Warbird Information Exchange

A bit late, I know

But my choice would not be a Halifax!!!

I would choose the Halton (OK, civil version of the Hally) as it has some airliner seats fitted inside it.

Cheers

Cees

Realistic:

Harvard IV: I could afford to keep it flying. It has two seats, a radial, it makes lots of noise, and I can paint maple leafs on it. What more could you ask for? (I hold out hope that this is a someday thing!)

Dream World:

Hawker Sea Fury



Jim

SNJ-5 (they're a blast to fly!)
and my other half - FW-190

Martin Seamaster P6....mmmm...maybe not...it wasn't amphibious, so that
would limit the shows I could attend...and the fact that the Navy would
hound me to death wondering where I got it!!!

Another one for uniqueness on the show circuit..the Northrop B-49 Wing,
...mmm...I guess not...I had a part time job lined up for the winter(with
gas card and dominatrix)....but that seems to have ...mmmmm..not born
fruit.

P-66 Vultee Vanguard

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I would have to go with a Harvard Mk.4 to be realistic. Aerobatic, lots of buddies to fly with and I can take my wife along. If I had unlimited money it would be a cross between a Sea Fury, a Canso or a B-25 I could use as a photoship. Like Jim, I could put a Maple Leaf on any of them.

Eric

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Well, seeing as the thread has degraded from the original "one airplane-no Mustangs" , How about;
Civil- Boeing B-314WWII- TBD
Post WWII- B-36D
or F-89D
In that order................................... or not

If we're being realistic, I'd choose the BT-13. Since hardly anyone is limiting themselves to just one, my other realistic choice would be a CJ-6A.

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Dan Johnson

First choice: F7F-3N Tigercat. Two big Pratt & Whitney 2800s, a second seat for a passenger, and fast enough to be able to keep up with its single engine contemporaries.

On the other hand, maybe I ought to think about getting a pilot's license before I go and take off in twin engine fighter with over 4000 horsepower at its disposal. With that in mind, a Piper L-4 would probably be a better fit for me.

sounds like why I opted for 2 aussie made trainers before an aussie made bomber. good part of the winjeel though is the third seat. not exactly something normally found in a military trainer.

DeHaviland Hornet

EN224, the last surviving Spit XII. The Wally Fiske Seafire XV that's for sale would be a close second.

Gotta love those single stage Griffons

Dan

Good choice. I'll second that.

PeterA

Me, I'd just like to finish my private pilots license and have access to a Stinson L-5 whenever I wanted it. Actually, that's very possible if I pass my checkride next month since there's a club south of town reputed to have an L-5...

Ryan

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Silly boy...A Fury. of course. A specific Fury in my case: WG567 "Miss Merced", one of just two surviving flyable RCN Furies. After the huge lottery win, I acquire WG567 and the following happens: off comes the R3350; back comes the Centaurus with its attendant five-blade Rotol; off to Goderich she goes to be refinished in RCN double-grey with every last stencil in place as NAVY:133, as she was circa 1953.

I see Jim's already weighed-in with a similar choice. Happen to know he'd like the other ex-RCN Fury, TG114, and would choose the early dark grey/Sky markings for that one. The pair would make a nice sight beating-up the turf runway at Geneseo, ne'est-ce pas?

Couple honourable-mentions...Mosquito; Hornet (deHavilland, not F-18); and totally off the wall, Avro Canada CF-100.

S.

Pucara. Modern, looks like nothing else, burns Jet A1, no need to worry about breaking something irreplacable.

Failing that and assuming appropriate skills come free with the wish, Tempest Mk V.