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"Cottonmouth and Mean Machine"

Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:11 pm

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Jerry Janes and Crash Williams off our wing a few years back at Arlington.
That was a great 3 ship....B-25J, HU-16 and T-28B 8)

Re: "Cottonmouth and Mean Machine"

Thu Jul 22, 2010 11:14 pm

You said COTTON MOUTH and the first two airplanes that came to mind were the P-51D and the B-26C :lol: :lol:

Re: "Cottonmouth and Mean Machine"

Fri Jul 23, 2010 12:06 am

The Inspector wrote:You said COTTON MOUTH and the first two airplanes that came to mind were the P-51D and the B-26C :lol: :lol:


I thought of a polished Sea Fury.

Re: "Cottonmouth and Mean Machine"

Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:29 am

You'd need a SKY LOUNGE pass for the 'way back machine' like I seem to have to remember the P-51 (which is still around in more or less it's original scheme) the first photos I ever took of it was when it was sitting @ Renton Muni next to AERO-DYNEs hanger

Re: "Cottonmouth and Mean Machine"

Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:59 am

I remember Jerry's B-25J but has "Death Watch" in Air Commando colors. Very cool!!

Re: "Cottonmouth and Mean Machine"

Fri Jul 23, 2010 12:42 pm

WIX needs a "like" button as they have on facebook...

The mustang was Cottonmouth I
<--Sea Fury was Cottonmouth II
Albatross was Cottonmouth III
His current Beech 18 is Cottonmouth IV

The A-26 was "Hagar the Horrible", and the B-25 was "Death Watch" before being repainted as HO*262 "City of Edmonton".

Re: "Cottonmouth and Mean Machine"

Fri Jul 23, 2010 2:22 pm

MX304 wrote:
The Inspector wrote:You said COTTON MOUTH and the first two airplanes that came to mind were the P-51D and the B-26C :lol: :lol:


I thought of a polished Sea Fury.


Me too!!

Re: "Cottonmouth and Mean Machine"

Fri Jul 23, 2010 4:06 pm

sorry to disappoint :oops:

Re: "Cottonmouth and Mean Machine"

Fri Jul 23, 2010 6:38 pm

I was disappointed once, then we divorced :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :D

Re: "Cottonmouth and Mean Machine"

Fri Jul 23, 2010 8:25 pm

I worked on the mustang in Hamilton back in the 80's. Second Mustang i worked on.

Re: "Cottonmouth and Mean Machine"

Sat Jul 24, 2010 4:48 am

Awesome photo! Do you have any more of the HU-16?

Re: "Cottonmouth and Mean Machine"

Sat Jul 24, 2010 9:42 am

Do you have any more of the HU-16?
Awesome photo! Do you have any more of the HU-16?

Yes

Re: "Cottonmouth and Mean Machine"

Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:38 pm

Hey Jack, We had to have one of the most bizarre but cool formations. Several years ago we were returning from the CAF Airsho in Midland. I was flying on Bob Ponds B-25 Mitch the Witch with Sam Korth and Larry Mulally. We formed up over MAF and flew to Falcon field in Mesa, AZ with Jerry Janes Hu-16, a Martin 404 and Tim Jackson and Reid MacCosham in Ponds B-17 Miss Angela. Here's a couple pics.
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Re: "Cottonmouth and Mean Machine"

Sat Jul 24, 2010 10:07 pm

I thing the most dis-similar formation we ever had was B-25, TBM, Tutor jet, P-51D, T-28C.
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Re: "Cottonmouth and Mean Machine"

Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:24 am

Good stuff Jack. Anyone else out there with some "dissimiliar metal formations"?
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