large lakes, some natural but many as a result of long term phosphate extraction. |
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Tom Reilly's Aviation Museum, Kissimmee.
Every restoration workshop I have visited is the same cluttered mess.
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Tom Reilly's Aviation Museum, Kissimmee.
The aircraft hanging from the ceiling is a Taylorcraft, which was the first aircraft which I owned. Underneath is a far more valuable machine a Boeing Stearman. |
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Tom Reilly's Aviation Museum, Kissimmee.
hanging from the ceiling an Areonca, on the deck a Phantom and Fouga CM 170 Magister. |
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Tom Reilly's Aviation Museum, Kissimmee.
Fouga CM 170 Magister. |
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Tom Reilly's Aviation Museum, Kissimmee.
Harvard under rebuild. |
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Tom Reilly's Aviation Museum, Kissimmee.
A Reno race special. |
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Tom Reilly's Aviation Museum, Kissimmee.
The museums long term B17 project, they remanufacture up to 80% of the aircraft. |
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Tom Reilly's Aviation Museum, Kissimmee.
Grumman S2 Tracker |
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Tom Reilly's Aviation Museum, Kissimmee.
DeHavilland Vampire D.H. 100 |
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Tom Reilly's Aviation Museum, Kissimmee.
Harvard |
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Tom Reilly's Aviation Museum, Kissimmee.
I think this is a Douglas A-26 Invader |
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Tom Reilly's Aviation Museum, Kissimmee.
You can have a joy ride in this Harvard! |
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Tom Reilly's Aviation Museum, Kissimmee.
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Tom Reilly's Aviation Museum, Kissimmee.
DC3 on the flight line. |
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Tom Reilly's Aviation Museum, Kissimmee.
This says it all. |
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Tom Reilly's Aviation Museum, Kissimmee.
Spares department |
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Tom Reilly's Aviation Museum, Kissimmee.
Off for a trip! |
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Winter Haven
The flight line and hanger was full of these "Lakes". |
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Jack Brown's Seaplane Base
Magic planes and place, I will return! |
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Jack Brown's Seaplane Base
The H.Q. |
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Jack Brown's Seaplane Base
The flight line, with a difference. |
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Jack Brown's Seaplane Base
The landing strip! |
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Winter Haven to Venice
More large lakes. |
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Winter Haven to Venice
The large white area is caused by Phosphate mining. |
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Winter Haven to Venice
Encountering some weather, the storms could be quite violent. |
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Dinner at the 44 Squadron restaurant.
The other eatery in Venice, decorated with WW2 memorabilia. |
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Dinner at the 44 Squadron restaurant.
This was Edgar's treat celebrating his successful bi-annual flight check. |
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Edgar's had enough!
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