Guess which warbird and win a pony !

[bomberflight]

Ok I told a small fib about winning the pony

New art work being applied today to the nose cowling ......



If you need a clue ~ maybe this shot will help ( same airplane )



Let the fun begin !

[rcaf_100]

In the second photo fabric tape is visible so I'm gonna guess Hurricane.

As to which one, is it Z5207 (G-BYDL)? I hear it's supposedly being restored as a Tropical Mk IIb so the desert camo makes sense.

[JohnTerrell]

TFC's P-40F. ; )

[Dan K]

TFC's P-40F. ; )

But John, doesn't their P-40F already have this as nose art?

The Flying Skull of the 85th FS wouldn't make much sense for a Hurricane, unless they used one as a hack?

L-bird maybe?

Or perhaps this...?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hawk914/29 ... 6391760613

[bomberflight]

We have the correct answer !

John Terrell wrote :

TFC's P-40F. ; )

Here's the cowling picture before I removed the camouflage in photoshop



The art work on the rudder ( tail art ? ) was added after Flying Legends Air Show in July.
At that stage the RAF fin flash was the wrong way around ~ it's now been corrected



And we ought to add a picture of the P-40 as she looks today at Duxford

[JohnTerrell]

Thank you for the photos, Peter! I love the fact that the artwork is hand-painted, and thus looks of the period. Although there are many examples to find, now that the aircraft has made itself well-seen flying at Duxford, here is just one photo of the TFC P-40F, showing the artwork on the starboard side of the rudder, but before the latest artwork applied to the cowling on the same side, as Peter has shown.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/n_ameless/ ... otostream/

[Boghopper]

Here is one shot that our " man behind the brush " used for details of the flying skulls artwork



One for Christmas!!!!!!

[Jack Cook]

They used a crummy book picture when they could have come to me...............................................

[Boghopper]

Book pictures and more........

[Jack Cook]

I don't recall Fifinella ever looking this good!!!

[rcaf_100]

The art work on the rudder ( tail art ? ) was added after Flying Legends Air Show in July.

That's why I didn't recognize it! Wasn't even thinking it would be a close up of the rudder... oh well. I've got no place to put a pony anyway.

[darrenvox]

i was almost about to guess lulubelle p-40 but the logo is different

[astixjr]

I already have a pony. This is one of the many reasons that I do not own a warbird. It is certainly the primary reason that I hardly ever make it to the airport these days. That pony is the only reason I am sitting at home reading the WIX forums on this fine Saturday afternoon in St. Louis and not at the airport. My wife and oldest daughter are at an all weekend long horse show and I am watching the other two kiddos. Actually, the horse show started on Thursday and ends Sunday. When was the last time I got to go to a four day fly-in or airshow?

So here is my offer. I'll trade you the pony (Patchwork Grand Finale) or "Bubbles" as he is known around the barn plus my Stearman for that warbird with the new nose art.

Such a deal I'm telling you.....to my own brother I would not make such a deal!

[Jack Cook]

I'll take you Bubbles and raise ya a Tater Tot, a Pinky, a Romano and 5 others.
I spent more time at horse show that airshows. But I've a sweet young
niece I'd take a bullet for so I will never complain !!

[astixjr]

Jack,
Throw in this way cool tack trunk your neice won the other day......(yes I done stole the image from your FaceBook page) ...And....I'm not done yet.....


Bust into Evergreen's musuem like that crazy dude did a while back and paint the correct nose art on Del's B-17G. Put "The Seventh Wonder" over this logo below and the plane will be, as you say "right".



And then you've got yourself a deal.

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