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PostPosted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:31 pm 
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What was the outcome of this, anyone know?

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 Post subject: yep I do...I was there
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We had just pulled away from the fuel truck with our mustang and I look up to see good ole Earl dead sticking in habu...then I realize he is lined up on the ramp! we moved a little faster then ill tell you! the actual touchdown was pretty straight forward and he rolled out with no fuel in the plane at all. That shot looks pretty close to the approach end which was a lot more interesting. I think I took a pic from further down the ramp of the same event.

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P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer.

S: Took hammer away from midget.


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That's "Habu", 44-73196/N5449V.

Since the airplane was later destroyed in Colorado, and that's pretty clearly Reno in the photo, my guess is that everything ended up all right.


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I would like to think some power added (none available as the story goes and I read it later thanks) and a go around........ :shock:

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Last edited by Lynn Allen on Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:45 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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We had just pulled away from the fuel truck with our mustang and I look up to see good ole Earl dead sticking in habu...then I realize he is lined up on the ramp! we moved a little faster then ill tell you! the actual touchdown was pretty straight forward and he rolled out with no fuel in the plane at all. That shot looks pretty close to the approach end which was a lot more interesting. I think I took a pic from further down the ramp of the same event.


What year was that??

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 Post subject: no gas left...
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Lynn Allen wrote:
I would like to think some power added and a go around........ :shock:

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that was a dead stick save.

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 Post subject: Re: no gas left...
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n5151ts wrote:
Lynn Allen wrote:
I would like to think some power added and a go around........ :shock:

Lynn


that was a dead stick save.


Roger that as I was editing my post..... :wink:

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Where'd you get the picture?

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Got it in a email, Its probly somewhere on the internet but didn't feel like researching it, it's ten x faster from you guy,s..


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In the photo it looks like it is still wearing the GeGe II nose art.

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It was WAAAAAY back when. Id have to guess 20 to 25 years ago....I remember it well...I just had my 1st birthday....LOL! how did I get this old????

What year was that??

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Eric, thats a great looking Pic ,were ther any other Mustangs painted black?


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Eric, thats a great looking Pic ,were ther any other Mustangs painted black?

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James, nice shot ,bet it would look good without the white stripe.


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Yes, C-FFUZ is the only other P-51 I have ever seen painted black. I miss seeing Garry McCann and FUZ around Ontario. He must have owned and flown that aircraft in the same markings for over two decades.

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