Zero zeros in on Omaka

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Postby dbcunnz » Mon Apr 05, 2010 3:30 pm

Some photos of warbirds fuel stop at Omaka.

Kittyhawk Zero and three Harvards


The Zero.



Have you ever been in the cockpit of a Zero.


Left side.


Right side.


Strait ahead.
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Postby dsb » Mon Apr 05, 2010 3:45 pm

Great photos. they sound good taking off.
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Postby Naki » Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:53 pm

Awesome..great that you got in the Zero!
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Postby dbcunnz » Mon Apr 05, 2010 5:08 pm

Naki wrote:
QUOTE (Naki @ Apr 5 2010, 04:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Awesome..great that you got in the Zero!

Didn't quite get in the cockpit got the pilot to take them for me and when he gave me back the camera two or three guys ask if I would sell the camera just to get those photos I could of made big bucks for it tongue.gif
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Postby Splitpin » Mon Apr 05, 2010 7:35 pm

dbcunnz wrote:
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Didn't quite get in the cockpit got the pilot to take them for me and when he gave me back the camera two or three guys ask if I would sell the camera just to get those photos I could of made big bucks for it tongue.gif

Doug, you old dog.....the man on the spot....thanks for shareing those thumbup1.gif
I notice in pic # 6 some russian writing, on that black box in the upper right, under the comm box.......interesting
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Postby Ian Warren » Mon Apr 05, 2010 9:03 pm

I was looking at the internals , but the externals , it s good to see the Harvard parked up against it , the Zeros movie double , Great photo Doug
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Postby FlyingKiwi » Tue Apr 06, 2010 12:05 pm

Great photos! The thing with Russian writing on it is a morse transmitter I think, apparently some work was done on it in Russia before it was restored completely in the US.
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Postby Splitpin » Tue Apr 06, 2010 12:48 pm

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Great photos! The thing with Russian writing on it is a morse transmitter I think, apparently some work was done on it in Russia before it was restored completely in the US.

Ahhh.....thanks FK .
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