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    Bombers at Reno? Name the year and the players including race number...
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  • #2
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    1985 I'm guessing from your watermark
    Bob Guilford in "Blue Max" #93
    Alan Preston or Bruce Lockwood up high in "Old Deadeye" #12
    Jimmy McMillan in the Skyraider #404

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    • #3
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      Damn! I thought I posted the one without the date.

      It would have been Bruce in the night fighter Corsair, I think.

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      • #4
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        Originally posted by wingman View Post
        Damn! I thought I posted the one without the date.

        It would have been Bruce in the night fighter Corsair, I think.
        I'm sure that's right, I have no idea what specific race that is and didn't he and Alan switch off on the flying duties that year?

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        • #5
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          I don't remember if Alan actually raced it or not. I just remember Bruce in it, though I know they both flew it in qualifying. Brad probably knows. I have no idea either what race that might have been -- the slide is not labelled as to day or race.

          I wonder if Guilford holds the record for the most last place finishes at Reno?

          Neal

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          • #6
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            Love seeing that pic of the Spad on the course, I do so love the A-1 i always wondered if one had been on the course racing and now i know the answer
            race fan, photographer with more cameras than a camera store

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            • #7
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              Well then Kiwi, these are for you...









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              • #8
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                Originally posted by CJAM427 View Post
                1985 I'm guessing from your watermark
                Bob Guilford in "Blue Max" #93
                Alan Preston or Bruce Lockwood up high in "Old Deadeye" #12
                Jimmy McMillan in the Skyraider #404
                Searching some papers,
                Alan Preston did raced Reno 1985, with F4U-5NL Corsair #12
                It´s seem to be Bronze 1985-09-15, and he took the 6th place, at 314.878.
                Jim McMillan 7th.
                Bob Guilford , place 9.
                Not from my memory.

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                • #9
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                  The first pic looks to be no later than Thursday as there's nobody on the fence. The others have a definite qualifying look to them.

                  Being that it's a Wingman quiz though, I'm sure I'm wrong.
                  You'll get your chance, smart guy!

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                  • #10
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                    Good eye. I think that shot of 404 against the hills is a Race shot -- the rest would have been during qualifying and practice.

                    Speaking of bombers on the Race Course:


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                    • #11
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                      I'd love to see another Spad rounding the pylons. Very cool pics, thanks for posting.

                      Will

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                      • #12
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                        Ahh, "The World's fastest Skyraider".

                        I have video from 1985 of the B-26 passing Guilford at the home pylon, with the bomb bay doors open!
                        Video of the Putman cartwheel and Skips little "upset" behind the Bear during quali's.
                        Also of a Sea Fury (can't remember who right now) getting almost upside down on pylon 1. Was quite an exiting year.
                        Leo Smiley - Graphics and Fine Arts
                        airplanenutleo@gmail.com
                        thetreasuredpeacock.etsy.com

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                        • #13
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                          Originally posted by wingman View Post

                          Speaking of bombers on the Race Course:


                          Neal,
                          On the subject of bombers on the course, do you happen to have any shots of Fifi and Diamond Lil doing their demo run, I think it was in 1998? That was one of my early years at Reno, and I unfortunately didn't bring my camera that year...
                          Mark Johnson
                          Strega Fan since 1997

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                          • #14
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                            No, I missed that entirely. I was in the back seat of Wayne Handley's "Raven" aerobatic plane over Pyramid Lake doing an air to air shoot. Actually I kind of remember that something was running up as Wayne was strapping me in and briefing me on intercom and emergency egress and such, but I was so pumped and worried and excited that I hardly noticed anything else on the field at that point.

                            I sure heard about the bomber flight afterwards though.

                            Neal
                            Last edited by wingman; 05-26-2016, 03:23 PM.

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                            • #15
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                              For those of us that had already returned to the campground to relax and "imbibe", by the time we realized it was happening, it was over...
                              Leo Smiley - Graphics and Fine Arts
                              airplanenutleo@gmail.com
                              thetreasuredpeacock.etsy.com

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