Barry,
Me too! Please let us "non-car-club-members" know if your club is going
there, and if we can tag along.
Sumner Weisman
62 TR-3B
W1VIV
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 17:51:47 -0400
From: "Brian Sanborn" <sanborn@net1plus.com>
Subject: Re: Warbirds
Barry,
This is great. My other hobby is 1/4 scale RC model airplanes. I'm an
aviation nut. I would love this.... going to the airplane museum in my
TR4.
When and where???
Brian Sanborn
62 TR4 CT16260L - Groton, MA
sanborn@net1plus.com
- -----Original Message-----
From: Bwfox@aol.com <Bwfox@aol.com>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, August 14, 1998 7:05 AM
Subject: Warbirds
>
>Fellow Warbird Types:
>Those of us fortunate enough to live in north cental MA and members of
>local sports car clubs have been invited to tour the Collings Foundation
>in Stow, MA. Mr Collings has two passions: antique/classic cars and
>historic aircraft. The cars are way too numerous to mention and include
>all the usual suspects, but it is the aircraft collection that shines
>here. There is a B-17 and B-25 (both flown regularly at air shows),
>a T-6 trainer, a huge carrier based torpedo bomber (TBD or TBF?), a
>Stearman biplane (PT-?), a WWII Fieschler Stork, a Curtis biplane,P80 jet
&
>Bleriot monoplane. With the exception of the B-17 and B-25, all of the
>other aircraft live in a huge hanger on his property. Probably the
largest
>(in terms of floor space and height-4 stories) privately owned building
>I have seen in someones back yard. Oh and BTW, he also has his own runway
>on his property. The aircraft were all trucked in, restored on site and
>flown out of his back yard. "Honey, what say we take the B-17 for a spin,
>go to the Fitchburg airport for breakfast, maybe?" Like I do with my TR
>on Sat mornings, but with a bit more flair.
>
>Cheers,
>Barry W. Fox 65 TR4A CT51681L
>W1HFN
|