Today in little ole' Midlothian, TX (56k warning)

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Today in little ole' Midlothian, TX (56k warning)

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Took a trip today down to Midlothian, TX (about 20 miles SSW of Lancaster and 40 miles S of Dallas), for a Pancake Breakfast fly-in that is held annually. This year there weren't any British aircraft (which have appeared in the past) but several vintage aircraft, incluing the one I was flying the support aircraft for did show up.

A few select photos -

Antonov AN-2 "Colt"
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Douglas C-47B "Skytrain"
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Piper Cub "Special" (this aircraft is built from Cub parts as new)
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The Stinson L-5 "Sentinel"
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"Artsy" shot of the L-5
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Cessna O-1 "Birddog"
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Stinson "Gull Wing" Reliant (model was used by British as Nav trainer and liason aircraft during WW II)
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Boeing Stearman
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North American T-28 "Trojan"
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Also at the fly-in was one of the Augusta A109E Power II's from DFW's primary Medivac service, CareFlite
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I put them up mainly because they are vintage and most were operated by the Brits during one time or another.
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Some great classic aircraft there. Well, apart from the helicopter at the end...thats not old enough to be classic yet. :smile:

Actually, thinking about it... other than the Bell 47 and the Huey, are there any helicopters that can be considered classic ?
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The HH-3, CH-34, CH-43, among others can be considered classic as all served during Korea and Vietnam and were all retired from frontline service by 1980 although they did have unnaturally long lives considering some of their contemporaries. :smile:
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When I first started scrolling down the page, I thought 'Those clouds look real' :roll: :lol:

Nice shots Chris. Love the Trojan :wink:

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:lol: :lol: :lol:

Got exactly the same thought Dave ;-)

Great shots Chris
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Nice shots Chris... :smile:

'Midlothian TX'.....interesting concept.. :think: :lol:

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What's so interesting about the city's name? :k:
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