P51 and PV-2 in Branson, Missouri

scfan · **Posted:** Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:11 pm

Spotted these on the "main drag" in Branson. Both are listed in the Aerial Visual Locater, the twin as a PV-2. A museum worker said the P51 is a fiberglass and aluminum replica of a Tuskegee unit plane. Should it have "invasion stripes"?

GARY HILTON · **Posted:** Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:30 pm

Sir, I will have you know, that what you concieve to be a PV-2 Harpoon, is actually a Hudson....I know this to be a fact, because one of the employees working there informed me of my mistake, of calling the aircraft in question, a PV-2, as did you...The nice bitc.....lady told me that this special "Hudson" came from THE boneyard....So now you are hearby officially corrected! :wink:

Gary
Head guy of H.O.G.
Harpoon Owners Group

muddyboots · **Posted:** Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:43 pm

That's a good lookin' Harpoon.

GARY HILTON · **Posted:** Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:18 pm

I conceed...It IS a Poon....now, to find out it's identity! I still have not recieved a reply from the Golf course owner....My thought is that it may have been one of the PV's that were listed in Opalousas, La.?????
And Muddyboots, it's a goofy lookin' Poon.

Andy Marden · **Posted:** Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:36 am

Gary,
Both N6853C and N6857C were still stored at Lafayette RAP LA as late as Jan08. The Branson aircraft had appeared by Dec07 (and probably earlier, anyone?) so there cannot be a connection.
Regards,
Andy Marden

USA Military Out of Service

ProfromDover · **Posted:** Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:55 am

Definitely not a Hudson...

When I was a little kid a guy my Dad flew with at Eastern Airlines owned a Hudson and based it at Sussex, NJ (FWN) airport. It was in corporate garb. All I remember was that this guy was tapped out the first time he filled it with gas to bring it up there. I think his name was DeBaun. He only had it for a few years I think.

We were there when the owner was at the airport moving it so that it wouldn't leave real big ruts in the asphalt. He had to move it about once a month as I recall because the airport folks were getting po'd about the ruts. I walked around in it and it was in need of a new interior and paint then. The nose was closed in and the turret was removed. That would have been in the early 1970's. As a little kid I immediately went home and built an Airfix 1/72 Hudson scale model...

I always wondered if that Hudson at Sussex airport survived....

Django · **Posted:** Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:59 am

Tuskeegee pilots flew in the 4th FG? :lol:

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Mon Jul 13, 2009 10:09 am

Django wrote:

Tuskeegee pilots flew in the 4th FG? :lol:

In my best Cliff from Cheers voice, "Well eh Sammy, it's a little known fact"

GARY HILTON · **Posted:** Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:24 pm

Thanks for the heads up Andy.....wasn't sure what year the Hudson was mounted in Branson..

mrhenniger · **Posted:** Fri Jul 17, 2009 7:46 pm

If you don't mind, could you upload a photo of each for the Locator?

PV-2...
http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframePho ... rameSN=486

P-51...
http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframePho ... rameSN=487

Mike

scfan · **Posted:** Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:11 pm

Mike, Uploaded 1 picture of each.

RuudLeeuw · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:36 am

Hi all,
any developments towards the identity of this PV-2?
Candidates, thoughts, theories..?
Scfan: I have sent you a pm on this subject

Rudi

GARY HILTON · **Posted:** Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:07 pm

Still trying to ID this PV Rudi....

donaldjeo · **Joined:** Sat May 08, 2010 5:05 am **Posts:** 1

The was the first show that Branson, MO has had in while, if ever, but was also the first one that was held at the new airport that opened for business Monday after the show. The show was to celebrate the new aviation facility that had been created on the top of a mountain south of Branson. To that end the show had an all star cast including the Thunderbirds, Golden Knights, A-10 Demo, Canadian F-18 Demo, and many aerobatic routines. From the warbird prospective an excellent selection was on hand. However, with the exception of Howard Pardue in his F8F Bearcat and the Aero Shell Team, all of the warbirds were static. Below are the warbirds that were present on Saturday. I was not able to obtain photos of the Aero Shell Team as I needed to leave early in order to miss the traffic jam that no doubt happened on the one only winding road down the mountain from the airport after the show. I needed to cover some ground in order to be at Barksdale AFB in Louisiana the next day.

Zachary · **Posted:** Sat May 08, 2010 6:43 am

The Mustang is located at the Veterans Memorial Museum. It's definitely worth a visit. There is a life-size bronze sculpture of 50 WWII soldiers in a line storming a beach - it's really amazing!

http://www.veteransmemorialbranson.com/inside.html

Zack

(Edit - the pictures wouldn't load for me at first - I'm sure anyone with a pair of Mk. 1 eyeballs can see the museum sign in the background!)

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