Favorite aircraft markings

[Tim Landers]

Since were on a "Favorite" theme here, what aircraft has your most favorite paint scheme? For me, I'll go with Big Beautiful Doll.

Tim Landers

[Saville]

The E2-S Mustang

[mrhenniger]

I thought the P-47 named "Big Assed Bird" was very appopriate! That is my favorite.

Mike

[CWBuff]

Are we talking restored birds or historical?


Fade to Black...

[mrhenniger]

Are we talking restored birds or historical?

You pick I supose. Or give us one of each. In the case of the P-47 I mentioned there was an original named just that, and it was once replicated on a restored P-47.

Mike

[TimAPNY]

Any Corsair in a flat Tri-color scheme, Marines Dream is one of my Favorite. That is the first that comes to my mind.

[O.P.]

P-38 "Kozy Koza"
P-47 "Shack Rat"
B-24 "Gimme A Great Big Smile"

[Eureka181]

I like David Price's P-51D "Cottonmouth".

[bdk]

Bill Ross' polished P-38.

And Specter. How many of you know what that is?

[N3Njeff]

Best Historical/Vintage paint job.........."Arf 'N Arf" B-17G S/N 42-38064
457th BG
Honorable Mention....................USAF "ThunderBirds" F-4 Phantoms.

Best Restored Paint..................Kermit Weeks B-25
Honorable Mention............George Enhornings P-51D "Passion Wagon"

[Jack Cook]

I like David Price's P-51D "Cottonmouth".

You mean Jerry Janes!!!!
Here's my favorite P-38!

Capt Jim Sprinkle 44th Fighter squadron Zamboanga, PI July 1945

[Dan Johnson II]

Kinda like this 457th FS, 506th FG Mustang on Iwo. I think it says it all about how we feel about those warbirds.

Dan

[ThinkingManNeil]

My personal favourites range from a P-51D's in markings of the 325th FG, "The Checkertail Clan" to simpler red & white schemes like the 339th FG and the blue & white stripes of the 364th. It's too bad that there aren't more P-38's around 'cause they had some great schemes.

I especially appreciate the time and effort it takes to keep a NMF airplane nicely polished as there's nothing more beautiful on the ground or in the sky than a dazzling, mirror-bright P-51 Mustang; unless, of course, it's a dazzling, mirror-bright Ryan ST-A!

Neil

[Brett]

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Cheers,

Brett

[T J Johansen]

Historically:
P-38 "Yippee".
Rolf Arne Berg's Spit IX 132nd wing RAF, Grimsbergen 1944.

Post-war:
Dave Norland's P-51D race #76 "No Name Dame".
Mike Carroll's Sea Fury race #87 "Signal Sea Fury".

T J