Cactus Fly-In 2012

[bilwor]

Any news on what warbirds may be attending.
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[Brian Lockett]

Larry Perkins said that he will be flying F2G Race 57 to the Cactus Fly-in.

[bilwor]

Thanks Brian
bill

[Brian Lockett]

Larry Perkins has confirmed that he is bringing Race 57 to the Cactus Fly-in:

"I plan to fly Race 57 down and back Friday and Saturday. Robert may bring Race 74, too. I plan to depart Stellar and join Robert in the air if he goes. The Stellar runway is too short for landing Race 74 with no wing flaps."

[Brian Lockett]

The Cactus Fly-in was a serious blow-out.  90-degree crosswinds kept a lot of airplanes away. 


Race 57 showed up at about 10:00 in the company of the NA-50. 


Bob Odegaard did not bring Race 74. He showed up in Stang going on noon. 


Maid in the Shade was there, but not Sentimental Journey. 


There was a highly polished Beech 18 from Wasilla, Alaska that was also at the Copperstate Fly-in last year.

Larry Perkins will take Race 57 back to Stellar this afternoon.  He plans to return in the morning.  Bob Odegaard suggested that he might take Race 74 to Coolidge and then continue on to Casa Grande tomorrow if the winds are favorable,

[FelipeG]

121 is on display? If it is, I'm showing up regardless of the weather.

[Brian Lockett]

Consolidated P4Y-2 Privateer Tanker 121 is also on display.

[FelipeG]

I'm going.

[Chris Kennedy]

Rare P-51H landing. N49WB. Former racing plane. Used to belong to the notorious Whittington brothers.

[Chris Kennedy]

Super Corsair race number 57 taking off.

[Chris Kennedy]

Tricky winds today made for some interesting landings. This Howard came down hard and bounced a couple of times. You don't often see tire smoke from this type of airplane.

[Bubak]

[Joe Copalman]

Rare P-51H landing. N49WB. Former racing plane. Used to belong to the notorious Whittington brothers.

Wow!  Had I known this was there, I would have made a detour on my way home from Coolidge.  Almost looks like an intermediate airframe between a P-51 and a CA-15.

[Bubak]

[Brian Lockett]

Some of the action from today:

Goodyear F2G-1 Corsair N5588N Race 57 took off, made a pass over the field, and headed east.


Race 57 joined up with F2G-2 N5577N Race 74 and made a high pass over the airfield.


Bob Odegaard waved off the approach a few times.


Beech YT-34C Mentor NX190AC was formerly BuNo 140784.


Hans Lauridsen 's Beech C-45H Expeditor N6365T.


North American P-51H Mustang N49WB flew for the Army Air Force as 44-84415.


Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX replica N1940K


Spartan 7W Executive N17617 Precious Metal Race 38


A formation of eight Nanchangs, a Texan, two Mentors, and a Yak.


The homebuilt Whickam Model B N1343 was built in 1967. It's the only one.


North American B-25J Mitchell N125AZ Maid in the Shade.