P-51 and PV-2 in Southern Missouri

[GARY HILTON]

Anybody on the WIX site around Branson, MO? I had seen a satilite photo of Branson, and on a major East-West road through town, there was a P-51 (or replica) toward the East, and further West on the same road was a PV-2....The wife and I were going to take an overnighter down there before winter hit, but life got in the way..will be spring until we can go that way again...

[Falcon10]

The P-51 is a fiberglass mockup on a pole outside a Veterans museum. The museum has some crazy 40 foot long sculpture of life sized infantry men from vietnam. Its worth the pay to see it. Branson is an experience.

I believe the PV-2 you mentioned is actually a Lockheed Stallstar on a pole thats painted pink i believe.

There are so many things on a pole out in MO its ridiculous. Cars, Tractors, Airplanes, Cows, they've got it all out there.

[GARY HILTON]

Thanks Falcon, I know..I happen to live in the state!.....Did you mean a Learstar?

[Falcon10]

I was trying to be funny with the Loadstar. It got that and a few other nicknames from its unfavorable stall characteristics.

[Fairfax Ghost]

I have seen both the 51 is glass, and the loadstar is over the local mini golf. Played there with the kids just to get close.

[Falcon10]

And here are the pictures from that trip.

[n5151ts]

FLYING aircraft there would be if we put those in museums and liberated the potential fliers!

[GARY HILTON]

WOW! Great pics there Falcon! No doubt about the Mustang being a replica, But the other....and by the way, that is 100% Harpoon...that doesn't look to be a rep...It looks a lot like the one in S. Carolina at a mini-golf course....Hmmmm.....same company?

[jbell]

"Big Kahuna's"? They had a B-25 at their Destin location.