Warbirds in Civies - Post your finds

[CAPFlyer]

I knew you guys could come through. Thanks Wally!

[Roger Cain]

This one perhaps ?

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Thats George Perez's Mustang, and it had that paint scheme up until a few years ago.

[jdvoss]

Kaman HTK-1 photographed at Torrance, CA Airport circa 1959

[jdvoss]

Douglas A-20G Havoc and NAA B-25 Mitchell at Fox Field (Lancaster, CA) 1988. ex- Howard Hughes???

[jdvoss]

NAA B-25H Mitchell owned by Paul Mantz. Photographed at Orange County Airport (CA) 1958.

[jdvoss]

Hello Chris Kennedy:

Could this Bearcat conceiveably be the same A/C you submitted on Pg 2 of this thread?? My photo shows the registration as N-----00C and could be N7700C that you submitted. I took the photo at Torrance (CA) airport in 1958. BTW, welcome to being a WIX'er now.

JVoss

[jdvoss]

A FG-1D Corsair photographed at Orange County Airport (CA) circa 1958

[Jerry O'Neill]

A FG-1D Corsair photographed at Orange County Airport (CA) circa 1958

I believe that's with Kermit Weeks now.

[N3Njeff]

This one perhaps ?

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Thats George Perez's Mustang, and it had that paint scheme up until a few years ago.

Its close!!!

[jdvoss]

Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina photographed at Orange County Airport (CA) circa 1958. Actually there were a number of PBY's (~ 10) freshly brought in from surplus purchases. The two in the foreground had fresh paint applied where the balance still had the original but faded paint of the Naval Air Reserve. The various base names on the tails were still evident (e.g. Key West, New York, Atlanta, et.al.). Why didn't I take more photos?? Oh yes, I rememnber now the sole security guard kept chasing me out of the area.




General Motors- built Grumman TBM Grumman Avenger photographed at Orange County Airport (CA) circa 1958.

[ChrisK48]

Hello Chris Kennedy:

Could this Bearcat conceiveably be the same A/C you submitted on Pg 2 of this thread?? My photo shows the registration as N-----00C and could be N7700C that you submitted. I took the photo at Torrance (CA) airport in 1958. BTW, welcome to being a WIX'er now.

JVoss

Thanks.

It could be the same, but I don't really have any information on it. The registry says Fornof owned it from "circa 1960" to 1971, so it's possible he might have owned it in 1958. There's a photo there of it in the later color scheme in 1964.

[C VEICH]

Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina photographed at Orange County Airport (CA) circa 1958. Actually there were a number of PBY's (~ 10) freshly brought in from surplus purchases. The two in the foreground had fresh paint applied where the balance still had the original but faded paint of the Naval Air Reserve. The various base names on the tails were still evident (e.g. Key West, New York, Atlanta, et.al.). Why didn't I take more photos?? Oh yes, I rememnber now the sole security guard kept chasing me out of the area.

Let me express my gratitude for your willingness to share jdvoss, and also ask that you keep them coming!

[CAPFlyer]

Karen, Ober, Lynn, any of you guys have photos of Doc's PBY from when it was based at Lancaster? I've had a heck of a time finding any and I only got to see it a few times before he sold it. I never seemed to be out there when he was around and had the hangar open.

[sledge39]

NAA B-25H Mitchell owned by Paul Mantz. Photographed at Orange County Airport (CA) 1958.

..thats the best pic I ever saw of N1203...

...most of the time the interesting parts were covered...

[cwmc]

Hard to believe that is SNA. Seemed like not long ago when i could look from the executive hangars all the way to the brand new UCI buildings!
The hangars in the background on both pics of N1203 are the old Shinn hangars. Mr. Randall had his Commander and Twin Bonanza in them, N40A sat outside between them, and later still they were sold off and erected on top of the Chino Hills where they can still be seen.
Chris...