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Post nothin' but P-51 photos

Sun Jan 03, 2016 11:34 am

Post em' if you got em' :D

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Re: Post nothin' but P-51 photos

Sun Jan 03, 2016 12:32 pm

Nathan, Nathan, ... what have you done now? ... 8)

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Re: Post nothin' but P-51 photos

Sun Jan 03, 2016 12:38 pm

Who left the canopy open, with all that snow? :drink3:

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Sun Jan 03, 2016 1:08 pm

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Re: Post nothin' but P-51 photos

Sun Jan 03, 2016 1:20 pm

'Cripes A Mighty' Nathan ... look what you've done now! I was just in MSG (round building below prop) last week.

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Photo credit: Susana Lopez

Re: Post nothin' but P-51 photos

Sun Jan 03, 2016 1:56 pm

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Re: Post nothin' but P-51 photos

Sun Jan 03, 2016 4:54 pm

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...Chino local 1973...

Cliff Cummin's N79111 "Miss Candace - Race 69", later to Jimmy Leward

Ernie Beehler's N6340T...later raced by Beck and Modes as "Candyman - Race 7"
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Re: Post nothin' but P-51 photos

Sun Jan 03, 2016 10:31 pm

I took this picture of Ted Contri arriving at the Watsonville (CA) fly-in in 1979. Ted had just bought the Mustang( 44-84753 ) and this was his first airshow as a participant. 8)

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Re: Post nothin' but P-51 photos

Sun Jan 03, 2016 11:51 pm

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...Les Grant starting N5436V at Aerosport 12 June 1971

...sold to Ted Contri 1978, registration changed to N51TC

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Re: Post nothin' but P-51 photos

Mon Jan 04, 2016 1:49 am

We received a disc of pictures when the paint scheme for the A-36 was being chosen. Really cool shots of some Allison Mustangs.

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Re: Post nothin' but P-51 photos

Mon Jan 04, 2016 6:55 am

Oshkosh 1977:
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Re: Post nothin' but P-51 photos

Mon Jan 04, 2016 1:09 pm

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... Paul Mantz's 1948 Bendix winner ...

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Re: Post nothin' but P-51 photos

Mon Jan 04, 2016 1:13 pm

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F-6 Mustang ZM-J nicknamed Hun Flusher of the 10th Photographic Reconnaissance Group
Its obviously flushed alot. :wink:

Re: Post nothin' but P-51 photos

Mon Jan 04, 2016 8:29 pm

Lon Moer wrote:I took this picture of Ted Contri arriving at the Watsonville (CA) fly-in in 1979. Ted had just bought the Mustang( 44-84753 ) and this was his first airshow as a participant. 8)

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They don't make them any better than Ted. He really did like seeing his picture in the magazines. RIP Ted. Thank you for posting this...

Re: Post nothin' but P-51 photos

Mon Jan 04, 2016 9:56 pm

Here it is on the cover of Flying, I think. Or one painted very similarly.

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