The Evening News From Duxford ~ July 4th 2011

bomberflight · **Posted:** Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:39 pm

If you were wondering if this might be a slow news day ~ think again !

Father and son spend some time together on the 4th of July

Now let's see ~ it's lefty loosy and righty tighty .....

The day just got a whole lot better with the arrival of a shipping container at The Fighter Collection hangar .....

Which meant the newly assembled P-51's for the Horsemen were towed outside to make some room for the new arrival

This didn't stop the guys from Planes of Fame from getting these pony's watered and fed

Meanwhile ...... the container contents have been revealed

Newly restored in Australia ~ Curtiss P-40F ~ 41-19841

Stephen Grey takes a close look at the latest arrival in the TFC fleet

Meanwhile at the other end of the hangar ........ the P-47, Bearcat and Hawk had popped outside for a quick sunbathe

There was even time today to fit the ailerons to the P-47 after they were unpacked from the container from Australia

And finally ...... I must apologize for having already posted this on the Mary Alice thread in the RetroAviation section

bomberflight · **Posted:** Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:51 pm

A couple more to share today .....

After successful engine runs

Steve Hinton took Agile But Fragile up on an air test from the grass runway

Can you tell it's recently been cut

The other P-51 ~ February also flew late in the afternoon too !

Wow these guys are good !!! They've assembled and test flown not one but two P-51's in approx 4 days :drink3:

lmritger · **Posted:** Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:51 pm

Oh... oh my. :shock:

A P-40C and P-40F pair, teamed with a P-36? Won't see THAT over here. Wow, and wow again!

Lynn

redvanner · **Posted:** Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:57 pm

Great pics as always, and great news as well. It seems to become a great if not the greatest Legends show so far. :supz:

Thanks again for posting all those pics and keeping us updated of the ongoings during the last days before the big event.

Michael

Lightjug · **Posted:** Mon Jul 04, 2011 5:38 pm

Awesome!! Thanks so much Peter for the updates. Fantastic picutres as always. I am stunned they put those two P-51s together in so little time... amazing! :supz:

I see the local boys made short work of the P-40 tail... wow!
Arrive Friday, looking forward to meeting up with you on Saturday. I am so pumped about this year's Legends

Dan K · **Posted:** Mon Jul 04, 2011 6:02 pm

bomberflight wrote:

Newly restored in Australia ~ Curtiss P-40F ~ 41-19841

Thank you for the updates, Peter!

That P-40F is absolutely fantastic!! Go Flying Skulls!!

PreservedAC · **Joined:** Sun Dec 26, 2010 12:09 pm **Posts:** 63

Great set of pictures from Duxford.

it promises to be an great show

JohnTerrell · **Posted:** Mon Jul 04, 2011 6:27 pm

Very neat to see "Rolls-Royce" peaking through on a P-40, being one of only two cases in which you can have the chance to see that on an airworthy P-40 in the world today.

With the bits and quips that have been around the internet for a few years now about this aircraft, it is great to see such detailed photos of the completed restoration, looking so great just in sub-sections alone right now, and really looking forward to seeing it complete and operating from the Duxford grass! Another superb choice in markings by TFC as well, and congratulations and job well done to the Precision Aerospace team on the quality work!

Thank you Peter for the continued updates and superb photos from Duxford, in the build up to the big show!

Matt Sharkey · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 2:27 pm **Posts:** 223

thanks for posting the pictures for those of us not attending the show.

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Mon Jul 04, 2011 8:49 pm

Love the P-40F-5 but I wish they would have painted it them selves because it don't compare with
smoking hot paint job on "Snafu".

Lightning · **Joined:** Fri Nov 05, 2004 7:06 pm **Posts:** 424

Howdy All

Thats a fantastic P-40F replica !

Lightning

Trey Carroll · **Posted:** Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:37 pm

Awesome update (again)

Did anyone notice the vortices behind the prop on Fragile But Agile on the take off picture? COOL.

Nathan · **Posted:** Tue Jul 05, 2011 8:20 am

Where did this P-40 come from and how can it be an "F" model? The only "F" model was restored last year. I'm confused.

Dan K · **Posted:** Tue Jul 05, 2011 8:58 am

Nathan wrote:

Where did this P-40 come from and how can it be an "F" model? The only "F" model was restored last year. I'm confused.

A result of all the time you spend at that "other" website, Nathan. :wink:

Registered in Australia by Murray Griffiths last October already.

http://www.16right.com/GetRego.php?Mark=PIV

This is what it's like getting older, Nathan: First your mind wanders...then it's the rest of you. Ask Mudge. :axe:

Nathan · **Posted:** Tue Jul 05, 2011 9:29 am

So this is not the Judy Pay P-40F? But another P-40F that has come out of restoration and has been under my radar? Wow if so then I'm slacking since I am wix's #1 P-40 buff. :shock:

And Im not old just 25 years old and the "other" site you need to stop by and post more aften. Regardless if you have no TBY updates or not. Make something up! :axe:

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