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PostPosted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 2:22 pm 
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Totally stumbled across this...posted as an FYI:


http://www.warbirds-eaa.org/news/2013%2 ... #TopOfPage


http://soiboughtanairforce.com/

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That looks very interesting. The part about "Gato" explains the name Martin adopted for the Mustang he kept:

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Something in that book probably also explains why he chose to paint the Mustang in the marks of Nicaragua's not-always-so-friendly next door neighbor, Costa Rica, instead of Nicaraguan markings.

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Just started reading it today. Very interesting so far.


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Just found this. Can't remember having seen it mentioned here before!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzBnfWfG2ic

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