Proud Birds pics

[snj-5]

Here are a few shots of the full-scale fiberglass replicas
on display at the Proud Birds restaurant in Los Angeles
(just off the east end of KLAX).

I'll post more pictures later of stuff I viewed at the Planes of Fame
and Yanks Air Museums in Chino.

Bela P. Havasreti

http://www.havasreti.com/LA_Trip/Proud_Birds_SBD.jpg
http://www.havasreti.com/LA_Trip/Proud_Birds_P-51.jpg
http://www.havasreti.com/LA_Trip/Proud_ ... itfire.jpg
http://www.havasreti.com/LA_Trip/Proud_Birds_P-40.jpg
http://www.havasreti.com/LA_Trip/Proud_Birds_P-51_2.jpg
http://www.havasreti.com/LA_Trip/Proud_Birds_P-47.jpg
http://www.havasreti.com/LA_Trip/Proud_Birds_Bf-109.jpg
http://www.havasreti.com/LA_Trip/Proud_Birds_P-38.jpg
http://www.havasreti.com/LA_Trip/Proud_Birds_F6F.jpg
http://www.havasreti.com/LA_Trip/Proud_Birds_F4U.jpg

[PJ]

I can always see some of these when I fly into LAX, but have never seen them up close. Thanks for posting them.
PJ

[Old Shep]

Bela:
DId these come from Tallichet's molds? I'm very interested in knowing more about these.
Bill Coombes
CAF

[bdk]

Yes, all Tallichet/Specialty Restaurants.

[snj-5]

No sweat PJ. I had time to kill waiting for a flight home
out of KLAX.

Shep, I see others have confirmed this is all Tallichet's stuff.
He had a chain of "Aero Squadron" restaurants at one time, and I
believe this one is his as well.

Tallichet once swapped a couple of full size P-51 and P-47 fiberglass
replicas for a real P-51 from a Pennsylvania ANG unit/base (the
real P-51 is restored / flying now).

See:

http://warbirdregistry.org/p51registry/p51-4484900.html

Bela P. Havasreti