Needed:a horizontal stabilizer

The DC-3 Aviation Museum received this Message:

“Looking for a horizontal stabilizer for a display aircraft.  Project is in central Florida.  Please let me know if you have anything in stock. Thank you very much, Tom B.”

If you have any information about where he can find a horizontal stabilizer… Please contact us with a reply…

many thanks “Bear”

Official EAA AirVenture DVD 2010

I received mine and it is fantastic … plenty of DC-3 pictures…Great gift for DC-3 lovers

Official EAA AirVenture DVD 2010

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Now shipping! Get your copy of the official EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010 souvenir DVD today.

Want a preview? Click the link below to enjoy this opening video montage from one of the greatest AirVentures yet!

http://www.eaavideo.org/video.aspx?bcpid=90015277001&bctid=671168806001

“L-Bird the little plane that did”

This message is for all:   about the new days and new times  that the "L-Bird TV Documentary" made by Bill Stratton/ILPA for the Military Channel and/or Documentery Channel “L-Bird the little plane that did” will be played nation wide (45 minutes on the Discovery Channel); Saturday, November 13, 2010, 8:00pm central standard time, Sunday, November 14, 2010 and 11:00am central standard time, Monday November 15, 2010..

Hiller Aviation Museum 75th DC-3 celebration

Hello All,

I just wanted to pass along to you that we are hosting a 75^th celebration of the Roll out of the DC-3

at the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos CA
on the Dec 17/18.

We had our DC-3 (97H) at the Last Time at Rock Falls (greatest event ever!) and we wanted to do something here at the museum.

Our event will be a much smaller scale but we have 2 Dc-3’s, A C-41 and a C-47 participating in the event. Plus singers, presenters, antique cars etc…

Here is a link to the event:

 http://www.hiller.org/DC3.shtml

It would be great if you would pass this around to interested DC-3 folks.

Thanks

William Turner
VP Operations
Hiller Aviation Museum

people I met at Oshkosh

Still working on gathering information gleamed from Airventure 2010… met many great folks:
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Airventure 2010 was a tribute to veterans

Some struggled all week to gather enough airspeed to lift off…

Observations on the 2010 DC-3 gathering

OK…The Staff and I have returned from the big DC-3 “doings” in IL and WI…  Short Version of the story is it never quite “pulled its self together”… That is not to say no DC-3s… Those that were there were magnificent… But the dream of 50 plus DC-3s flying together at one time just never made it to fruition… Many factors … No blame …  and We will have many stories and pictures of those wonderful Birds and folks that gave it their best shot… and were there in all their finery… “Bear”

Buffalo Airways DC-3’s

News in from the EAA Hotline…

Ice Pilots: Buffalo Airways
Buffalo Airways still operates a daily scheduled passenger service on DC-3s for residents in Canada's Northwest Territories and is the last airline to do so. The airline plans to bring two of its "3s" to AirVenture this month to help celebrate the big 75th anniversary of the aircraft's first flight. Watch the video

CELEBRATE THE DC-3/C47 AT AIRVENTURE LUNCHEON
Was your first airplane ride on a DC-3? Were you a pilot or flight attendant on a DC-3? Did you have a military experience on a C-47? If so, please join us for lunch and share your memories and experiences. A DC-3 Reunion lunch is planned for Wednesday, July 28, in the Founders' Wing of the AirVenture Museum, beginning at 11:30 a.m.

EAA is inviting everyone that has a historic connection to the DC-3/C-47 to attend. It will be a time for everyone who is passionate about the DC-3/C-47 to get together and celebrate the legacy of a legendary aircraft. James Douglas, son of Donald W. Douglas Sr, the founder of Douglas Aircraft Co., will be in attendance, as will numerous crews of visiting DC-3s. Timeless Voices of Aviation volunteers will also be on hand to create archival recordings of people's memories.

The lunch is free but space is limited so you must make a reservation either by e-mail to AirVenture Oshkosh Convention Office  or by calling 920-426-6823.

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EAA Airventure 2010 update

Among the activities already scheduled as part of the DC-3 75th anniversary celebration at Oshkosh are:

• A very special DC-3 / C-47 reunion evening at Theater in the Woods, hosted by David Hartman;
• “Salute to Veterans” activities in cooperation with Disabled American Veterans (DAV) to include re-enactor displays and personal appearances by WWII veterans of “Easy Company” (known from the HBO series “Band of Brothers”);
• Air Show programs throughout the week to include a parade of classic airliners; a unique heritage flight that pairs the C-47 with the modern C-17 Globemaster; and static jumps from a pair of C-47s by the Liberty Jump Team, using WWII-style round canopy parachutes;
• An appearance by the aircraft and stars of hit Canadian reality TV series “Ice Pilots”, still operating the DC-3 in daily passenger service;
• DC-3 movie screenings, including the John Wayne classic  “Island in the Sky” at the outdoor Fly-In Movie Theater;
• Numerous public forums related to the people, history and operations of the DC-3;
• A major week-long effort by the EAA Timeless Voices of Aviation team to capture and preserve the video oral histories of all people connected with the DC-3.

Additional activities will be posted at www.airventure.org as they are finalized.

Change of Plans for Mass DC-3 flight

The Last Time organization will not arrive at EAA AirVenture this year as a mass formation of Douglas DC-3 aircraft,
EAA officials have indicated. Instead, an EAA-organized mass formation called Max Effort will take place July 27.
(AirVenture runs from July 26 to Aug. 1.)

The Last Time celebration will continue and will include a mass formation at Whiteside County Airport in Rock Falls, Ill.
After the celebration is complete, it is hoped many of the participating aircraft will individually fly to Oshkosh.
An EAA official said they have confirmations from many DC-3 operators, including those not attending the Rock Falls celebration, who will attend AirVenture this year.

It is the seventy-fifth anniversary of the DC-3.

'Flying the DC-3' Webinar

Don't Miss the 'Flying the DC-3' Webinar

• Wednesday, June 9: Flying the DC-3 with Ron Alexander
  Webinars begin at 7 p.m. CDT. More Webinars are added frequently. To view a complete and up-to-date list of all EAA Webinars, visit webinars page.
  Ron Alexander, DC-3 owner and retired Delta captain, will provide a history of the DC-3 along with flying characteristics summary. He also has been involved in antique and experimental aviation for over 30 years. He began Alexander Aeroplane Company in 1979 which was later sold to Aircraft Spruce and Specialty, and the SportAir Workshop program which has since become the EAA SportAir Workshops. He currently owns a composite repair facility and also owns and flies several antique airplanes including a DC-3.

'MAX EFFORT' APPLIED TO HUGE DC-3 ACTIVITIES AT OSHKOSH
More elements to the huge DC-3 75th anniversary celebration at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh have been added this week, creating more opportunities to enjoy a unique gathering of these aircraft at "Aviation's Family Reunion." The latest addition is a DC-3 and C-47 "Max-Effort Day" on Tuesday, July 27, that will include formation flights and aerial displays from all DC-3 aircraft that wish to be flown that day. That includes groups of the aircraft type in both airline and military configurations, plus others. This activity will give more aircraft the opportunity to participate above the previously scheduled mass arrival on Monday, July 26. Read more

Salute To Veterans

DAV Magazine (the official voice of the disabled American Veterans) May/June 2010 issue. (page 20) Has a great interview with EAA President Paul Poberezny about the AirVenture 2010 AND THE 75TH Anniversary of the DC-3/C-47/Dakota/R4D/LI2…

Flagship NC17334

Flagship Detroit NC17334… SportAviation  Vol.59 No.5 / May 2010
page 104
Has a great article by Lauran Paine, Jr. Called “The Lovable Gooney Bird”

www.eaa.org

This Aircraft will be among the DC-3’s at Airventure Oshkosh 2010

100 DAYS TO OSHKOSH DC-3 gathering…

We're only 100 days away from opening day of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010 (July 26-August 1)! The question we have for you is simple: Are you ready yet for the largest gathering of DC-3 types since World War 2?
Read more

DC-2 at Oshkosh 2010

DC-2 TO JOIN OSHKOSH DC-3 CELEBRATION
A rare Douglas DC-2, the predecessor to the DC-3, will join the July 26 mass arrival of 40 airplanes at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010.

Update: Oshkosh DC-3’s number now At 40!

Aviation Publishing Group announced on AVWEB:

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/OshkoshDC3FormationAt40_202114-1.html?type=pf

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It is fantastic that the organizers of a mass arrival of DC-3s and C-47s at EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh 2010 now expect 40 aircraft to take part. in a flight to Wittman Regional Airport for a formation flyby at 1,000 feet to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first flight of the Douglas DC-3 aircraft.

Joe Grant, DC-3 pilot for Saudi King

EARLY MIDEAST AVIATION CHRONICLED IN BOOK
Joe Grant, DC-3 pilot for Saudi King
The story of aviation's early days in Saudi Arabia and the pilot ins are told in King Abdulaziz...His Plane and his Pilot, a book launched at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2009 and currently available at EAA's online store Aeronautica. Author Michael Saba, Ph.D, tells the story of the king's personal pilot, 101-year-old pilot Capt. Joe Grant. A barnstormer from the 1920s, Grant flew the DC-3 given to King Abdulaziz by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in February 1945 and was instrumental in helping to develop relations between the US and Saudi governments during World War II. Grant was at AirVenture last year, appearing at a special AeroShell Square ceremony with the grandsons of FDR and King Abdulaziz. Grant also told his story in an evening program at Theater in the Woods. Listen to the program from the EAA Radio vault.

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DC-3s Flocking to Join AirVenture Birthday Bash

They're coming from everywhere; some three dozen DC-3 and C-47 aircraft that have already shown interest in participating in "The Last Time..." 75th anniversary celebration of the aircraft at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010.

http://www.airventure.org/news/2010/100107_dc3update.html

DC-3 journey to EAA AirVenture 2010.

http://www.thelasttime.org/

The Last Time is an organization created for the sole purpose of reuniting flying examples of the Douglas DC-3 and the people associated with them, for one last time. The goal of the organization is to celebrate this aircraft and these people. At the same time we want to honor their service, we also want to provide  assistance to the people and aircraft making this journey to EAA AirVenture 2010.

EAA to Celebrate 75th Anniversary of Douglas DC-3 at AirVenture 2010

What could be the largest Douglas DC-3/C-47 gathering in more than 60 years will be a centerpiece of the aviation activities at EAA AirVenture 2010, "The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration," July 26-August 1 2010 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh WI.

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Harrison Ford flies “Duggy” at Oshkosh

news in from the EAA Air Venture at Oshkosh… really great show and we see by this picture that the DC-3 “Duggy” was present…

http://news.cnet.com/2300-11386_3-10001313-5.html?tag=mncol

Young Eagles, Chairman, Harrison Ford flies “Duggy”...

http://www.duggy.com/DUGGY2009/DUGOSHK05.html