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Ztex
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Nelson Ezell on the Front Page!

Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:59 am

Today's Ft. Worth Star Telegram has a feature story on Nelson Ezell and his shop in Breckenridge!

How cool is that!?

http://www.star-telegram.com/629/story/269465.html

http://media.star-telegram.com/Multimedia/tuesday.pdf

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/photos/gallery/269721.html
retroaviation
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Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:09 am

Excellent article! For a change, the news folks got it right. Thanks for posting.

Gary
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Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:15 am

Thanks for the heads up! :thumbsup:
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Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:05 pm

Awesome that they did such a good article on him. He really is one of the real treasures of the warbird world.
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Ezell's

Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:11 pm

Great story, good pics..... good quotes..... they quoted just about everyone except Gary! Nice to see Nelson, family, and crew getting a few well deserved props...... Alan
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Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:13 pm

Well done for a change. Even had a picture of Steve Dickey..... :wink:


Lynn
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Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:48 pm

Who he :shock: :shock:
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Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:26 pm

A very well written article, about some wonderful people. Thanks for sharing. Incidentally, I am curious about the bearcat undergoing restoration (the one in the jig, not Pardue's XF8F). Anyone know which one this is, or who it's being rebuilt for?

Cheers,
Richard
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Breckenridge

Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:29 pm

RMAllnutt wrote: Incidentally, I am curious about the bearcat undergoing restoration (the one in the jig, not Pardue's XF8F). Anyone know which one this is, or who it's being rebuilt for?

Cheers,
Richard


I think you are seeing the F4U-4 in the jig. When I looked at the pics in the article it sits about where the Corsair was last time I was there.
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Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:29 pm

Nope, clearly a Bearcat. Even says so in the caption.

See photo #5:

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/photo ... 69721.html
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Bearcat

Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:39 am

bdk wrote:Nope, clearly a Bearcat. Even says so in the caption.

See photo #5:

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/photo ... 69721.html


I see it now! :shock: Yes... clearly a Bearcat. Maybe the old Ward "Gulfhawk" but there are a couple other project Bearcats out there so.... that is a wild guess...
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Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:06 am

Not only is Nelson a Warbird wizard, he is a real nice fellow too. :D
Robbie
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