F7F new paint? @ Ezell

[Ztex]

I saw a glimpse of a Silver Tigercat in the Ezell hanger on their Facebook page....Has Big Bossman or Here Kitty been repainted?

[mrhenniger]

It is likely this one?
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat s/n 80503 c/n C-245 c/r N805MB


The photo was taken last September at Reno. For a list of the other Reno attendees go to...
Aerial Visuals - Airframe List: Reno Air Races 2011

Mike

[Thomas_Mac]

Was it La Patrona?

EDIT- Mike beat me to it!

[Ztex]

Well...yeah there is that one...It did not compute this brain...DOH!

thanks guys!

[Steve S]

Was "Big Boss Man". Sad to see her get painted over.

[cwmc]

Well,
It would've been cool if it got a realistic scheme, spinners and a big yellow TEST legend on the nose instead of a velvet Elvis.

[C VEICH]

Well,
It would've been cool if it got a realistic scheme, spinners and a big yellow TEST legend on the nose instead of a velvet Elvis.

Agreed, a big yellow "TEST" on the nose would definitely have been better. Even better than that would have been all yellow!

[gary1954]

At one time did Gary Flanders of Hangar 5 in Oakland have a Tigercat?

[C VEICH]

At one time did Gary Flanders of Hangar 5 in Oakland have a Tigercat?

Yep, co-owned by Mike Bogue as I recall.

[gary1954]

At one time did Gary Flanders of Hangar 5 in Oakland have a Tigercat?

Yep, co-owned by Mike Bogue as I recall.

Is Gary Flanders still around? haven't heard his name mentioned in decades