http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/-t1.htm Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:17:13 GMT 10 http://i71.servimg.com/u/f71/13/41/22/69/forumh11.jpg http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/-t1.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/liaison-aircraft-carried-in-a-glider-t103.htm Glider Rider Hello, I came across this forum when searching for info on whether a glider was ever used to carry a spotter aircraft. It seems a bit far fetched to me, but since I read this, written by an Operation Dragoon pilot, I would like to know more: http://www.thedropzone.org/europe/Southern%20France/goldbranson.html "....Clear of the Waco the operator climbed aboard the moving caterpillar anxious to complete his task before the arrival of any opposition. Similarly the passenger-pilot in ... General Discussion Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:17:13 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/liaison-aircraft-carried-in-a-glider-t103.htm#404 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/liaison-aircraft-carried-in-a-glider-t103.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/insignia-research-t102.htm Bob Watkins I'm currently doing research into the WWII history of the 25th Liaison Squadron and have run into what appears to be a not uncommon situation during the war. In spite of the fact that this outfit had its own approved insignia (18 Jan 43), I have come across numerous photos depicting a different design bearing the inscription 'Guinea Short Lines' and featuring the full side profile of a jumping Kangaroo. I was hoping someone on this Forum might be able to provide some insight ... General Discussion Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:12:56 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/insignia-research-t102.htm#403 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/insignia-research-t102.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/l-5-and-other-als-stuff-on-static-display-at-randolph-afb-t101.htm RyanShort1 This weekend we took three of the ALS aircraft to Randolph AFB for the annual San Antonio military airshow. Here are a few shots of our formation flight over: Headed down... One more turn on the way down... Coming off of an S-turn for spacing before lining up to land. Ryan General Discussion Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:45:03 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/l-5-and-other-als-stuff-on-static-display-at-randolph-afb-t101.htm#397 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/l-5-and-other-als-stuff-on-static-display-at-randolph-afb-t101.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/quotes-for-museum-display-use-t100.htm RyanShort1
Ryan]]> General Discussion Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:06:34 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/quotes-for-museum-display-use-t100.htm#395 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/quotes-for-museum-display-use-t100.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/sentinel-club-has-a-new-forum-t99.htm RyanShort1 http://sentinelclub.org/blog/

Ryan]]> General Discussion Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:31:59 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/sentinel-club-has-a-new-forum-t99.htm#394 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/sentinel-club-has-a-new-forum-t99.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/14th-liaison-squadron-t30.htm sentinelpilot I am interested in anything that comes from the 14th Liaison Squadron. I am looking for photos, members families, memorabilia connected with the squadron. The 14th LS was 9th Air Force and attached to Patton's Third Army. The squadron went ashore in France July 7th 1944, and served through the end of the war flying thousands of hours in Stinson L-5's. Thanks to Ryan for putting up this board. General Discussion Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:32:18 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/14th-liaison-squadron-t30.htm#106 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/14th-liaison-squadron-t30.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/repairing-scratches-in-plexiglass-t91.htm paul smith Hey there, I was replacing some phillips screws with slotted on my L-4 and as I was tightening down one of the last ones, the screwdriver slipped and put a nice 6" gash right down the middle of the center window of my upper door. I didn't want to spend the money on an aviation repair kit, so I tried an auto parts store. There were several to choose from, and I went for the cheapest. Turtle Wax has one for about $8. They're meant to repair yellowed or scratched headlight lenses. ... General Discussion Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:41:57 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/repairing-scratches-in-plexiglass-t91.htm#373 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/repairing-scratches-in-plexiglass-t91.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/first-aid-kit-t83.htm Ron Bruce Greetings, I am a new member and this is my first post here. I have been trying to find info on the type of first aid kits that would have been mounted/carried in L-Birds during WWII. I would assume it would be the standard "Kit, First Aid Aeronautic". The only reference I have found so far has been to a pocket sewn into the upholstry of one of the seat cushions in the L-4 for the "First Aid Kit". Was there a different kit designed for the Grasshoppers or did they also ... General Discussion Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:37:49 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/first-aid-kit-t83.htm#321 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/first-aid-kit-t83.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/website-content-t88.htm RyanShort1 www.lbirds.com?

Ryan]]> General Discussion Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:37:33 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/website-content-t88.htm#355 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/website-content-t88.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/forum-member-and-l-5-owner-makes-eaa-airventure-front-page-t86.htm RyanShort1 http://www.airventure.org/news/2009/090728_l5.html for a neat review of one of our own!

Ryan]]> General Discussion Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:06:49 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/forum-member-and-l-5-owner-makes-eaa-airventure-front-page-t86.htm#343 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/forum-member-and-l-5-owner-makes-eaa-airventure-front-page-t86.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/button-lock-control-cables-t84.htm Marty I am trying to locate a company that can repair or re-construct my existing button-lock control cables for a Stinson L-5E project. The outer casings of both cables are cracked in several places which causes the cable to kink when rounding corners which in turn tends to stiffen the push-pull movement of the cable. I have contacted several companies and the overall conclusion seems to be that they are not repairable or it would not be economically feasible to repair them. Has anyone else ever ... General Discussion Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:50:28 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/button-lock-control-cables-t84.htm#333 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/button-lock-control-cables-t84.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/war-bug-question-t82.htm BlueSkyL-4 Most everyone has seen the Fort Sill style grasshopper patch, and the "mosquito" patch from the T-6 guys in Korea. What other "War Bugs" (as the guys that like to buy lots of gas for an hour of flying call us) and associated patches were there? I saw a Disney designed patch for the Aeronca L birds before, but don't think I have a copy of it. Think the grasshopper on that one was looking through binoculars. I know it's a bit of a reach to include the 6's but the name ... General Discussion Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:09:14 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/war-bug-question-t82.htm#318 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/war-bug-question-t82.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/hello-everyone-t38.htm TexasNick Hey guys, Nice to see an L-bird forum. I grew up on a cropdusting strip near Harlingen, Tx and we had all kinds of lbirds there, including an L-18 (it doubled as a museum). At the time, I didn't really care for those "little planes"--like most kids, I was glazing over the bigger airplanes like the T-6 that the agpilot flew for fun. I was getting ready to get some formal flight training in an L-4 from the agpilot when I heard the next morning that he suffered a heart attack and died. ... General Discussion Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:32:00 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/hello-everyone-t38.htm#148 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/hello-everyone-t38.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/radio-weight-in-l-4-t45.htm TexasNick
Oh yea, I soloed today too:) Now half way there...getting expensive:(]]> General Discussion Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:53:13 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/radio-weight-in-l-4-t45.htm#180 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/radio-weight-in-l-4-t45.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/liaison-pilot-training-sites-t55.htm RyanShort1
Ryan]]> General Discussion Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:30:35 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/liaison-pilot-training-sites-t55.htm#214 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/liaison-pilot-training-sites-t55.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/silent-wings-t71.htm BlueSkyL-4 Slaton TX (30 miles from LBB) is having an air show on Saturday the 6th.]]> General Discussion Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:40:12 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/silent-wings-t71.htm#266 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/silent-wings-t71.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/memorial-day-ceremonies-t69.htm BlueSkyL-4 Low level was a L-2 freshly restored after 40 years in storage, L-4J, and L-5.
High level was 2 T-34s.
Thanks



]]> General Discussion Tue, 26 May 2009 23:14:12 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/memorial-day-ceremonies-t69.htm#261 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/memorial-day-ceremonies-t69.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/west-coast-fly-in-t65.htm Sentinel I'm looking to see if there are any west cost L-bird people on here and if they would be up for a Fly in in Palm Springs CA maybe late fall? Let me know what you all think. General Discussion Sun, 10 May 2009 00:25:32 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/west-coast-fly-in-t65.htm#238 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/west-coast-fly-in-t65.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/l-bird-flickr-group-t22.htm The Col.
Just want to let you know about the Flickr group that I'm the admin for.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/lbirds/

So if you are on Flickr come by and join and lets see some photos

Hey Ryan is their a way to make a link back to the Flickr Group.]]> General Discussion Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:25:04 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/l-bird-flickr-group-t22.htm#61 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/l-bird-flickr-group-t22.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/2tx0-buesky-intergalactic-fly-in-april-25-2009-t58.htm BlueSkyL-4 I'm not as handy as Ryan on the computer (or communication skills), but here is a short update. We had a good turnout considering winds at 20 (forcast at 30). We had a freshly restored L-2, an L-4, L-5, PT-27, BT-13, T-34s, many antiques, homebuilts, and general flyers. EAA chapter fed about 340 folks breakfast. Lots of nice flybys, flour bombing and spot landing contest, and lots of interested folks. Attendies of interest included several local veterans; a B-29 navigator who was shot down ... General Discussion Sun, 03 May 2009 03:27:38 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/2tx0-buesky-intergalactic-fly-in-april-25-2009-t58.htm#218 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/2tx0-buesky-intergalactic-fly-in-april-25-2009-t58.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/als-bluebonnet-picnic-report-t57.htm RyanShort1 Well, I've just about recovered from the weekend's activities. The Bluebonnet Picnic occurred pretty much as planned on Saturday and I thought I'd post a report here. This'll give you just a small taste of what it's like to put on a SMALL event. I sometimes shudder when I think of trying to put something like Wings Over Houston on and have it all work out without a major glitch. First, I'm going to backtrack to Wednesday. On Wednesday evening my folks hosted (for dinner) a fellow ... General Discussion Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:02:21 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/als-bluebonnet-picnic-report-t57.htm#217 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/als-bluebonnet-picnic-report-t57.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/message-pickup-t36.htm RyanShort1 Here are a couple of shots (not all) from my research on message pickups. Have any of you guys ever seen one of these devices? If you have one, or know where I could find one, I would be much obliged. I don't know what the technical name for it is, don't know the manufacturer, etc... but would certainly like to have one so that we can do demonstrations of this: Ryan General Discussion Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:59:09 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/message-pickup-t36.htm#137 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/message-pickup-t36.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/als-flyover-poteet-texas-april-4-2009-t50.htm RyanShort1 Yesterday while in flight I saw the CAF B-24 'Ole 927 on it's way to Victoria - but didn't get a picture. Today, I was flying the Stinson L-5 and saw several other L-birds in the air - in deliberate close proximity. We were asked to fly-over the opening ceremonies at the Poteet, Texas Strawberry Festival. We put up a three-ship formation and I was flying trail, as I am not fully formation qualified yet. I did get to do a little formation practice on the way back to the field. 'Twas a nice day. ... General Discussion Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:18:54 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/als-flyover-poteet-texas-april-4-2009-t50.htm#199 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/als-flyover-poteet-texas-april-4-2009-t50.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/159th-liaison-squadron-t44.htm RyanShort1
Ryan]]> General Discussion Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:50:51 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/159th-liaison-squadron-t44.htm#179 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/159th-liaison-squadron-t44.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/another-mto-question-t40.htm BlueSkyL-4 We own an L-4J and are also looking for some additional information on the plane. The Army Air Corps number is 45-4594, so the buzz number should have shown as 54594. Based on information from Maxwell AFB; The plane was accepted Feb 1945. About 23 March it left Norfolk VA for OHAM, which I understand was Bari italy. It arrived in Italy early April (2nd or 9th of the month). It was returned to the US via Newark on 9-24-45, from there to WRAD by rail, then flown to Ft Sill arriving on 20 Dec ... General Discussion Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:38:06 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/another-mto-question-t40.htm#160 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/another-mto-question-t40.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/mto-question-t37.htm freddyK After some correspondence with fourm member Ken Wakefield, ( Thanks again Ken ! ) he noted that My L-4 had been shipped to Pomigliano Italy. Doing a bit of research on my own it appears that 121st liaison squardron and the 72nd liaison squadrons either passed through or were stationed there. While I know it is a long shot, I am still seeking any possible activity of my L-4 in that area. The Buzz number is 480058 Assigned on Aug 23, 1944... Ken seemed to think it went to 7th Army, but is not ... General Discussion Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:51:07 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/mto-question-t37.htm#146 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/mto-question-t37.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/website-content-t39.htm RyanShort1 www.lbirds.com website development. I am curious to what kind of information the forum members would like to see included.
I would especially like input on how you think the aircraft pages should be formated? Lots of text and data? More pictures? Three-views? Old technical manual information?

Ryan]]> General Discussion Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:42:36 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/website-content-t39.htm#152 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/website-content-t39.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/need-info-on-an-l-5-in-austria-germany-t21.htm Sentinel
D-EONH



]]> General Discussion Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:45:22 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/need-info-on-an-l-5-in-austria-germany-t21.htm#57 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/need-info-on-an-l-5-in-austria-germany-t21.htm http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/happy-new-year-2009-t9.htm JANSSONNE ]]> General Discussion Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:55:10 GMT http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/happy-new-year-2009-t9.htm#11 http://lbirds.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f9/happy-new-year-2009-t9.htm