Oshkosh 1973 - some P-51's

[Swiss Mustangs]

Hi

in trail of the previous Oshkosh thread - here a few P-51 shots taken at Oshkosh in 1973 (for the CWH Firefly see the 1977 thread):













Martin

[mennie]

P-51's

[Jack Cook]

Tangerine was Dr. Burns Byrams old ship. He went down in a different P-51 if I remember correctly.

[B-29 Super Fort]

Who owns the P-51 shown in the first photo, number?

[Swiss Mustangs]

Who owns the P-51 shown in the first photo, number?

N6306T

[Jack Cook]

Who owns the P-51 shown in the first photo, number

Tom Wood

[Jerry O'Neill]

Wasn't "Boomer" lost in a haner fire quite a few years ago?
Jerry

[Xrayist]

Thanks for posting pics of BOOMER. When I first moved to Fort Collins, this plane was based at a local airport. I talked to the owner, Max Hoffman, and he told me to go out and have a look. It was parked outside on the ramp along with STUMP JUMPER, and a P-40E. I have pics of them someplace. Anyway Max was lost in a Piper Cub crash several years ago. He was very friendly and always a pleasure to talk with.

[B-29 Super Fort]

Who owns the P-51 shown in the first photo, number

Tom Wood

Thanks, according to Mustangs/Mustangs he's been the same owner and pilot for the last 37 years.

[Lynn Allen]

Wasn't "Boomer" lost in a haner fire quite a few years ago?
Jerry

I thought it went to France and is now back in the states. Martin can tell us!

Lynn

[krlang]

When I saw that first photo it popped into my head that it was Tallichet's airplane. What do I know?

[T J Johansen]

Tangerine was Dr. Burns Byrams old ship. He went down in a different P-51 if I remember correctly.

Killed while ferrying Lynn Florey's 44-74430 N52HA on June 5, 1978 in Mexico. Plane was formerly TG-REI.

Wasn't "Boomer" lost in a haner fire quite a few years ago?
Jerry

I thought it went to France and is now back in the states. Martin can tell us!

Lynn

Hoffman owned two P-51s. N6310T and the former E.D. Weiner racer N335J. He sold off his trusty old "Boomer" (6310T, seen in Martin's photos) which ended up with Gary Norton in Idaho. The plane then burned up with some other stuff around 1981, and to replace it Norton bought the other Hoffman 51 "Boomer II" (335J). This plane was then painted in a similar scheme to N6310T, but with Nortons initials. He sold the Mustang to Dan Baun in Ohio, who later sold it to Rene Bouverat in France. He in turn sold it back to the US (Fred Telling), and it is now with Glenn Wegman in Florida!

T J

[Mark V]

Thanks, according to Mustangs/Mustangs he's been the same owner and pilot for the last 37 years.

Yes and that particular Mustang is still a regular attendee at the convention all these years later.