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Cees Broere
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Hi all,

Did I miss something or did we all miss something. I just got back from work and picked up the latest Aeroplane Monthly along the way. I was stunned not only by the Russian Hurricane but even more so about the B-model Mustang that was recovered from a lake in Florida and looked absolutely stunning.

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Swiss Mustangs
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interesting - have to pick up this AP issue then....

so you say its a recent recovery and not the Lake Louisa one (Pilot Capt Dean Gilmore KIAc), a Bartow machine, serial 43-12252 that is now rebuilt in the U.S. ?

thanks for the heads-up, Cees !
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I was confused by this

It is P-51B 43-12112 at Pacific Fighters

The only Florida Lake recovery I know about is the aircraft of 1st. Lt. Dean R. Gilmore out of Lake Louisa (crashed November 1944). Is this the P-51B 43-12252 of Jack Roush??

I wonder if these 2 stories have got confused in the telling?

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And she is in bloody great shape, wow

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paulmcmillan wrote:
The only Florida Lake recovery I know about is the aircraft of 1st. Lt. Dean R. Gilmore out of Lake Louisa (crashed November 1944). Is this the P-51B 43-12252 of Jack Roush??
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That is correct. I'm hearing she should grace the skies again in mid to late 2005. :D
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so it will be of interest to you guys that a few days ago I purchased a bunch of original 4x5 b/w negatives of P-51's (mainly P-51A's and A36's, but also a few P-51B's) used in Fighter Training in the U.S. in 1944 - among them is a beautiful ramp shot of 43-12252.......

Will make a decent scan asap.

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That was the one that was at Oshkosh on a trailer wasn't it?
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Swiss Mustangs wrote:
so it will be of interest to you guys that a few days ago I purchased a bunch of original 4x5 b/w negatives of P-51's (mainly P-51A's and A36's, but also a few P-51B's) used in Fighter Training in the U.S. in 1944 - among them is a beautiful ramp shot of 43-12252.......

Will make a decent scan asap.

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Martin,

I sent you a PM. :) Let me know if that's possible!

Thanks!
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Roger that !

thanks for the PM - will do so earliest.

been in contact with Karen Gilmore about two years ago but cannot contact her again- the e-mail address I have doesn't work anymore / bounces. Can you or anyone out there PM me the new coordinates ?

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She has had to change email address quite frequently due to local ISP problems. I'll see what the last email address I have is and PM you.

Thanks Again!
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See

her email address is on

http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:MZQl ... +p51&hl=en


Also while you are at it let her know about this posting as well from 2002

Someone was trained by Dean Gilmour!

http://www.303rdbga.com/303rd-talk/303r ... bruary.txt

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thanks - but I am afraid this e-mail address doesn't work either - it bounced too.

Pity :(
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How about??

webmaster@fancifavors.com

I kid you not!!!!

http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:pBY7 ... l%22&hl=en
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cheers Paul :D

you have a good weekend
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Paul Draper wrote:
Swiss Mustangs wrote:
so it will be of interest to you guys that a few days ago I purchased a bunch of original 4x5 b/w negatives of P-51's (mainly P-51A's and A36's, but also a few P-51B's) used in Fighter Training in the U.S. in 1944 - among them is a beautiful ramp shot of 43-12252.......

Will make a decent scan asap.

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Martin,

I sent you a PM. :) Let me know if that's possible!

Thanks!
Paul


any decent photos of 43-12112 was coded L18 and was attached to the 54th FG 56th FS at Bartow AAF, FL
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