I loved the low skid TH-57s. Full autos and running landings were a blast.
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Random Griz Aviation Musings
- Thread starter Griz882
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Oshkosh North End warbird alley. I'm super curious about 188's journey.
State University of Iowa bought it from Uncle Sugar for their “Operator Performance Laboratory, a flight test center. Here is their brochure.
Griz, I know you've been following the sales of these...are all of the ones you've seen listed the B-model? That one looks to be a B. I would imagine the C's all had a lot more hours on them since they were the workhorses of the syllabus.
ETA: Do you know the BUNO? A lot of the -57s didn't share the side number with the BUNO and I don't see it in the pic. I was curious and was looking through my logbook, but don't see a xxx188 listed.
ETA: Do you know the BUNO? A lot of the -57s didn't share the side number with the BUNO and I don't see it in the pic. I was curious and was looking through my logbook, but don't see a xxx188 listed.
As far as I know only B’s have been auctioned off, but I could be wrong. I’ll see what I can find out about the BUNO because I have the same question!
Indeed the BUNO and side number/MODEX were separate and numerically unrelated for TH-57 fleet. Here is yours truly taxiing out of the fuel pits at Site 8 in a Charlie - FACTORYHAND 094 Buno 162058. This picture appeared in a 2004 issue of Combat Aircraft Magazine. (I was literally thumbing through a copy of the magazine at Barnes & Noble and spotted this picture of myself (my helmet was distinctive). I contacted the Editor who indeed confirmed the date and location and provided me with a high res scan of the original film negative).
163345…here is is at Whiting Field. I believe it was assigned to HT-8 and entered service in 1985.
'53 and crew post airshow trying to get home from KYIP near "Detroit Rock City" as @captain rolex calls it. They are broke down. Lots of toolboxes and pelican cases.
Those guys regularly bring an Mi-2 down to TPS for the students.
Thanks. Looks like I have one entry, which was my Safe for Solo checkride.