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Event: Georgetown Air Show
Date: 4-6 May 01
Location: Georgetown, Texas
Description: Yet another GTU (Georgetown Air Show) in the books!  This year our club provided many vehicles and had a great turnout for membership attendance.  As usual, I had my 1953 M38A1 and M416 trailer along with my 1939 Colson bicycle painted in OD 34087 WWI paint.  I wore my WWII mechanics coveralls and cap.

The group was divided into two sections this year.  The WWII vehicles and equipment were setup on the inside of the taxi way where everyone was last year.  It was a VERY impressive display complete with GP's, vehicles, German encampments/vehicles and everyone dressed in period correct uniform.  It was the largest collection of WWII items Central Texas has seen to date!   The post-war vehicles were placed in the crowd area behind food vendors at the bus stop.  NOT a very good place this year and there will be some serious discussion as to placement for next year.  There are pros and cons of placement in a totally secure area or in the spectator area many of which will be discussed at our next meeting.

Most of the club arrived on Friday and setup in the clouds and rain.  The Friday evening events were not as good as in the past, especially the "wall of fire" which was more of a dud due to the rains.  Saturday's crowds were thin with a low deck for the show.  The impressive items included the F16 and F18 displays.  Only one B17 was present along with a single B25 and one A26.  The trainers were in force but the large hardware wasn't.  Then the rains started and the crowd thinned.

Sunday was quite different from the previous day regarding the weather.  Light mist gave way to sunshine which made the show more fun for most.  We were surprised at the number of people who leave the show after the TORA TORA TORA show.  The WWII guys put on a fantastic reenactment and a B2 bomber did four five passes over the show.  Just how a wing only flies was the discussion of the day!

As the show neared closing, the post-war guys starting packing up and headed out.  The WWII encampment waited until the conclusion of the show before the packed up and headed home.  Overall, the show had fewer large planes as in past years and the spectator numbers appeared lower.  Sorry about the picture quality.  However with the threatening skies all weekend long, there were some strange green hues in the atmosphere...

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01gtwn01.jpg (126763 bytes) Here's the poster for this years show.  Nobody can figure out why they used a German bomber for the center plane...
01gtu01.JPG (19250 bytes) My M38A1/M416 combination in front of a T28 Trainer...
01gtu02.JPG (16208 bytes) Another shot of my jeep and trailer in front of a '50's era Ercoupe...
01gtu03.JPG (24305 bytes) My jeep prior to the start of the show.  This year I decided that nobody was climbing on it!
01gtu04.JPG (20760 bytes) Another very nice M38A1 owned by a fellow club member Lewis.  In "As Released" condition.
01gtu05.JPG (24364 bytes) Fellow club member Glen's '48 CJ2A done to reflect an MB...
01gtu06.JPG (37469 bytes) Danny's '70 M151A2 display...
01gtu07.JPG (22057 bytes) JH's '77 M35A2 deuce wrecker...
01gtu08.JPG (29005 bytes) ...and his M1008 truck...
01gtu09.JPG (21732 bytes) Barry's encampment...
01gtu10.JPG (19679 bytes) Jim's halftrack...
01gtu11.JPG (20289 bytes) and John's '45MB with Glen present in the photo...
01gtu12.jpg (114592 bytes) Now for the fun stuff...  Here's what it takes to get these magnificent pieces of history to and from events...
01gtu13.jpg (119225 bytes) ...and another shot.

   

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