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Dan Jones
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Dusters & Sprayers Supply in Chickasha, Oklahoma (http://www.dustersandsprayers.com/main.html) sell anodized cowlings for the Stearman. Some of them are pretty good sized and the anodizing is beautiful. They may have a line on where you can get anodized aluminum sheet.

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I just realized I have a photo of the CAF Wildcat from 1981 or 82.
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DLSheley, it looks like you might have scared up a bunch of great old airshow photos, I saw the one you added to the 'Raiders thread too. So just in case to take requests, I make a motion you post all of 'em! :)

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Pogo wrote:
DLSheley, it looks like you might have scared up a bunch of great old airshow photos, I saw the one you added to the 'Raiders thread too. So just in case to take requests, I make a motion you post all of 'em! :)

Sadly, that's all I really have. There are a couple more of Texas Raiders.

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Had a visit from Greg Shelton last week. We built a new fuel strainer fairing and fitted it for him. We then of course had to go test it out.

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very nice shots!

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Here is a shot I took of a Wildcat....from another Wildcat.

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We need someone here to update where all the Wildcats are now so Scott can update the registry including the ones highlighted in this thread. Several/numerous of the airframes have changed hands over the past several years so an update would nice.

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What is the status of the ex-CAF Wildcat? There are those back east that would like to know how that one is coming along. More then a few busted knuckles and sweat poured into her.
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Dan Jones wrote:
Dusters & Sprayers Supply in Chickasha, Oklahoma (http://www.dustersandsprayers.com/main.html) sell anodized cowlings for the Stearman. Some of them are pretty good sized and the anodizing is beautiful. They may have a line on where you can get anodized aluminum sheet.

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Wow, that's pretty cool. I never knew about this place. I was training for my private at Chickasha's Airport (KCHK) untill October of 2011. :drink3:

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How come you do not see many of the FM-2's around these days with the bomber window?

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the330thbg wrote:
How come you do not see many of the FM-2's around these days with the bomber window?

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That is an F4F. I don't think the FM-2s had that window...
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