P-40s Without Shark's Teeth!!!!!!!

Richard W. · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:27 pm

Jack Cook wrote:

Great I get enough hate mail from the AVG whorshipers already :shock:

LOL! Yeah, I've seen that over at "the shrine".

On a related note, I received the revised edition of Dan Ford's book yesterday. Haven't ben able to put it down.

Django · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:36 pm

Richard W. wrote:

LOL! Yeah, I've seen that over at "the shrine".

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The shrine? Do tell..

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:47 pm

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Great I get enough hate mail from the AVG whorshipers already

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LOL! Yeah, I've seen that over at "the shrine".

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The shrine? Do tell..

The Flying Tiger Assoc Forum. The 'ladies' who run it hate me because I won't buy into the hero worship BS.
One FTA officer accidently sent me a email only ment for AVG members suggesting that I was a psychopath and
needed mental health counseling

Here's one I got a couple weeks ago after I miscaptioned a picture I posted for them to enjoy. It's a email I got from
a Army L/C :!:

Ken's #88 aircraft doesn't even look close to Chuck's #68.
You "wanna-bes" irritate the hell out of military people who
have been there and we don't need people like you trying to tell
us how it was for us when you weren't there.
LTC Jon Sloan
8-229th Avn Regt

Dave Homewood · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:03 pm

Great photos Jack, thanks for posting them.

bipe215 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:38 pm

Parrot Heads Rule!

Rob Mears · **Posted:** Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:22 am

Ohh, I rather like this.

Lots of color, sharp design, and efficient use of airframe real estate. :lol:

Love to see someone reproduce one of these.

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:27 am

You will!!!!

Nathan · **Posted:** Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:31 am

Jack Cook wrote:

You will!!!!

Thanks to Paul Curtiss. I can't bloody wait!

It's going to be the coolest P-40 scheme out there today.

John-Curtiss Paul · **Posted:** Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:09 am

Soon....very soon!

gemmer · **Joined:** Fri Mar 16, 2007 7:54 am **Posts:** 311

The 2nd one shown on page 1 is an "E" model with an added vertical stabilizer fin ala "K" model. Check out the serial number.

Duane

Nathan · **Posted:** Fri Aug 31, 2007 3:52 pm

John-Curtiss Paul wrote:

Soon....very soon!

Oh man, Iam so excited I think I am going to pee my pants!

You da man Curtiss Paul or whatever you liked to be called. :lol:

Is it too much to ask for a date?

Dave Homewood · **Posted:** Fri Aug 31, 2007 6:24 pm

Nathan wrote:

Is it too much to ask for a date?

Hmm, sounds like Nathan fancies you :shock:

JDK · **Posted:** Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:06 pm

Capt Sam Hitchcock flies P-40F 41-14112 off the USS Nassau 11-42

Hi Jack,
You've said here (and elsewhere) that you know that the Judy Pay P-40F isn't 'Bonecrusher' and is this aircraft. May I ask what's the evidence? I appreciate that's a great photo, but you can't see the serial in the pic as presented, so it's not proof itself, so I presume you've other data? Personally I've got an open mind, and like to be convinced by evidence where possible - I'm sure you can appreciate that.

There's a well respected aviation researcher associated with the P-40F rebuild, but he doesn't use the internet, AFAIK. If you can provide me with your views and evidence, I'd be happy to pass them on, and any response. Feel free to PM me as well if you prefer.

Regards,

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:37 pm

I was the one who mistakenly told Judy years ago that #112 was 'Bonecrusher' in the first place and supplied her with all the pictures
of the crashs and the first hand accounts! Sam Hitchcock gave me the photo above and others. #112 & #205 were 2 of the 5 P-40Fs that launched off the Nassau. The err in ID occured because there were at least 3 different #106 P-40Fs in the 44th FS due to attrition. These included 44-12112, 44-14106 "PEEWEE"/"IRENE" and 41-19836 "PEEWEE" changed to "BONECRUSHER". Also a P-40M #106 was lost. I'm not sure where the other historian got his intell but all I know of they have. All three of the survivng pilots, John Little, Zoom Radzuikinas and Ed Talbot were good friends of mine has well has 2 of the mechanics, Hank Straub and Jim Cooley, who were on the recovery. I also have the map Head was carring when he crashed 112 and have offered to send in back to keep in the a/c were it belongs

P-40F #106 "PEEWEE" flown by Capt Sam Hitchcock

John-Curtiss Paul · **Posted:** Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:35 pm

I bought more masking tape. I ran out yesterday!.

And Nathan....... as for the date, I don't think your my type! :shock:

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