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F4U Folks:

Good day!

Found this nice shot in the archives. FG-1D Columbus NAS #9. Buno Ukn for now. Ukn place. c. late 1970s.



p.s If anyone knows more data/history of this sample plz post! Tks in advance. Photo via AEC.

The A-26 might provide a clue.
The nose glass looks non-stock...so my first reaction is to think Tallmantz's A-26C N4815E.
It later ended up with a nose similar to their B-25s....but this could have been an interim version. The white paint matches.

The NAVY paint looks straight out of Litchfield park....so I think it would be late 50s or even 60s, not late 70s.

And for what it's worth, a Tallmantz FG-1D, N9154Z did arrive with Columbus Reserve markings.
http://www.aerovintage.com/n9154z.jpg

I think we have an answer.

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Found another pic of it right here at WIX:

So it seems to be this one. And the pic seems to be from mid to late '60s, possibly as late as early '70s.

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairr ... 88297.html

P-40 N1207V was in the Tallmantz stable.

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I know we've pretty much locked it down as being Tallmantz's Corsair. But you can also see the red engine nacelle and cowling of Tallmantz's B-25 (44-29939) behind the Corsair. The photo of the B-25 is reported to have been taken in 1966.

I took a whack at fixing the color, but there's just so much you can do when they get too red:

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Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

Chris:

Tks! Much better contrast!!

...more color correction...

S39:

Excellent job! Tks

That's the tallmantz E model Kittyhawk in front of the F4.Id say that its Tallmantz bird alright.

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I think it was traded to I.N. Burcinal for J-2F for murphy's war

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Sledge, that looks terrific! What program did you use?

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

Chris

...I used Photoshop Elements 5.0 (the 8-year old version), a six layer file...

...I use the old version because it's just plain easier to use than later versions (also have PSE-7 and -10)