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6trn4brn
 Post subject: Hobbes B-25?
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Howdy all...quick and painless question I hope :) I see on the Danville, Virginia Air Show this coming weekend is a B-25 listed simply as Hobbes. Anybody know who's B-25 that is? Is she the former Carolina Girl? Any WIXers gonna be there this weekend? Think I am gonna take my Dad there on Sunday...

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If I'm not mistaken "Hobbes" is the former "Carolina Girl"

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Hobbes at Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, Michigan 2007.

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Hobbes at Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, Michigan 2007.

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Uh-oh! It's shiny & the nose art isn't authentic. Hope this doesn't get out of control too! :hide:

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No guns in the turret either. And those colors aren't even close to authentic OD/Neutral Gray..and don't get me started on that inaccurate anti-glare panel. :wink:

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I dont care, my first impression of the aircraft is that it plain and simple looks GOOD! :)

* so does this one I saw today
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warbirdguy wrote:
If I'm not mistaken "Hobbes" is the former "Carolina Girl"


Yep, and it's still called Carolina Girl by some of us around here. Sure beats calling it 'the green airplane', which was a working title for a while :wink:

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As is always the case...YOU GUYS ROCK :supz: That didn't take long at all.

As far as the shiny paint and all...I agree with so many here finally in that the onwers are the only one's that need to be pleased with how their aircraft look!

Weather in Danville looks pretty bad for this afternoon...tomorrow looks a lot better. Chuck are you part of the Hobbes crew? If I make it there I will try to find ya and say howdy :)

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i like hobbes but doe's he have a calvin for hobbes to play with :lol:
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I like it. Wish the "nose art" (or is that Cat Art?) was bigger though. I think some new, original nose art is something that should be present in the warbird community, like Ol' 927! :)

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As far as the shiny paint and all...I agree with so many here finally in that the onwers are the only one's that need to be pleased with how their aircraft look!


I would contend that it's the owners and general public that are ultimately the "judges" of a paint scheme. If it's going out for public display, then the owner is going to want to present the best "foot forward" and that's going to mean shine - authentic or not. That perception was reinforced at Corsicana and at the hangar in recent weeks when we got just as many "thanks for bringing such a piece of history" as "wow, that airplane looks old and beat up". We got plenty of people still looking through it, but the worn-out paint really does hurt the image of the airplane in many of the public's eyes because it reinforces that idea of "aging aircraft" that the airlines and FAA have fousted upon them as being "dangerous".
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Cripes A Mighty wrote:
I dont care, my first impression of the aircraft is that it plain and simple looks GOOD! :)

* so does this one I saw today
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It a 25 and it's flying and that's good enough for me. I'm flying on Pacific Prowler in July!

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Man...my pix from Danville of the Hobbes B-25 pale in comparison to what you guys have:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z23/ ... esB-25.jpg

Finally got to meet Mr Reilly:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z23/ ... Reilly.jpg

CAF had their Stinson Reliant there. Looked great until after the squall:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z23/ ... antIII.jpg

Bad news...plane got turned by high winds and tail feathers got torn:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z23/ ... eliant.jpg

Nice SNJ there...don't know who's it is:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z23/ ... ez/SNJ.jpg

Finally...a nice war weary paint job!

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z23/ ... ceRust.jpg

Again, nice day till the rain squall hit and cancelled the rest of the flying.
Met Joe Noah from the Preddy Memorial Organization. Great Fella. Also,
John Shiffer (?) of the Champaign Organization who is the new owner of the Hobbes B-25. Mr Reilly is working hard on their B-17 as well. Fun day overall, old airplanes and great people!

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6trn4brn wrote:
Chuck are you part of the Hobbes crew?


Nope, I've pulled a wrench or two on it at times, and wiped a fair share of oil off of it, but I haven't flown on it for about a year or so. Too much else going on right now.

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Judging by your avatar, Chuck, no wonder you haven't had time for flying.....You're too busy working towards "Employee of the Month" again!!!

Just kidding with ya! :wink:

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