New P40 Flying in Australia?

mrhenniger · **Posted:** Wed Nov 24, 2004 9:44 am

crystal lakes wrote:

John
I will post a pic of the ex Cole Pay P40 as it is today if someone tells me how, cant find how to attach a picture.
Mike

I like using Image Shack. It is very easy to set-up an account. There are other similar services as well.

http://imageshack.us/

But if you just want to get the one posted email it to me and I will put it up on Image Shack.

Mike
mrhenniger@hotmail.com

mrhenniger · **Posted:** Wed Nov 24, 2004 10:07 am

Here is the picture...

Regards,

Mike

marine air · **Posted:** Wed Nov 24, 2004 10:16 am

p-40 PHOTOS

Call me an idiot but I could swear the in flight photo looks like it was taken from the rear seat of a T-34 A or B model. Thats what the canopy frame, chafe strips, compass etc., look like. Note the windsreen looks like a T-34. I have several hours instructing and flying from the back seat.
Regards,

mrhenniger · **Posted:** Wed Nov 24, 2004 10:19 am

Mike already emailed saying "Don't post that first one!!! Sent it by mistake!" I replied "Uh oh... I kind of figured there couldn't have been much room in the back seat!" :oops:

The post has been corrected.

Mike

crystal lakes · **Posted:** Wed Nov 24, 2004 10:21 am

marine air
sorry I sent a wrong pic of me flying our t34, good eyes.
Mike

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Wed Nov 24, 2004 1:51 pm

Nice looking airplane. Buts what's up with the funky eyeball and I guess they must have had a lot of that shade of green paint!!??

B-29 Super Fort · **Joined:** Wed Sep 01, 2004 11:12 am **Posts:** 871

That P-40 paint scheme resembles a shark rather than a Flying Tiger. :wink:

setter · **Posted:** Wed Nov 24, 2004 7:09 pm

Hi

Thanks for the PIC loverly photo. I do miss the old RAF style but this looks nice too

Thabks for sharing

Regards
John P

PS I have a lot of photos of the rebuild if you are interested (both rebuilds actually)

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Wed Nov 24, 2004 8:12 pm

John,
Pictures coming to you circa 1942 and 1985.

crystal lakes · **Posted:** Wed Nov 24, 2004 9:23 pm

John
This P40 was originally a CAF aircraft, I think it was the first P40 delivered to the CAF.
Mike

setter · **Posted:** Wed Nov 24, 2004 9:31 pm

Hi Crystal Lakes

Just to clarify

I was aware of the history of the P40 - it was just that I equate the color scheme it wore here with Col as an RAF/CAF scheme not that it was an RAF aircraft - sorry for the confusion

Regards
John P

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Wed Nov 24, 2004 9:31 pm

I believe this P-40 came out of Canada courtesy of John Paul in the mid 70's. I think another owner in CA had it for a while before Col Pay bought it.

crystal lakes · **Posted:** Wed Nov 24, 2004 9:43 pm

Jack
You are right, my boss bought it from Cole in about 1994 or 1995, it has an Allison 1710-111, a little more hp than original.
Mike

setter · **Posted:** Wed Nov 24, 2004 10:21 pm

Hi

Yes That true it came from the states after having been buried apparently in a dam - quite a lot of work had been done when it arrived at Cols but it was just like a giant model kit which required putting together. As I said I photographed most of the original construction and again the second rebuild after it crash landed so if anybody would like to look at these I can post them.

Regards
John P

crystal lakes · **Posted:** Wed Nov 24, 2004 10:26 pm

John
We have a few photos, but would like to see the ones you have also, I do the inspections on all of Jims planes, post away!
Mike

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