Floriad Lake Mustang find

[Cees Broere]

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.

Cees

[Swiss Mustangs]

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 !
Martin / Swiss Mustangs

[paulmcmillan]

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?

Paul

[Cees Broere]

And she is in bloody great shape, wow

Cees

[Paul Draper]

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??
Paul

That is correct. I'm hearing she should grace the skies again in mid to late 2005.

[Swiss Mustangs]

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.

Martin / Swiss Mustangs

[Broken-Wrench]

That was the one that was at Oshkosh on a trailer wasn't it?

[Paul Draper]

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.

Martin / Swiss Mustangs

Martin,

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

Thanks!
Paul

[Swiss Mustangs]

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 ?

Thank you
Martin

[Paul Draper]

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!

[paulmcmillan]

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

Paul

[Swiss Mustangs]

Paul

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

Pity
Martin

[paulmcmillan]

How about??

webmaster@fancifavors.com

I kid you not!!!!

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

[Swiss Mustangs]

cheers Paul

you have a good weekend
Martin

[Couger42]

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.

Martin / Swiss Mustangs

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