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I second both! Your boys will love KidVenture! They complete stations and get rewards. Last year my boys took home a tool set for doing the Airframe & Powerplant mechanic “track” and a satchel for completing the air crew “track.” Learning while having fun at its best! The Seaplane base is a...

I’ll be there all week under the canvas tents of Warbirds Living History Group. Be sure to come on up to the north side (Warbirds display area) and check out all the great planes. ~Robert

The trailer arrived in MVMEC's yard yesterday afternoon. Got a good deal on a back haul from a commercial trucking firm. The trailer in our yard. The tank and frame appears to be steel but all the skirting is aluminum. Turns out it is a 1941 Standard Steel Works ACRF-2 trailer. Anyone know...

Military Veterans Museum and Education Center (Oshkosh WI) purchased it today from GSA. It is saved.

Thanks for the kind words. We already have the Autocar tractor to haul the trailer. We’ve been looking for a trailer for a few years so we are very happy this one popped up. It will be the star of the Warbirds Living History Group encampment once finished. Here is a quick pic of our CCKW...

Military Veterans Museum and Education Center in Oshkosh, WI just purchased this WWII Fuel Servicing 2,000-gallon Type F-2 Semitrailer. It is located at the GSA yard in Dry Branch GA. It needs to be moved out of their yard within 3 weeks (by Nov 17th, 2017). Weight is estimated at about 8,000...

Are you talking about Wayne Prescott? Roger said Wayne originally painted it OD. When Roger left in November 1970, it was still OD. When Dave Perrine served in 1971, it was black. Roger thinks the color change happened shortly after he left in 11/70. Roger decided to paint the replica Brutus...

Yes, there are other plans in the works. Call me tomorrow and we can talk about them. ~Robert

Without the Reenactors there would be almost no public attendance. Without the public there is even less income from admissions, food sales and the like. Getting rid of reenactors would just prolong the death throws. :( ~Robert

There was a serious accident involving two people (who both had severe injuries) and at least one minor injury (requiring an emergency room visit) as well last year. I am not sure if that was part of the reason or not. Either way, look at it from the insurance risk side. Pyrotechnics...

Roger remembers the truck being painted "coke black." Coke being a derivative from coal and supposedly the color of 1960's Chevy engine bays. That said, we could not find a "coke black," so Roger went off his memory and came up with the color mix. Here's the code direct from the paint guy...

I will have to find out from Roger Blink, one of the original drivers of Brutus, as he's the one that ordered the paint for this recreation. I hope to have an answer for you soon. ~Robert

Yes, the 7-ton only hauled up the half track. We had to get back Saturday night to unload Brutus. ~Robert

Military Veterans Museum in Oshkosh, WI along with Roger Blink have recently recreated "Brutus." Brutus made his debut at 2016 Vietnam Guntruck Gathering. He will now reside at the Museum's Motor Pool until called up for duty again. Here is how Brutus looked the first time he rolled outside...

I found these images on Craigslist of a M270 for sale in Wisconsin. Perhaps they will help someone with their trailer. ~Robert

SP5: Thanks for finding and posting that video. I was the one who shot it. The driver is somewhere in the Pacific Ocean working on a submarine. We had just gotten a boat-load of snow a couple days before and wanted to try her out in the white stuff. We found out that even when she had the front...

I am looking for information on a USMC and/or USN Aircraft Towing Tractor. Info from the data plate is as follows: US Marine Corps Tractor, Aircraft Towing FSN VX-1730-912-3492 USN Registration Number 49-03623 Delivery Date: 5-1966 Gar Wood Industries, Inc. Model TD-4595 And because this thread...

Military Veterans Museum and Education Center in Oshkosh, WI has both a M715 and a M725 for you to look over. They are open Friday-Sunday 10am-5pm. Located at: 4300 Poberezny Road, Oshkosh, WI

CDL required in WI for a 5-ton Yes, a CDL is required for a 5-ton. Straight for the WI DMV website: "The operator of an HMV must have a valid regular driver license; some HMVs may also require the operator to have a valid commercial driver license."...

Looking for info on a M870A3 tractor trailer a. Serial Number (VIN number) - 5DDKE4335Y1000052 b. Registration Number - NX0RHN c. NSN without dashes 2330014582061 d. Where you bought it - Donated to Military Veterans Museum and Education Center, Oshkosh, WI from Kalyn Siebert, Gatesville, TX...