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Sat Jul 02, 2011 2:15 pm
Stupid question but one i'd like to know about. Out of all the famous people in the world from actors to professional athletes, who actual owns their own personel warbird? The only person that i can think of is Tom Cruise and his P-51 mustang. Any others?
Sat Jul 02, 2011 2:18 pm
Cliff Robertson used to own a Spitfire MK IX and the French version of the Messerschmitt Bf108.
Sat Jul 02, 2011 2:19 pm
Not sure if he still does, but a few years ago Mr Michael Dorn AkA Worf from the Star Trek Next Gen series flew his own F-86
Sat Jul 02, 2011 2:27 pm
wow. very interesting so far.
Sat Jul 02, 2011 3:24 pm
Harrison Ford, John Travolta
Sat Jul 02, 2011 3:51 pm
Jimmy Stewart maybe?
Sat Jul 02, 2011 4:08 pm
Jimmy Buffett has a Stearman in silver WWII markings, and David Gilmour of Pink Floyd fame, at one time owned P-51D 44-73339 'Comfortably Numb', named after the song.
Sat Jul 02, 2011 4:17 pm
Let's not forget a man who was in his day as famous as many movie stars, Paul Mantz.
Sat Jul 02, 2011 4:36 pm
Aaron Tippin has a Stearman, as did Steve McQueen.
Sat Jul 02, 2011 5:01 pm
I believe that one of the members of Pink Floyd owns, owned, a Mustang. Jimmy Stewart owned the P-51B(C?) named Thuderbird that was in the post war races. It was flown by Joe DeBona among others and won, I think, one of the cross country races.
Sat Jul 02, 2011 5:29 pm
Tom Cruise
P-51D
Kiss Me Kate
Sat Jul 02, 2011 6:12 pm
Author Richard Bach had a P-51 (which he crashed) and a T-33.
Author Stephen Coonts (Flight of the Intruder, etc.) had a Stearman he wrote a book about...The Cannibal Queen.
Author Martin Cadin had a Spanish-built Ju-52.
Author Ernest K. Gann had a Bucker Jungmann (don't know whether his particular aircraft was ex-military but most were).
TV/radio personality Athur Godfrey had a DC-3 (don't know whether his particular aircraft was ex-military but many were).
British race car builder & driver (he finished 3rd overall at Le Mans), author, TV personality Alan de Cadenet has a Spitfire.
Howard Hughes had an A-20 and IIRC, a B-25.
Don't forget Jummy Buffet's Albatross. It's parked at his resturant, so I guess he still owns it.
Sat Jul 02, 2011 6:35 pm
hstandard4 wrote:Tom Cruise
P-51D
Kiss Me Kate
What other aircraft does he have? Does he display his P51 much?
Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:02 pm
Alain de Cadinet used to operate a Spitfire on behalf of its owner (who was also a well known individual) but it was sold a few years ago.
I'm not aware that David Gilmour's Mustang carried the name Comfortably Numb in his ownership. Gilmour still owns a T6 and a Stearman ang used to have a Gnat, Yak50 Yak52 and Staggerwing.
Gary Numan used to have a Harvard.
Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:27 pm
Yak 11 Fan wrote:I'm not aware that David Gilmour's Mustang carried the name Comfortably Numb in his ownership.
That's correct. Terry gave it that name when he purchased it from Gilmour.
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