P-38 on a boat

Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:04 am

Just got this e-mail and pictures yesterday.........

Set sail last Tuesday.. Loaded on vessel after 5 lifts over fences and curbs, and then onto ship, with no injuries. Will be posting pictures on the "Red" Web Page this afternoon......

Chad Ezell
Ezell Aviation
254 559 3051
254 559 3052 Fax
622 CR 150 #311
Breckenridge, Texas 76424
www.ezellaviation.com

Gary

Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:10 am

I hope she has a safe "float" across the pond.

She will look fantastic with the Alps as a background...

Edit: I know RedBull prefers to shy away from the military aspect of their planes... but I would just love to see some pre-war US insignia on those wings... it would just match so well.

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Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:18 am

So sad to see her go...I know she will be well taken care of...but...

She looks marvelous! Congrats to the folks in Breckenridge!

Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:21 am

Looks like she is way up in the bow....that can be a rough place to ride....Been there...Done that! :vom:

Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:37 am

Here's how they did it "Old School"!

Regards,
Mike

Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:51 am

Is that a Pair of ducks or a Paradox!?!

Tue Feb 17, 2009 12:48 pm

Here's how they did it "Old School"!

Great photo..some ingenuity at work there...

Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:07 pm

Holedigger wrote:Is that a Pair of ducks or a Paradox!?!

that is a great photo.

I too am sad to see her go. But she's going to a good home.

Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:39 pm

Really makes me wonder just what is going on? Any further info? Perhaps delivered by carrier, dropped over the side onto the "contraption" to go ashore? Or a recovery? It has got to be close to or over the weight limit of those ducks combined, not a lot of freeboard there! Would make a great diorama!!!

Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:43 pm

More pictures of the Red Bull P-38 move here.........

http://www.ezellaviation.com/page43.html

Gary

Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:23 pm

She looks well tied down, just hope everything else around her is well strapped as well! Are the wingtips removed for clearance?
Hope she has a safe, uneventful voyage. No Somali Pirates!!!

Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:25 pm

I just got a sickly feeling that the nose and tail sections are not gonna look that great on arrival at destination.

Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:28 pm

Any information about the destination harbour ?

Regards.

Tue Feb 17, 2009 5:41 pm

It almost looks like a model sitting their in the ship's hold!

Tue Feb 17, 2009 6:30 pm

I hope she has an easy crossing. I was looking at the nose and tail feathers clearance maybe 18" to 24" at the most. Those nylon tie-downs are tough. They hold my Camaro on a bounching trailer when I go to the dragstrip. Maybe she'll be back. Who knows, with all the financial crap flying around right now maybe someone over here will make a good buy on her later this year or next. Keep the faith.