WHERE ELSE could modeler see five B-17 models flying formation Bomber Field organization did outstanding job promoting its fourth annual Big Bird Fly-In September 18 September 20 1992 B-17s Arkansas Iowa Louisiana Missouri parts Texas converged Bomber Field Monaville Texas 150 pilots 10 different states entered approx imately 225 aircraft Flying began 830 am both Friday Saturday Four five aircraft con stantly air day until 700 pm field opened general flying Saturday full-scale Pitts presented flying demonstration enjoyed grand finale began noon Sunday official flying ended show started full-scale flyby AT-fl Stearman Pius Thunderbird B-17 Lone Star Flight Museum Houston Texas something about piston-powered aircraft makes feel nostalgic love beautiful B- 17 Perpetual Trophy went Brain DeGidts Siloam Springs Arkansas followed Wendell Maakestad Cedar Rapids Iowa Dwayne Fosseen Radcliffe Iowa aircraft static judged accordance AMA 512/514 rules fly award best multiengine bomber went Rick Michelena McAllen Texas B-25 multiengine military award went George Ware Wilson Louisiana Henschel 129B Tank Buster award best multiengine civilian craft went Tom Street Kingwood Texas beautiful Twin Beech D-18 chief judge B-17 static judging Doug Greer feels B- 17 models getting better year Big Bird Fly-In awesome have never seen beautiful models event could attend B- 17 gathering Texas missed great show Make plans attend event September 1993 wont regret odel Aviation B-i 7 models flyby Bomber Field else can see B-i 7 models flying formation Jim Bliss photo Its Saturday time high noon place flight line atRon Webbers Pitts model exact copy full-scale Bomber Field Clyde Brothers photoaircraft performed Bomber Field air show George Ware Wilson Louisiana Hensohel 129B Tank Tom Street Kingwood Texas new Beech D-18 Toms Buster model powered two Zenoah G-23 engines 48-lb model powered two Quadra 42 engines Dr Robert L Searfoss Mexico Missouri model theThis beautiful Albatros D-ll belongs Doug Morron Houston B-i7 flew during World War IITexas model powered Zenoah G-62 Rick Michelenas McAllen Texas scratch-built B-25 uses two Coma 51 engines won award best multiengine bomber P-Si s flew cover B-i 7 formation flyby included owned L-R Joe Pasztor Sr Sid Orsak Joe Pasztor Jr Sterling Ormsby George Barns BB Webers Houston Texas Avro Lancaster uses 0S power Weber responsible Bomber Fields development B-i7 models fly-in included owned L-R Brain DeGidts Dr Robert Searfoss BB Weber Dwayne Fosseen Wendell Maakestad Bill Stevens February 1993 17
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/02
Page Numbers: 16, 17
WHERE ELSE could modeler see five B-17 models flying formation Bomber Field organization did outstanding job promoting its fourth annual Big Bird Fly-In September 18 September 20 1992 B-17s Arkansas Iowa Louisiana Missouri parts Texas converged Bomber Field Monaville Texas 150 pilots 10 different states entered approx imately 225 aircraft Flying began 830 am both Friday Saturday Four five aircraft con stantly air day until 700 pm field opened general flying Saturday full-scale Pitts presented flying demonstration enjoyed grand finale began noon Sunday official flying ended show started full-scale flyby AT-fl Stearman Pius Thunderbird B-17 Lone Star Flight Museum Houston Texas something about piston-powered aircraft makes feel nostalgic love beautiful B- 17 Perpetual Trophy went Brain DeGidts Siloam Springs Arkansas followed Wendell Maakestad Cedar Rapids Iowa Dwayne Fosseen Radcliffe Iowa aircraft static judged accordance AMA 512/514 rules fly award best multiengine bomber went Rick Michelena McAllen Texas B-25 multiengine military award went George Ware Wilson Louisiana Henschel 129B Tank Buster award best multiengine civilian craft went Tom Street Kingwood Texas beautiful Twin Beech D-18 chief judge B-17 static judging Doug Greer feels B- 17 models getting better year Big Bird Fly-In awesome have never seen beautiful models event could attend B- 17 gathering Texas missed great show Make plans attend event September 1993 wont regret odel Aviation B-i 7 models flyby Bomber Field else can see B-i 7 models flying formation Jim Bliss photo Its Saturday time high noon place flight line atRon Webbers Pitts model exact copy full-scale Bomber Field Clyde Brothers photoaircraft performed Bomber Field air show George Ware Wilson Louisiana Hensohel 129B Tank Tom Street Kingwood Texas new Beech D-18 Toms Buster model powered two Zenoah G-23 engines 48-lb model powered two Quadra 42 engines Dr Robert L Searfoss Mexico Missouri model theThis beautiful Albatros D-ll belongs Doug Morron Houston B-i7 flew during World War IITexas model powered Zenoah G-62 Rick Michelenas McAllen Texas scratch-built B-25 uses two Coma 51 engines won award best multiengine bomber P-Si s flew cover B-i 7 formation flyby included owned L-R Joe Pasztor Sr Sid Orsak Joe Pasztor Jr Sterling Ormsby George Barns BB Webers Houston Texas Avro Lancaster uses 0S power Weber responsible Bomber Fields development B-i7 models fly-in included owned L-R Brain DeGidts Dr Robert Searfoss BB Weber Dwayne Fosseen Wendell Maakestad Bill Stevens February 1993 17