I don’t suppose any Mysorean, or any other Indian, has had the chance to fly something of WW II vintage at a US air show. Describing how he felt Capt. Aunup Murthy says: “ Chuck said to me as I came in that morning that I was to be flying the Navy Blue T-28C, courtesy its owner and pilot Andrew. Needless to say, that made my day even before we took off. The second Airplane was going to be an Orange and White T-28 piloted by Michael J. Maloco, a real nice gent.
"I was briefed about the location of various controls and equipment on the Aircraft, especially the bailing out procedures i.e. to jump out of the Aircraft with a chute if there was a loss of controllability. We were to head out over to the desert, perform some maneuvers and come back in formation to the Airport, make a pass, perform a dramatic left turn and come in to land. The whole trip took a little more than an hour. Read more…in Capt.Murthy’s blog.