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No problem. That type font as I recall was made in the late 30's? I've got some photos of it on some NOS North American Aviation parts. I'll ask Jack to see if he can post some for me. I've not yet graduated to the level to post on Wix! :roll:

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Thanks OP for the excellent photos! Thanks T6Flier for yous' folks pristine workmanship!! Really above and beyond! :wink:

For those looking for the photos of the font 6 months from now T6Flier is talking about...
www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpB ... hp?t=23843

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Just finished reading the Warbird Digest article on HJGB. Great article on a great Mustang! Very cool. 8)
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North American, on their best day, never rolled a D model out that looked that Good! What a beautiful Job those guys have done.

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............................................Still isn't a P-38 though :P :wink: :wink: :wink:

Just kidding, EXCELLENT WORK!! As my father would say you could eat off of it.
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Wouldn't that be cool to see a P-38 painted as HJGB as well at an airshow with the Mustang?
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Hellcat wrote:
Wouldn't that be cool to see a P-38 painted as HJGB as well at an airshow with the Mustang?


There used to be one, it crashed in Duxford in 1996
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p38regis ... 67543.html
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Still got a little hangar space left at 5C1 for that puppy.
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Hellcat wrote:
Wouldn't that be cool to see a P-38 painted as HJGB as well at an airshow with the Mustang?


Now you're talking! The best of both worlds.
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Matt Gunsch wrote:
There used to be one, it crashed in Duxford in 1996
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p38regis ... 67543.html


Mr. Proudfoot. A tragic loss.
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That..uh...really REALLY takes 14CFR FAApt 45 to the very limit and tests the definition of "contrast" mightily doesn't it?

Why the "L" (presumably for limited class) prefix? I would assume the goal was to be inconspicuous, so why add a non-required character to the registration marking?
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The registration number can be interpreted 14 different ways by the 14 different FAA Flight Standards offices around the country. Some will say 'OK', some will say 'kinda', some will say 'no'. But none will agree on the same standard, interpreting the written rules differently in each Kingdom.....(ooops, did I say Kingdom?!!)
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