---------------------------------------------------------- Beech-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 02/15/03: 10 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:25 AM - V35A (Andrew & Bridget Watson) 2. 07:49 AM - Re: V35A (Gary Strong) 3. 08:04 AM - Re: V35A (BobsV35B@aol.com) 4. 10:20 AM - Re: V35A (Andrew & Bridget Watson) 5. 01:27 PM - Beech Staggerwing ZS-PWD (Andrew & Bridget Watson) 6. 01:50 PM - Re: Beech Staggerwing ZS-PWD (BobsV35B@aol.com) 7. 02:29 PM - V35A w/ machine guns mounted (Gary Strong) 8. 02:48 PM - Re: V35A w/ machine guns mounted (Frank Stutzman) 9. 04:52 PM - Re: V35A w/ machine guns mounted (Andrew & Bridget Watson) 10. 05:25 PM - Photo Share (Bruce Bell) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:25:02 AM PST US From: Andrew & Bridget Watson Subject: Beech-List: V35A --> Beech-List message posted by: Andrew & Bridget Watson Hi everybody I'm new to this list. Has anybody heard of a V35A that was armed with twin Browning machine guns that was used in the Rhodesian Bush War? Regards, Andrew. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:49:19 AM PST US From: "Gary Strong" Subject: RE: Beech-List: V35A --> Beech-List message posted by: "Gary Strong" Not heard of this, but anything's possible. Is this your bird? Gary S. V35B ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:04:17 AM PST US From: BobsV35B@aol.com Subject: Re: Beech-List: V35A --> Beech-List message posted by: BobsV35B@aol.com In a message dated 2/15/03 9:49:41 AM Central Standard Time, gstrong@att.net writes: > --> Beech-List message posted by: "Gary Strong" > > Not heard of this, but anything's possible. Is this your bird? > > Gary S. > V35B > Good Morning Gary S., I have to admit that you have piqued my curiosity. Could you let the rest of us know what you are referring to? Happy Skies, Old Bob AKA Bob Siegfried Ancient Aviator ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 10:20:11 AM PST US From: Andrew & Bridget Watson Subject: Re: Beech-List: V35A --> Beech-List message posted by: Andrew & Bridget Watson No, it was my Dad's. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Strong" Subject: RE: Beech-List: V35A > --> Beech-List message posted by: "Gary Strong" > > Not heard of this, but anything's possible. Is this your bird? > > Gary S. > V35B > > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 01:27:02 PM PST US From: Andrew & Bridget Watson Subject: Beech-List: Beech Staggerwing ZS-PWD --> Beech-List message posted by: Andrew & Bridget Watson Hi Are there any Staggerwing enthusiasts out there? I'm trying to find out what happened to a Staggerwing that was restored by Peter Dahl in South Africa - it was sold to somebody in the US in the mid 1980's. The Staggerwing used to be ZS-PWD and apparently was owned at some stage by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. Anybody know anything about this old lady? Regards Andrew ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 01:50:45 PM PST US From: BobsV35B@aol.com Subject: Re: Beech-List: Beech Staggerwing ZS-PWD --> Beech-List message posted by: BobsV35B@aol.com In a message dated 2/15/03 3:27:43 PM Central Standard Time, andrew.bridget@shaw.ca writes: > Anybody know anything about this old lady? > > Regards, > Andrew > Good Afternoon Andrew, I am not familiar with that particular airplane, but the Staggerwing Museum in Tullahoma, Tennessee, has a very good list of almost all of the currently flying, stored and many of the destroyed airplanes. May I suggest that you contact them at: http://www.staggerwing.com/ If you are ever able to stop by the Museum, I am sure you will find it well worth the trip. They hold a large flyin and convention every year in October. Check it out on their website. Happy Skies, Old Bob ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 02:29:07 PM PST US From: "Gary Strong" Subject: Beech-List: V35A w/ machine guns mounted --> Beech-List message posted by: "Gary Strong" Bob, I was referring to the note posted by another person looking for info on a V35A w/ machine guns mounted in the wings. He replied that it was his father's aircraft. Gary ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 02:48:15 PM PST US From: Frank Stutzman Subject: Re: Beech-List: V35A w/ machine guns mounted --> Beech-List message posted by: Frank Stutzman On Sat, 15 Feb 2003, Gary Strong wrote: > --> Beech-List message posted by: "Gary Strong" > > I was referring to the note posted by another person looking for info on > a V35A w/ machine guns mounted in the wings. He replied that it was his > father's aircraft. There is a note in Larry Ball's "Incomparable Bonanzas" about a model D33 which was modified S35. It had a straight tail, hardpoints and other changes. The Air Force was evaluating it as a light strike aircraft. "Air Force pilots flew this Bonanza with 250-pound napalm bombs, 2.75-inch folding find unguided rockets, 7.62 mm six-barrel machine guns, bomblet dispensers, 272-pound general purpose bombs and other ordnance." The picture show a plane with a tail number of N5847K. One of the N number databases I checked has no such listing. This was in '65. No mention what ever happend to the plane. There also was a model PD249 which was supposed to be a improved version of the D33. And then there was also the various "Pave Eagle" planes, but thats getting pretty distant to what would normally be considered a Bonanza. Frank Stutzman Bonanza N494B "Hula Girl" Hood River, OR ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 04:52:26 PM PST US From: Andrew & Bridget Watson Subject: Re: Beech-List: V35A w/ machine guns mounted --> Beech-List message posted by: Andrew & Bridget Watson I have a photo of it - is there a website where it can be posted? Regards, Andrew. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Stutzman" Subject: Re: Beech-List: V35A w/ machine guns mounted > --> Beech-List message posted by: Frank Stutzman > > On Sat, 15 Feb 2003, Gary Strong wrote: > > > --> Beech-List message posted by: "Gary Strong" > > > > I was referring to the note posted by another person looking for info on > > a V35A w/ machine guns mounted in the wings. He replied that it was his > > father's aircraft. > > There is a note in Larry Ball's "Incomparable Bonanzas" about a model D33 > which was modified S35. It had a straight tail, hardpoints and other > changes. The Air Force was evaluating it as a light strike aircraft. > "Air Force pilots flew this Bonanza with 250-pound napalm bombs, 2.75-inch > folding find unguided rockets, 7.62 mm six-barrel machine guns, bomblet > dispensers, 272-pound general purpose bombs and other ordnance." The > picture show a plane with a tail number of N5847K. One of the N number > databases I checked has no such listing. > > This was in '65. No mention what ever happend to the plane. > > There also was a model PD249 which was supposed to be a improved version > of the D33. And then there was also the various "Pave Eagle" planes, but > thats getting pretty distant to what would normally be considered a > Bonanza. > > Frank Stutzman > Bonanza N494B "Hula Girl" > Hood River, OR > > ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 05:25:45 PM PST US From: "Bruce Bell" Subject: Beech-List: Photo Share --> Beech-List message posted by: "Bruce Bell" Check bottom of page for Photo Share