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Title: '73 Nats Pictures
Post by: Jim Pollock on December 08, 2009, 09:08:41 PM

Does anyone have pictures from the 1973 Nats, particularly the Aerobatic Senior Competitors with their airplanes.
What I am looking for specifically is a picture of Mike Thompson's 1973 Nats Airplane.  The Airplane was a Silhavy large Gypsy.  Base color was sliver and it was trimmed with Miami Blue and Fokker Red.  Those are the colors we chose to paint our airplanes back in '72, except any base color could be used.

Thanks in advance...

Jim Pollock

Title: Re: '73 Nats Pictures
Post by: Shultzie on December 08, 2009, 09:29:25 PM

Quote from: Jim Pollock on December 08, 2009, 09:08:41 PM

Does anyone have pictures from the 1973 Nats, particularly the Aerobatic Senior Competitors with their airplanes.
What I am looking for specifically is a picture of Mike Thompson's 1973 Nats Airplane.  The Airplane was a Silhavy large Gypsy.  Base color was sliver and it was trimmed with Miami Blue and Fokker Red.  Those are the colors we chose to paint our airplanes back in '72, except any base color could be used.

Thanks in advance...

Jim Pollock

Hey James...
At the top of our forum section... Type MIKE THOMPSON into the search engine. I have seen a few shots of that 73 airplane on stunt hanger somewhere, huh?

Title: Re: '73 Nats Pictures
Post by: Jim Pollock on December 10, 2009, 06:02:56 PM

Shultzie,

Did that nothing there, Dennis, does you Dad have some from '73 - how about yourself?

Jim Pollock   H^^

Title: Re: '73 Nats Pictures
Post by: Shultzie on December 10, 2009, 07:42:24 PM

Quote from: Jim Pollock on December 10, 2009, 06:02:56 PM

Shultzie,

Did that nothing there, Dennis, does you Dad have some from '73 - how about yourself?

Jim Pollock   H^^

Let me dig through my collection of 73 slides... also?????(check with Bob Hunt and Les McDonald and even Al Rabe had a good collection...(he sent me a few from the 73 nats)

Title: Re: '73 Nats Pictures
Post by: Dennis Adamisin on December 10, 2009, 08:24:50 PM

I am not sure Mike attended the 73 NATs, I think he flew the Gypsy like you describe in '72.  Also he and I were both been OPEN class in '73.

Not sure if Dad has any pix or not.

Title: Re: '73 Nats Pictures
Post by: Jim Pollock on December 15, 2009, 09:23:50 PM

Hi Dennis,

I sure hope your Dad may have some pictures from '73.  Mike flew a Gieske Nobler in '72, he flew the Gypsy in '73. Mike graduated from HS that year and his parents bought him a nice '73 GMC pickup for a Graduation present.
I remember them loading up their old reliable Suburban with that plane strapped to a piece of plywood in the back.
They used to travel during night hours and did their hotel stays during daylight hours.  Of course, I thought that was a bit strange, but they liked traveling that way.  I'm not exactly sure, but Mike might still have been a senior, I think his birthday could have been sometime after July.

Jim Pollock   H^^

Title: Re: '73 Nats Pictures
Post by: Garf on December 15, 2009, 09:59:19 PM

I believe I have some, but they are in my dead computer. I may recover them later.

Title: Re: '73 Nats Pictures
Post by: Jim Pollock on December 19, 2009, 11:13:05 AM

Also calling MD Gretz - -

Do you have any '73 Nats pictures anywhere?  Help.....

Jim Pollock   ???