A Sad Tale and Some Laughs

One sad occurrence at Air Venture this year was damage sustained by the Martin Mars Water Bomber during an emergency water landing made because of a bird strike to one of their engines.  We got to see them demo a water bomb run during the airshow but when we next saw the bomber, it was moored at the Seaplane base with bilge pumps fiercely competing in the contest to expel the water seeping in through a crack in the hull.

While disappointed for the crew of this magnificent old plane, we soldiered on through the airshow looking for fun and adventure.  Check out some of our finds:

For those on a tight aviation budget

This almost has enough lights to satisfy Storm

if we wintered in the north, we would definitely want a chromed snow blower

The perfect trailer to pull behind the RV

At the Seaplane Base

At our campground – Hickory Oaks

We needed a larger plane

Sunny and N Clement Weathers – guess which is which

The snowbirds set up camp under their wing among all the other campers at Airventure

N Clement enjoys some nose art

Sunny and the M&M Aviator

Sunny takes off for the stars

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About Sunny Weathers

Pilot, motorcyclist and full time RVer. Follow me as I travel all over the US in my Country Coach RV volunteering, making new friends and pursuing a constant outdoor temperature between 70F and 80F. I'll share the fun and the tribulations and any great survival tricks I learn!