cmdro Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Sounds like a massive storm/tornado went through Sun 'N Fun a few hours ago. Here are some pictures of the destruction from the EAA facebook site. https://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=192081688622&aid=358039&closeTheater=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 (edited) Holy Crap! Hope no one was hurt (or at least injuries kept to a minimum) not to mention the thousands of man-hours and cash spent on all those homebuilts trashed and now all down the tubes. Hope everyone is OK and gets back with their families soon. EDIT: For spelling. Edited March 31, 2011 by Stitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravedigger Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Wow, that's sad. The DC-3 in those photos looked completely unscathed...what a champ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royal Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 That sucks. Did anyone hear anything about them staying open through the weekend? I was planning on stopping by tomorrow afternoon since the weather is supposed to clear up tonight. I'm guessing they'll probably need some volunteers to help clean up the mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudsmac Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Wow, that's sad. The DC-3 in those photos looked completely unscathed...what a champ. Nobody is every going to be able to kill off the DC-3s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contraildash Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Geezus that's f'n horrible. Hope no one got hurt. I have some family near there and their FB status hinted at some nasty WX there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosuper Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Shocked to see a Caravan on its back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BQZip01 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Nobody is every going to be able to kill off the DC-3s. The Air Force is still flying them at Hurlburt Field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insubordinate & Churlish Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 (edited) EAA Website 7 people taken to the hospital for minor injuries. 40-50 planes were damaged Damn Edit: Edited April 1, 2011 by Port Dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKopack Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 (edited) Nobody is every going to be able to kill off the DC-3s. The initial report I heard said that the DC-3 is in good shape, but was moved "several hundred yards" during the storm. The plan, according the the EAA, will have the gates opening as normal at 8AM on Friday after a night of cleanup. The Blue Angels and the F-22 will be in in the morning, and the weather is expected to be good now through the weekend. A couple of years on the flightline over at MacDill taught me to always keep an eye up in the sky though. Things can change fast in the Spring in Florida. Edited April 1, 2011 by MKopack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AEWingsMN Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 (edited) ERAU all over again. Any AF planes there, looks like there was at least a C-130 Edited April 1, 2011 by AEWingsMN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudsmac Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 EAA Website 7 people taken to the hospital for minor injuries. 40-50 planes were damaged Damn Edit: Damn, that's pretty crazy. I'm either driving or flying down tomorrow afternoon, so we'll see how it ends up. Guess some aircraft parking spots opened up for us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 No sun or fun eh? ....hopefully they were insured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stoop Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 That was indeed some nasty wx yesterday, even by Tampa standards. Sad to see people's babies trashed like that. Hope everyone who was injured recovers quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nineline Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Speaking of Sun N Fun, anyone headed there over the weekend? I'll be there tomorrow for sure. -9- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverTQ Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 We got the call over here at KPIE that there was a touchdown on the airport so we all go huddle up in the harden facility. In the middle of it all, up drives the mailman. Jumps out and runs up the mail. Sleet nor hail or airplanes being tossed like toys will stop the US Mail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royal Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 (edited) I just got back from spending a few hours there. They moved the C-17 and KC-135 out of Dodge. It looked like a lot of folks got their planes off the airfield before the storm came in. The Blue Angels' show was pretty good. Patty Wagstaff's flight was impressive too. However, the highlight was some dude flying a Beech 18. I'm not sure who it was, but he totally owned that plane: loops, rolls, the works at pretty low level. The DC-3 and A-1 definitely survived without a scratch, but one of the Bird Dogs wasn't so lucky. Edited April 2, 2011 by Royal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flynhigh Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Video of a Husky getting tossed around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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