Buzzed by a WW2 era aircraft.
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 11:54 am
It is a beautiful day here in Central New Hampshire. 83.2 degrees F, bright sun, not a cloud in the sky and very low humidity. A truly stellar day in a string of rainy crappy days for the last 2 months....OK...that is all with the weather report. 
Before it got too hot I decided to paint my Chevy Fire Truck wheels their final coat of OD, and also paint the Ben Hur Taillights, and the windshield frame for the Chevy.
My paint booth is one of these tarp type high structures that you can buy at Sam's Club and such. It works super to sand blast and paint in and is convenient. When not being used for cosmetic stuff it is the storage building for the WC-54 Ambulance.
I had moved the WC out last night and parked it in the middle of the yard not under any trees.
While spraying I heard a plane go over at about 1000 feet and could tell that it was a Radial Engine job. Private Planes flying over is a common occurance on their way in to the Regional Airport in Laconia NH....They are usually using IFR (you know...I follow Roads!).
About 60 seconds later this roar occurs as this same aircraft comes in on the deck right over the WC-54. By the time I got out to see it it was mostly gone by but I could tell that he was no more than 200 feet off the deck. He must have seen the 60 inch red cross on the top of the WC and came in for a look.
The plane was a low wing radial engine job. Since I did not have my enemy aircraft identification cards with me I was unable to tell what it was. I am guessing it was a Texan.
I am sure he will be back in the future. I have the digital camera by the back door....next time pictures!
My excitement for the day...ain't this a great hobby!!!!
Bill
Before it got too hot I decided to paint my Chevy Fire Truck wheels their final coat of OD, and also paint the Ben Hur Taillights, and the windshield frame for the Chevy.
My paint booth is one of these tarp type high structures that you can buy at Sam's Club and such. It works super to sand blast and paint in and is convenient. When not being used for cosmetic stuff it is the storage building for the WC-54 Ambulance.
I had moved the WC out last night and parked it in the middle of the yard not under any trees.
While spraying I heard a plane go over at about 1000 feet and could tell that it was a Radial Engine job. Private Planes flying over is a common occurance on their way in to the Regional Airport in Laconia NH....They are usually using IFR (you know...I follow Roads!).
About 60 seconds later this roar occurs as this same aircraft comes in on the deck right over the WC-54. By the time I got out to see it it was mostly gone by but I could tell that he was no more than 200 feet off the deck. He must have seen the 60 inch red cross on the top of the WC and came in for a look.
The plane was a low wing radial engine job. Since I did not have my enemy aircraft identification cards with me I was unable to tell what it was. I am guessing it was a Texan.
I am sure he will be back in the future. I have the digital camera by the back door....next time pictures!
My excitement for the day...ain't this a great hobby!!!!
Bill