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That's one of the "neo-NA-50" replicas, converted from Texan/Harvard airframes to resemble the limited-production fighter variants of the series. Dan McCue used to fly one at airshows before moving on to ex-Eastern Bloc types like the Yak and L-39. This isn't that one unless it's been repainted (it was pale grey); but there were several such conversions.

Whichever "NA-50" it was...OUCH! :shock:

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I believe that was the one that was built up by Pete Vanderslus right after Dan had his built. Not sure where it is now though.
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So...what happened to the poor Dodge Aries K car?!

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Do you know who built up the airplane? There is one down here, just wondering if it is the same one.
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I'm thinking not Baker (not the GB Wirraway). This was the first one and
was built at Chino in the 80s. I'm thinking the Saunders brothers had something to do with it but I can remember the main guys name. It was heavily featured (on the cover) of Air Comics.

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Thanks All,
It looked "T-6" but yet the canopy said "mod"...
Thanks for the details!

Decades ago Jay Frank Dial said about the TORA! TORA! TORA! fleet of planes, "It looks like a Zero, it acts like a Zero, but in its heart it is really a T-6". Perhaps that might apply here, too.
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Wow that sucks.

did you see this Goose crash?

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Wow that sucks.

did you see this Goose crash?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2SC-2xtXNM&search=

:x :rolleyes:
Wow hope no one was hurt, what the hell was that guy thinking?

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Wow that sucks.

did you see this Goose crash?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2SC-2xtXNM&search=



What the hell happened here? I was surprised he did not rip the whole wing off.
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There were three all builded around the same time I know that one was build by the Snaders brothers but it stayed on the West Coast

Just looking at the OD paint job and the cowl number, I'll stick saying that was the Alan W./Sanders machine.
There was another one built by Gary Guilliate, a neignbor of JCW's, named "Preying Mantis" but it's based at
Grass Valley i believe.

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The big difference between zero replicas and the Na-50, P-64 replicas is the 1820 in the latter. 1475 horses makes for a real screamer.
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Jack Cook wrote:
Just looking at the OD paint job and the cowl number, I'll stick saying that was the Alan W./Sanders machine.
There was another one built by Gary Guilliate, a neignbor of JCW's, named "Preying Mantis" but it's based at
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I have to agree as I remember seeing this bird at Chino back in the late '80s or early '90s.
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Early/mid 80's...
This is the Chino bird!

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There were three all builded around the same time I know that one was build by the Snaders brothers but it stayed on the West Coast

Just looking at the OD paint job and the cowl number, I'll stick saying that was the Alan W./Sanders machine.
There was another one built by Gary Guilliate, a neignbor of JCW's, named "Preying Mantis" but it's based at
Grass Valley i believe.
Dale Clarke and Alan Wocjiak. Some guy named BDK helped. As far as I know it was the first high-back T-6 built during my lifetime.

Dale Clarke built the T-6/Boomerang replica with Dennis Sanders. Now owned by Eliot Cross?

I think Gary Guillat built his NA-50 replica in the late '90s.
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