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 Post subject: New Mustang or repaint?
PostPosted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:04 pm 
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Saw this at Dayton and had never seen it before. Thought you guys might like to see it.

Charolettes Chariot II

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:37 pm 
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Very nice photo, thank you for sharing it! It's great to see it out and about.

It's a new repaint, of a P-51 which hasn't been seen much over the past few years. http://www.mustangsmustangs.com/p-51/p5 ... -74977.php


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 10:20 pm 
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Nice paint job but wayyyyyyyyy off in accuracy.
Carey Salter is a great guy and a fine southern gentleman.
He was a late war pilot in the 353rd FS his P-51D had the solid yellow
nose, no marking on the verticle stab or rudder and no invasion stripes.

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 10:41 pm 
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We all know it couildn't possibly fly without the invasion stripes!


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I think that's the first time I've ever seen Pi used as an ID letter.

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Here's an interview with Cary Salter that you might be interested in:

http://www.eaavideo.org/video.aspx?bcpi ... 1577898458

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I remember when that airplane was stolen, there was an ad in Trade-a-Plane about it. Never knew it had been recovered. Anybody ever get charged or caught?

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Ah yes...the "Great Tonopah Mustang Caper".....

Two questions...how do you steal a Mustang in the middle of the night...and more important, how do you HIDE it once you've got it? The warbird community, even in 1984, is/was only so big.

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:14 am 
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Any one have any pictures of the Wanted/Stolen Mustang that were posted at the Breakenridge Air Show that year. Remember seeing them, but can't find any pictures.


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Jack Cook wrote:
Nice paint job but wayyyyyyyyy off in accuracy.
Carey Salter is a great guy and a fine southern gentleman.
He was a late war pilot in the 353rd FS his P-51D had the solid yellow
nose, no marking on the verticle stab or rudder and no invasion stripes.


National insignia proportions are wrong as well. It's kind of a retro 1975 paint job.

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Here's some info on Cary Salter and this Mustang.
http://blogs.clarionledger.com/mramsey/ ... ii-part-2/

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Based on the above photo looks like the nose art is too small too. Retro 1975... nice. :lol:

If you don't know the particulars, it still looks great in the air and on the ramp.

I still miss the CBI markings though.

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More info about the airplane please. This Mustang wasn't the one siezed by the Feds over some IRS deal was it?

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Old Shep wrote:
More info about the airplane please. This Mustang wasn't the one siezed by the Feds over some IRS deal was it?

Old Shep



44-74977, new owner Jan 2010, hence the repaint.

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