T-34 over Honolulu...what the hell?!

[Ryoukai]

Ok, I just came hom and was wandering around the driveway when I saw a T-34 (or something that looks very much like it)fly over my house and then turn back towards the airport. For those of you in or familiar with hawaii, I live on waialae nui so I have a pretty clear view of planes going past all day long yet I've never seen one of these. It had the elongated canopy of the T-34, the orange markings and the star+stripes of military aircraft yet I don't see why a training aircraft would be out here. Can somebody help me out with this one?

 

[phrogdriver]

Some fixed wing squadrons and air stations have T-34s for proficiency and/or range safety/spotting aircraft.

 

[Fly Navy]

PEARL HARBOR II!!!

 

[AviatorMR239]

perhaps it was the new t-6?

 

[Ryoukai]

Phrogdriver, would the air national guard have them? That's all we have aside from some new AF air lift wing.

 

[vegita1220]

Maybe they were reenacting Pearl Harbor and it was playing the role of a Val or Betty : )

I saw a B-1 today. Now THAT was freaky. AHHH they're bombing my campus! Friendly fire!

 

[Q-ball]

I think that was an old piston powered T-34B. I used to live out there and I knew a retired Navy guy that was restoring one. I guess he finally got it working.

Q

 

[NuSnake]

yeah I saw a B-17 i think flying over huntsville al today...weird...but man, those engines sounded sweeeeeeeet!!!

 

[AviatorMR239]

www.b17.org you can get a ride in a restored B-17 for 400 clams... pretty steep but that's history man, can't put a price on that experience

 

[Gatordev]

I'll have to keep my eye open for the T-34, but I suspect that Q-Ball is right. It's probably a "B." I would imagine he'll probably be at the airshow that's coming up in Nov/Dec timeframe.

 

[digger]

Is that show here in Hawaii and is it Navy or Air Force?

 

[Gatordev]

As far as I know, it's for all services, but it will be held at Hickham (I think). Not sure if we'll have a bird there though, but I would think the P-3 guys will. That's about it on the Navy side.

 

[Ryoukai]

Why do we need an airshow? I mean, we already got to see all those wicked cool...uhm...transports? AF needs some cooler stuff to show off or at least out here it does.

 

[AndysGirl]

Would the T-Birds have flown in the airshow? They are worth seeing!

 

[Ryoukai]

^ Yeah, the flew in the show. That's it. Although the Air National Guard Eagle pilot that was there was a pretty funny guy. I asked him why the Eagle had a hook on it and his response was a very unsure, "Uhm...well, if we can't take off or stop for some reason they say it's supposed to save us..." he takes a moment to turn and look at it, "that's the theory anyway."