On Sunday, August 24th, I had the privilege of flying with my next door neighbor Don Anthony. He owns two airplanes, one being this T-6 trainer built in 1942. It has been totally rebuilt twice and looks as if it was just delivered to the Army Air Corp. The last owner had it refurbished and painted to match the colors used by the Naval Air Corp during the war in the Pacific. The airbrushed transitions from dark to light blue make this a unique and beautiful aircraft. We flew from Summit airfield to Millville airport in Southern New Jersey. The ceiling was just above 3,000 feet, the air was clear and sunny. The big radial engine purrs and was not as noisy as I expected.

After eating lunch at the Millville airport restaurant, we spent an hour at the Millville Army Air Field Museum. If you get the chance, visit the museum. The Millville field was a training base for P-47s during WWII and the museum has a great deal of memorabilia on display. There is no entry fee but donations are welcomed. I was surprised to see Dad's photograph on the wall in a display of POWs. They had the Stars and Stripes photo of newly-freed GIs standing in front of the boxcars painted with POW on the roof. I pointed out Dad's image to Don and the museum staff. The museum was impressive.

After the tour, we flew at 2,000 feet over the Delaware River back to Summit. Before landing, we had to buzz our Back Creek neighborhood and I got some great photos from the open back seat canopy. This photo has been left at full resolution. Click on it to get the full size image. To see a "PhotoSynth" of the flyover photos, click here.
We also flew over the Chespeake Inn to check out the activity on "The Deck".