All right! Great replies. Although I said "no rules", the contest is for "authentic", so remarks on who flew her or which airshow ... or tramp stamp status don't really enter the equation. This was not a popularity poll.
In fact, many of the comments were paint scheme related, and while accurate paint is important to me, I was actually thinking more about aircraft configuration.
Thanks to b29flteng, Jerry, Chris, and Ryan for the most detailed or on-topic responses so far.
I predicted that How Boot That?, Apache Princess, and Betty's Dream would hover near the top. I also suspected that, as August pointed out, Briefing Time may have been surpassed. Barbie III is a beauty, but I wasn't familiar with her internal fittings.
Three surprises: I was aware of Dog Daize, but am now quite curious to know the history of the museum airframe. I'm equally curious about the Brainerd TB-25. Also, Maid in the Shade and Lynn Hunt were kinda absent from the list? Set us straight, guys!
Finally, is Paul Allen's airplane a secret or do we have details that can be shared?
This is fairly on-topic ... regarding Mitchells with accurate WWII markings, can anyone post photos of the schemes taken during the war?
Here is a link to an amazing color photo of the real Briefing Time. Neat to see the contrast in the anti-glare green and the green used in the camo overspray:
http://www.warwingsart.com/12thAirForce/planes5.htmlI know there are photos floating around of Panchito, Barbie III, Dog Daize, etc, and I'd be interested in seeing the others ... actually I'd love to see 'em all posted in this thread A-Z.
Ken