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Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:29 pm

As the late, great Steve Irwin would say:

"Isn't she gorgeous!!!" 8)

Looks like I need to pay CFM a visit again soon. . .

Cheers!

Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:29 pm

B E A Yoootiful!!

Glad to see her out and about again...still coming to Denver, is she?

Mark

Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:50 pm

Ok, I'm probably wrong on this, but I thought this one was was really a FG (marked as F4U), but then the -C wings were put on it. Which one is it?

???

Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:59 pm

Ok, I'm probably wrong on this, but I thought this one was was really a FG (marked as F4U), but then the -C wings were put on it. Which one is it?

It's a FG-1D
With F4U-5 wings
Painted has a F4U-1A
Configured has a F4U-1C

????

Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:52 pm

Jack, Here's a better view

Very Cool!

Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:27 pm

that's a beautiful aircraft!

B

Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:38 pm

Does this mean that I need to be out at Addison on Sunday or Monday morning? :)

Re: ???

Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:53 pm

Jack Cook wrote:
Ok, I'm probably wrong on this, but I thought this one was was really a FG (marked as F4U), but then the -C wings were put on it. Which one is it?

It's a FG-1D
With F4U-5 wings
Painted has a F4U-1A
Configured has a F4U-1C


Is that all? :shock:

Re: ???

Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:26 am

Jack Cook wrote:
Ok, I'm probably wrong on this, but I thought this one was was really a FG (marked as F4U), but then the -C wings were put on it. Which one is it?

It's a FG-1D
With F4U-5 wings
Painted has a F4U-1A
Configured has a F4U-1C


= 1 Beautiful Bird! :D :D

Can't wait to see some pics of it in flight!

Mike

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Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:40 pm

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=8899
Doug,
Here's a link with some good stuff on my cousin and a painting a bloke in the UK did.
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