P-40 On Top Of a Building in Everett, WA

Sasquatch · **Posted:** Mon Feb 19, 2007 6:28 pm

Hello All,

You guys were all so helpful providing info about the Palwaukee Wildcat a few weeks back that I thought I would try one more on ya...

I saw a photo in (I think) a past issue of Warbirds Illustrated or Air Classics that showed a P-40 Warhawk mounted on the roof of a building in the town of Everett, Washington back in either the '60's or '70's. I guess it was serving as an advertising tool or some such thing. I'd love to know what plane that was, and what became of it.

Can anyone provide further info or photos showing this P-40...where exactly this building was, detail of the plane on the roof itself...anything like that?

Thanks again in advance to all who post responses.

--Tom in Seattle (and darn near to Everett!

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AirJimL2 · **Posted:** Mon Feb 19, 2007 6:36 pm

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p40regis ... ak899.html

Jim

John Kerr · **Posted:** Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:26 pm

Here are a couple of photos of AK-899.

Photo 1: At George AFB, CA. Oct 1979, photo by Al Hansen. Note the B-29/P2B-1S 45-21787/84029 in the background.

Photo 2: At Lakeland FL, Apr 95, photo by John Kerr

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:31 pm

She is my favorite P-40 still flying.

Trey Carroll · **Posted:** Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:23 pm

Here's a few from Oshkosh '05. Scott Hansen was flying the last time they would have the P-40 at KOSH, Scott was a pretty cool guy, he even pulled up along the B-25 just so I could grab a few shots.

Sorry for the dust specks... :cry:

Scott, throw 'em on the registry if you'd like

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:05 pm

This is the aircraft that is on my Visa card!

Sasquatch · **Posted:** Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:12 am

Thanks for the link Jim...cool that the airplane is now painted up as Col. Scott's "Old Exterminator".

And John and Trey...BEAUTIFUL photographs guys! Thanks so much for posting those. That had to be something to see that P-40 cruising alongside so close like that...my camera would've needed drool removal servicing after viewing something like that! :lol:

Does anyone have any photos of it mounted on the roof of the gas station?

Thanks again for the great follow-ups.

--Tom

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:18 am

I will check. I think it was red and white if I am not mistaken.

John-Curtiss Paul · **Posted:** Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:40 pm

My Dad got to that one to and made a deal with the gas station owner that he could take anything he wanted off the plane as long as it still looked the same from the road. My Dad took absolutely everything out of that plane. He even made fake control surfaces to put on it so he could take those to. Much of that airplane is in and on his E model P-40.

CWBuff · **Joined:** Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:14 am **Posts:** 854

Sasquatch wrote:

Does anyone have any photos of it mounted on the roof of the gas station?

Here 'ya be...

Fred Johnson photo

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Jack Cook · **Posted:** Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:47 pm

Whomever came up with those wierd eye balls that everybody
paints on their airplane out to be :gib:

CWBuff · **Joined:** Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:14 am **Posts:** 854

Naw, they're groovy me thinks. But to each their own I suppose...

You wanna see weird eyes?

Project 914 Archives

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Glenn Maude · **Posted:** Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:19 pm

Steve

check your private messages please.

Steve Nelson · **Posted:** Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:25 pm

Quote:

Whomever came up with those wierd eye balls that everybody
paints on their airplane out to be

Hey...I've seen MUCH worse!

SN

CWBuff · **Joined:** Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:14 am **Posts:** 854

Glenn Maude wrote:

Steve

check your private messages please.

Yes I've seen it, you're in the queue... :wink:

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