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As the late, great Steve Irwin would say:

"Isn't she gorgeous!!!" 8)

Looks like I need to pay CFM a visit again soon. . .

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B E A Yoootiful!!

Glad to see her out and about again...still coming to Denver, is she?

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Ok, I'm probably wrong on this, but I thought this one was was really a FG (marked as F4U), but then the -C wings were put on it. Which one is it?


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Ok, I'm probably wrong on this, but I thought this one was was really a FG (marked as F4U), but then the -C wings were put on it. Which one is it?

It's a FG-1D
With F4U-5 wings
Painted has a F4U-1A
Configured has a F4U-1C

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Jack, Here's a better view

Very Cool!

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that's a beautiful aircraft!

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Does this mean that I need to be out at Addison on Sunday or Monday morning? :)


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Jack Cook wrote:
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Ok, I'm probably wrong on this, but I thought this one was was really a FG (marked as F4U), but then the -C wings were put on it. Which one is it?

It's a FG-1D
With F4U-5 wings
Painted has a F4U-1A
Configured has a F4U-1C


Is that all? :shock:


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Jack Cook wrote:
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Ok, I'm probably wrong on this, but I thought this one was was really a FG (marked as F4U), but then the -C wings were put on it. Which one is it?

It's a FG-1D
With F4U-5 wings
Painted has a F4U-1A
Configured has a F4U-1C


= 1 Beautiful Bird! :D :D

Can't wait to see some pics of it in flight!

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http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=8899
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Here's a link with some good stuff on my cousin and a painting a bloke in the UK did.

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