P51 Danny Boy

[sdennison]

To the "Brain Trust",

I flew with a Mustang out of Mt. Palomar in 1975. It was named "Danny
Boy" and was a beautiful aircraft.

Does anyone know where this Mustang is? I think it was 44-72826.

[a4gturn]

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51regis ... 72826.html

[sdennison]

You guys are good! What took you so long? Max & Danny as owners in 73-78 makes sense. "Danny Boy" would have been appropriate.

Thanks,

[Mark Clark]

Here it is !
http://www.courtesyaircraft.com/N51YS%2 ... 20SPEC.htm

[T J Johansen]

Did the 51 have the red nose at the time, or the yellow nose with olive drab top surfaces?

T J

[sdennison]

TJ

I'm going for the yellow nose with olive drab top surfaces. I have an air to air photo but it is in B&W. Side view shows "MR" on the side of the fuselage. There are nine "kills" shown on the side and a squadron insignia that you may know but I do not, a circle with what appears to be a cartoon figure in a small plane with a blowing white scarf?

Make sense? Sorry I am not an expert, but that's what the WIX "Brain" is for.

Scott

[T J Johansen]

TJ

I'm going for the yellow nose with olive drab top surfaces. I have an air to air photo but it is in B&W. Side view shows "MR" on the side of the fuselage. There are nine "kills" shown on the side and a squadron insignia that you may know but I do not, a circle with what appears to be a cartoon figure in a small plane with a blowing white scarf?

Make sense? Sorry I am not an expert, but that's what the WIX "Brain" is for.

Scott

Would be like this then.
http://www.mustangsmustangs.net/p-51/su ... 04_ns1.jpg

T J

[sdennison]

Yes sir, that's the one.

[AIRIC]

Another image from the CWH 1975 airshow at Hamilton.



Cheers,

Eric

[T J Johansen]

Here are three photos of N6344T courtesy of John Kerr.


California 1975


Lakeland 1978


Lakeland 1979

T J

[sdennison]

Wow, what a wealth of information you guys are! Here is an air to air of Danny Boy from the Mustang I was in. This should be 1974 out of Palomar in SoCal.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/ ... nnyBoy.jpg

The next is the "kid" I flew with. He was a young lad who volunteered at Chino as a mech and fabricator. In exchange the "old men" taught them to fly. This weekend, he was given the plane to use. "Don't prang it and keep it full of fuel." were his instructions. The other cool Dude with the chops was me. (my best side, by the way)

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/ ... lomar2.jpg

Now the challenge. Here is the plane I flew in. It was mechcanically sound but not a show restoration. As a Chino bird of that era, who knows where it is now? I don't have the answer but I know someone does. Have fun!

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/ ... lomar1.jpg

[T J Johansen]

Now the challenge. Here is the plane I flew in. It was mechcanically sound but not a show restoration. As a Chino bird of that era, who knows where it is now? I don't have the answer but I know someone does. Have fun!

The gauntlet is hereby duly picked up. The a/c is the Air Museum's N5441V in one of its many paint jobs.

T J

[bdk]

And the kid looks to be Jim Maloney.

[sdennison]

Here's a shot from the museum's website. Sure looks better than when I flew in her.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/ ... G_1510.jpg

What is Jim Maloney doing now?

[Matt Gunsch]

What is Jim Maloney doing now?

Jim died a number of years ago in a PT-22 crash in Mesa, Az along with Jim Orten. It was Orten's PT, Steve Hinton and Tod Fruen were on the same flight in Tod's PT-22.
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?id= ... 240&rpt=fi
Jim Maloney's brother John is flying warbirds at the Air Museum.