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Nostalgia & History > OT- Helldiver Gathering at Colorado Springs, CODate: 08/20/26 13:06 OT- Helldiver Gathering at Colorado Springs, CO Author: cozephyr The only three flying former Navy Helldivers SB2C's are in Colorado Springs, CO, this week. They flew together with B-25 named 'In the Mood' (photo plane) at sunrise around Pikes Peak.
 You must be a registered subscriber to watch videos. Join Today! Date: 08/20/26 13:18 Re: OT- Helldiver Gathering at Colorado Springs, CO Author: grande_fan Also off topic, but someone posted on Instagram a recording the pikes peak cog railway departing the summit when an F-16 buzzed the peak.
Posted from Android Date: 08/21/26 03:13 Re: OT- Helldiver Gathering at Colorado Springs, CO Author: dschlegel Very cool!
Dan Posted from iPhone Date: 08/21/26 05:40 Re: OT- Helldiver Gathering at Colorado Springs, CO Author: march_hare Sometimes, you can combine the aircraft with the train. Alas, the plane in this 2018 Osier CO photo run was not a vintage bird.
  Date: 08/21/26 10:19 Re: OT- Helldiver Gathering at Colorado Springs, CO Author: junctiontower The Helldiver had kind of a checkered career. On paper it was light years ahead of the Dauntless, but didn't seem to be particularly well liked by air crews or ground crews, and was never able to completely supplant the SBD, which some considered obsolete when the war started.
Posted from iPhone Date: 08/21/26 12:42 Re: OT- Helldiver Gathering at Colorado Springs, CO Author: cozephyr Thanks for your remarkable images of the USAF C-130 flying over the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic RR at Osier, CO. What a catch-!
march_hare Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sometimes, you can combine the aircraft with the > train. Alas, the plane in this 2018 Osier CO photo > run was not a vintage bird. |