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Hellcat
PostPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:50 pm 
I remember David Gilmore of Pink Floyd owning several vintage airplanes. Does anyone know if his collection included any spitfires? Also Russ Francis of the SF 49ers owned a Seafury and a Mustang, wonder if he still owns anything today? ... lets see, who else? ... Tom Cruise, I believe, owns two Mustangs now. Cliff Robertson used to own a spitfire. Now I hear John Travolta is buying a Mustang. Anyone know if Cruise is planning to appear at the Mustang Gathering?

Mark the starstruck ... lolol
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Depends on your definition of "famous"... Stephen Grey is *famous* because he owns warbirds... whereas in my mind some guy who kicks a ball around a large lawn isn't *famous*, he's just a footballer..
Gilmour never had a Spit, Cruise has one Mustang, not 2 & it is listed for the Gathering.. altho who the pilot will be is unknown...My money says it wouldn't be Tom...

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Yep! it does depend on that definition of "famous".... I knew I was going to get that answer .... I know there's a lot of famous people in the warbird world, but I guess I was looking for names of folks that I could say .. wow! ... I didn't know he or she owned a warbird. ... just wondering ...
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...B'lieve Cliff Robertson also owned a B-17 at one time... :wink:

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I have run into Aaron Tippin and Michael Dorn around the Warbird world. Both own and fly warbirds.
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Does Treat Williams still have his T-6?
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That's right ... Michael Dorn owns and flies an F-86 Sabre jet that he acquired from the South African Air Force. He flies out of Van Nuys Airport in Van Nuys, CA
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There was some hype on the boards not too long ago that Cruise had indeed purchased a second Mustang. Was this ever confirmed or denied by anyone in the know? Of course he has also apparently agreed to sponsor the CAF F-82 should the ownership issue be settled in the CAF's favor at some point. Also, I believe Dorn sold off the F-86 quite some time ago, though he may own other vintage jets. Had not heard the Travolta/Mustang rumour, interesting.
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Treat sold his plane recently through Courtesy Aircraft Sales.
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Check this out ...

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Aaron Tippin at one time had a T-28, Stearman and Cub. His Stearman was featured in one of his videos not long ago.

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English Pop Star Gary Neuman owned a Harvard. Don't know if he still does.
As far as famous goes, do astronauts count? Borman & Anders both own or owned warbirds. Roy Clark and Jimmy Buffet: Stearmans, Footballer Russ Francis had a P-51.
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Steve McQueen also had a Stearman. I restored the fuselage for the new owner last year.

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DAVID GILMORE owned SPITFIRE Mk XVI TD248
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Larry Lindville, aka Frank Burns from M*A*S*H had a Stearman. Harrison Ford has a Beaver.
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