October 11, 2024 - Cape May with Ken
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Some old Navy friends were in town and staying with us. The girls were going shopping so Ken and I headed to the airport. Destination: Cape May for breakfast.
On the ground at Cape May was this fancy red gyrocoptor.
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Stylin!
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| A RV-9A sports classic Vans Aircraft Company livery. |
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A RV-10 came in right after us. We talked with the pilot and he let me take a bunch of interior shots which was perfect since he used the same Aerosport interior kit that Rich-Nhu-An's RV-10 has.
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| After the always delicious breakfast at the Flight Deck Diner, Ken and I headed over to the museum. Here Ken stands in front of the Navy's great fighter for 30 years or so: the F-14 Tomcat. Ken knows a thing or two about Navy jets, having been an A-6 BN, commanding an EA-6B squadron and being the Air Boss on an aircraft carrier. |
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| An old World War II TBM Avenger, having been converted to fire fighting. |
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| Inside the museum, we checked out this F6F Hellcat. The last time I was here a couple of years ago they were restoring it. Looking good! |
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| Looking down on a MiG-15. |
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People were setting up tables for a wedding reception in the museum.
This airport used to be Naval Air Station Wildwood during World War II. Navy dive bomber pilots trained here.
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| A two-seater F-16 at left. |
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| NAS Wildwood back during World War Two. Both big hangars still stand, plus the control tower building where the Flight Deck Diner is now. |
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| The ramp is filled with planes. |
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| Back at Essex Skypark, Ken and I spent the rest of the day working on the RV-10. Ken started out in the Navy as an Aviation Structural Mechanic; he know's what he's doing. The two of us got quite a bit done today and three days later. |
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