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I have these two photos of Kate replicas...any one know which ones these are?

Thanks again!

From 1978..Could this be N6438D (still flies as "301") or N6189C (reconfigured to original T-6)


From 1983... I think this one is N2047 (now flies as "310")

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I see Martin, aka Swiss Mustangs, has a shot of this 301 airplane as well!
Cool!
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=7186&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=tora+tora+tora&start=30#top

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I think Tora 301 is Pat McClures. If not I've got somebody elses' plane on a bunch of T shirts I made up. Painted overall green now, still with the bumble bee tail.

where were these airplanes based??????? i met a couple of old timers in the spring that used to mess around in a Kate in the early 70's. I cant remember their names but they were from the mid south. Either TN or Mississippi.

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Zane,
Yes, Kate 110 is now marked 310. Other than the tail number it looks the same but now it flies with a big Nambu gun stuck out the back canopy.
Can you make out the N-number of #301 in your original photo?

Doug Ratchford 'Canso42'

Here are some pics of N7062C
http://www.japanesebomber.com/12941.html

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I think there may be two Kates with ____310 tail numbers. Same a/c number but two different sqn. or group markings. Hmmmm.
Can you CAF Tora guys straighten us out? I'd like to know.

Canso42

Jay Horecky used to fly one of the solid green Kates out of Clover Field here in Pearland. I believe it was sold to someone in Mississippi.

Ted Ruppel was flying one of the Kates when they had a mishap at Kingsville. The airplane was wrecked, but no one was hurt.

Another is maintained by Willy Bob Bonefas in Manvel, John Storey used to fly it quite a bit.

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Looks like the green one is the CAF Kate based with Centex Wing, San Marcos and looks like the PIC is Bill Powers in younger days.....JMHO