P-40 Kittyhawk warbird sold to French buyer?

HGUCSU · **Posted:** Sat Feb 23, 2008 3:41 am

Does anyone know if the French warbird community has gained a ex USAAF flying based in Australia P-40 Kittyhawk?

People are saying she has been sold to France lately and somone things this is incorrect also?

Iclo · **Posted:** Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:28 am

Hello,

I think you speak about this one :
http://www.master194.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=34606&sid=d82bcd3f34bc20102760c1240805c182
Recently arrived at La Ferté Alais near Paris.

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:53 am

A 49th FG combat vet in it's original marking.
Hopefully not to be repainted :idea:

hang the expense · **Posted:** Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:54 pm

I think its LT Robert Warrens ole stager.Jack Mc Donald rebuilt alot of it back when.

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:20 pm

Yup-O

hang the expense · **Posted:** Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:02 pm

If they make the mistake of painting it something other than what its supposed to be they will get a visit from the CURTISS mafia making them a deal they cant refuse.

Mike · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2004 8:54 am **Posts:** 3333

But don't you think it would look better with a nice big sharksmouth on the front?

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:48 pm

Like this one Mike???

Mike · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2004 8:54 am **Posts:** 3333

Wrong model of P-40, Jack. It needs to be historically accurate.

Just like all those AVG-painted P-40Ns! :roll:

PS Nice photo Jack. Any idea who / where / when?

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:22 pm

Lt Bob Mooney 16th FS 23rd FG Nov 1942 CBI KIA

OZFURYFAN · **Posted:** Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:00 am

Interesting,if you scroll down the posts on the french site it appears a P-51 is on its way to Australia as an exchange.Could someone possibly translate & confirm this?Regards,Pete

daveymac82c · **Posted:** Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:24 am

I remember that P-40 from Classic Wings Downunder magazine. What a magazine!!! Anyways, that airplane looked spectacular in the articles that featured it. I hope they keep that paint scheme because I think it looks great!

Cheers,

David

daveymac82c · **Posted:** Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:40 am

hey Pete,

I just used Babelfish on altavista.com and it translated the whole page for me.

From the thread it sounds like the P-40 is already in France and those pictures were of it shortly after the crates were opened.

The mention of the P-51 is sort of a response to who purchased it. Loose translation says:

"It belongs to the same Mister who is owner of P-51 D Mustang ' Nooky Booky IV' in Fertac-Alais. It arrives from Australia after a voyage out of container by the sea."

So no, there is no swap, but from the sounds of it, the man who purchased it is a collector. Doing some more research I tracked down that the purchaser is probably a Mr. Baudet of JCB aviation in Nimes, France. Or at least that is who owns "Nooky Booky IV".

There ya go.

Cheers,

David

Iclo · **Posted:** Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:10 am

I can confirme your translation from the french forum.

Concerning the owner, its identity is not known in public. (It's a choice from the owner)
But, I think that the P-51 was sold when it moved from Nimes to La Ferté-Alais, so it's current owner will be different that the people you speak about.

daveymac82c · **Posted:** Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:19 am

Iclo,

I figured that I got the owner wrong. I reference a list of P-51 survivors to see who owned Nooky Booky IV and it had Baudet's name, but then I kind of ignored the little sign that said "sold" considering the warbirdregistry.org site didn't have any info on it's sale.

So, a mystery collector. Do you know if the P-51 is currently being flown, and will that also be the intention for the P-40?

Cheers,

David

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