October 2016
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Day 1 Saturday, Oct. 8 Arrival into Seletar (WSSL) Flight Time from Surabaya (WARR) is about 5 hr 50 min, Cruise Altitude 8,500 feet, IAS 140 kts. |
Welcome to Singapore! This mission to fly Buzz Buggy to the Flying Tiger Heritage Park and Museum in Guilin, China is to honour the those men who served to bring victory and peace, and to the friendships between nations today that are charged with keeping the peace. |
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Taxying into Bay C6 | |
The welcoming party | |
Buzz Buggy being repositioned to the Jet Aviation Facility | |
Tom Claytor being interviewed by a local newspaper reporter | |
The Flight Crew with members of the RSFC | |
The Flight Crew
from L to R: Larry Jobe
Due to the 7 week AOG, Pilot Dale Mueller had to leave the team and return to regular programming |
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C47 Registration VH-XUX | |
This is the port Engine that caught fire 90 minutes after departing Bali
(WADD)
"How many days does it take to change a C47 engine?"
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The Flight Deck
Ask Alan about the Cabin Environment Control |
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Day 2 Sunday, Oct 9 "We gotta to fix the engine" |
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Barry, Tom and Bob. | |
Flight Engineer Barry Arlow getting the engine ready for a low power Ground Run in the afternoon | |
Flight Engineer Mick O'Grady working on the Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Twin Wasp
At 1730 hrs, no joy with the magnetos. |
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At Dinner somewhere Downtown Singapore
Aw, Tom and Alan
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Day 3 Monday, Oct. 10
1720 hrs:
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Day 4 Tuesday, Oct. 11 This Magneto Selector Switch is probably older than many of us
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Barry with Darryl checking the Left Engine Magneto wiring
"When you select Left, Right is grounded...Right? |
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Mick putting a panel back in place. He keeps the screws in his mouth
1900 hrs: |
Day 5 Wednesday, Oct. 12 1700 hrs: |
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1800 hrs: Tom and Bob discussing departure options with Seletar Tower Air Traffic Controllers |
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1830 hrs |
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Day 6 Thursday, Oct. 13 Day of Departure 0540 hrs: |
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Pilots Bob and Alan will be flying this leg to U-Taphao (VTBU) |
Looking Good and almost ready to go | |
Briefing in progress | |
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0625 hrs: "Pushback...or Pullback...or towback onto Whiskey-Alpha, face South" |
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0648 hrs: Airborne |
"VH-XUX, contact Singapore Approach 120.3 G'Day! | |
We are glad you came - A piece of Aviation History passing through Singapore |
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Flying Tiger Historical Organisation