Warbirds in Civies - Post your finds

RyanShort1 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:27 am

So I was thinking that it might be fun to just have a long thread (sort of like the aircraft I spotted today thread) with it limited to photos you've found, or have been sent by a friend, etc... with warbirds in postwar civilian markings.

Ok, so this is my find for this post...

Any ideas on where? (I do know).

Ryan

Ztex · **Posted:** Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:11 am

b747cf · **Posted:** Fri Jan 20, 2012 3:28 pm

Here are a couple that I have taken.

Mark Fidler

Speedy · **Posted:** Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:03 pm

MMMMMMMM.............couple of 'part-time' racers there. Very nice. Bill Hubbs, George Sullivan, and Len Tanner.

Fouga23 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:05 pm

Ztex wrote:

What's a Price Viceroy?

WallyB · **Posted:** Fri Jan 20, 2012 6:16 pm

Fouga23 wrote:

Ztex wrote:

What's a Price Viceroy?

Converted BT-13. Actually a McKissick Viceroy, Price was the name of the owner. (Aerofiles.com)

Jerry O'Neill · **Posted:** Fri Jan 20, 2012 6:25 pm

BT-13A N63838 at Millville, NJ Show, May 2007.
I actually like it painted this way!
Jerry

b747cf · **Posted:** Fri Jan 20, 2012 7:48 pm

Here are a couple more.

Mark Fidler

rcaf_100 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:03 pm

So would Bessy count? :lol:

I managed to carefully remove the green deltas in November, to be replaced by some newer-style CAF roundels we have laying around this spring.
I know the leaf won't be correct, but it'll look a heck of a lot better than the friggin triangle.

:partyman:

Elwyn · **Posted:** Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:18 pm

Oshkosh a few decades ago. Danged if I can figure out how to post a full size image from Webshots.

Obergrafeter · **Posted:** Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:46 pm

That camera angle on the UC-78 (Crane, Bobcat, etc.) really makes it look about 6 feet longer. Actually looks pretty good.

mlenoch · **Posted:** Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:53 am

Was Bill Barber's Curtiss photographed at Kermit's hanger?
I don't recognize the location.
Thx,
VL

CWH Museum · **Posted:** Sat Jan 21, 2012 10:08 am

Here are a couple of shots of aircraft from the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum collection:

Cornell CF-ESD now flies as C-GCWC.

B-25 now flies as C-GCWM.

Avenger currently under restoration to fly as C-GCWG.

b747cf · **Posted:** Sat Jan 21, 2012 10:16 am

Valdo
Yes Bill Barber's Curtiss was in the hanger at Kermits the last time I saw it was in their storage area.

Mark Fidler

Xrayist · **Joined:** Wed Jun 08, 2005 12:51 am **Posts:** 322

I personally think that some of the most attractive warbirds are the ones in civilian schemes. The first P-51 I ever saw in person was Bob Hoover's yellow and black Rockwell mustang.

Can't resist this quesion, so here goes....are the planes posted on this thread painted in authentic, historically accurate civilian paint schemes?

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