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Re: P-51D Color Me Gone

Fri Aug 05, 2016 2:39 pm

bdk wrote:
Lynn Allen wrote:Was that the Sea Fury that crashed at the air show in Harlingen? Took off and turned to catch up with someone and stalled? Ober would know more than I...
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Thank you, it was chasing a 109...

Re: P-51D Color Me Gone

Fri Aug 05, 2016 5:10 pm

Not great scans, but two photos my Dad took of Mr. Williams's Sea Fury at Hamilton in 1980 or 1981.

Jim

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Re: P-51D Color Me Gone

Fri Aug 05, 2016 8:35 pm

Lynn Allen wrote:
Was that the Sea Fury that crashed at the air show in Harlingen? Took off and turned to catch up with someone and stalled? Ober would know more than I...


I was there, and it was terrible to see.

Glad this post came back to life, love the Mustang and the Sea Fury was very nice as well. I wonder what became of the wreckage.

Chunks

Re: P-51D Color Me Gone

Sat Aug 06, 2016 1:47 pm

AirJimL2 wrote:Not great scans, but two photos my Dad took of Mr. Williams's Sea Fury at Hamilton in 1980 or 1981.

Jim

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Jim, thank you for posting these...
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