Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:04 pm
Just four more (I love PTO Mustangs 
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Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:22 pm
What group is that black checkertail? I've never seen that before.
Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:31 pm
Matt Gunsch wrote:as far as most original, I would say the 51s hiding in Connie Edwards barns. As retired, just the guns removed.
STOP!!! You're making me drool!
Rich
Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:35 pm
kenlyco wrote:Would this simple factory look be to plain for today?
Nathan Davis flew his basically like that (though highly-polished) for a good while before applying markings, didn't he? I remember it at the Gathering of Corsairs with almost no markings other than insignias.
The Grand Champion Corsair at Oshkosh in 2003 (Gary Kohn?) drew raves because of the "from the factory" look, IIRC.
Rich
Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:59 pm
"Would this simple factory look be too plain for today?'
I don't think so, took this last year at GML.
I don't think so, took this last year at GML.
Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:59 pm
kenlyco wrote:Would this simple factory look be to plain for today?
Sure it's more polished, but it looks good to me!
Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:20 pm
I love it. Sometimes roll out markings look the best.
Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:47 pm
Or you can just go way off 
Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:46 pm
By the way, isn't Sparky (AKA Jellybelly) another combat veteran painted in its original markings? Seems like I remember reading that somewhere...
Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:14 am
kzollitsch wrote:kenlyco wrote:Would this simple factory look be to plain for today?
Sure it's more polished, but it looks good to me!
Sure does!
Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:36 am
from this thread
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... on&start=0
You can't get any more original than as retired from service.
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... on&start=0
You can't get any more original than as retired from service.
Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:11 am
Ok you guys answered that question,Ken I hope you dont mind if your thread takes a littlte twist,I also think the Guard Aircraft were also great looker's
Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:44 am
Django wrote:ChrisDNT wrote:In my opinion, a flyable Mustang should look like this one...
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Switzerl ... 1019019/L/
... which has never been restored, but rather carefully preserved.
Unhappily, I could not think of any flyable Mustang which would show such a beautiful NATURAL aluminium finish.
on Airliners it says that is the sole surviving Swiss Mustang. That's not true. Twighlight Tear and Miss Helen are both former Swiss birds. The only one left in those markings... sure.
I think you have got your Swiss and your Swedish mixed up. Twilight Tear and Miss Helen were part of the Swedish Air Force not the Swiss Air Force.
Picture below of Twlight Tear in Swedish Air Force markings before she came to TFC.
http://www.airliners.net/photo/North-Am ... 0205527/M/
Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:01 am
"....I also think the Guard Aircraft were also great looker's ."
You're right
Post WWII airforce Mustangs can also look very good!
P.S. Btw, very fine P-51H pic!
You're right
Post WWII airforce Mustangs can also look very good!
P.S. Btw, very fine P-51H pic!
Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:10 am
ChrisDNT wrote:In my opinion, a flyable Mustang should look like this one...
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Switzerl ... 1019019/L/
... which has never been restored, but rather carefully preserved.
For my own knowledge - did NAA fill, sand, and paint Mustang wings at the factory? The Swiss photo above looks like an un-filled wing - a lot of rivets showing.