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05-07-2005, 08:28 PM
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#1 | | Your ad here. ;)
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Hey all, I went out to the museum this weekend to show my Mom and Step-dad where I hang out. There was a British Mustang out on the tarmac! The Zeroes and the Bearcat were also out in the sun. So I got some shots. Here are the British Mustang shots first.
This beauty belongs to David Price.
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05-07-2005, 08:31 PM
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05-07-2005, 08:37 PM
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05-07-2005, 08:50 PM
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#4 | | He who does not skim
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Country:  | Beautiful! All great pics! (love the sign.  )
That Mustang's rudder has the Southern Cross constellation, like on the Australian flag. Did the RAAF fly Mustangs? | |
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05-07-2005, 09:53 PM
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Country: | I'm not sure, nor am I sure of this airplanes origin or heritage. BUt I do know that David Price used to contract Bruce Fenstermacher for recoveries in the Pacific. I will have to see what I can dig up.
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05-07-2005, 10:07 PM
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#6 | | He who does not skim
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Country: | Ah, apparently it equipped RAAF squadrons 76, 77, and 82 beginning sometime in 1945, and was used in some fashion or another until 1960.
Any Aussies wish to confirm this? | |
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05-07-2005, 10:17 PM
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#7 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | Very nice pictures, evan. Especially the Mustang... 
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05-07-2005, 11:32 PM
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#8 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Country: | Nice stuff Evan, that Mustang used to come into Mojave all the time! Brings back memories!
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05-08-2005, 06:45 AM
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#9 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | man you're lucky to be able to be a part of something like that........
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05-08-2005, 07:21 AM
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#10 | | Your ad here. ;)
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Country: | Thanks for the compliments guys. No good taking pictures of airplanes like that if you can't share them with people who will appreciate them!
According to Mustangsmustangs.com this aircraft has the following history:
44-73973:
1951: RCAF as 9281
1957: N7325T (James Defuria) (Aero Ent.) (Peter Rossi) (Farnum Brown)
(Joseph Wade) (A. Lee) (James Gentle) (Wendell Trogden)
1969: San Salvador as FAS 407
1975: return US (Jack Flaherty) adopted 44-10755
N6325T, N35DD, N37FF, N51JC, C-GJCJ (Jerry Janes), N51JC
Still doesn't answer the question about the RAAF usage of the Mustang, but I think you answered that already, NS.
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05-08-2005, 09:25 AM
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#11 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country:  | Great pics! The Bearcat ones are especially cool 
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05-08-2005, 10:11 AM
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#12 | | Your ad here. ;)
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Country: | Thanks, I rarely get to see it out on the tarmac just sitting. They usually pull it out, pre-flight and go. So it was nice to be able to get shots of it in the sun. We were eating at the cafe when it took off. I couldn't tell what it was from a distance until he started climbing. That removed all doubt what it was! That was awesome.
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05-08-2005, 10:21 AM
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Country: | Do they get flown regularly then?
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05-08-2005, 10:25 AM
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#14 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Originally Posted by evangilder 1969: San Salvador as FAS 407
1975: return US | Yoh know Evan, that bird might of fought in the "Soccer War!"
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05-08-2005, 10:25 AM
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#15 | | Your ad here. ;)
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Country: | Yes, they do, during the air show season, which is on right now. Usually, once they get home, they get put away in the hangars. There is alot of sea air in Camarillo and they try and get them put away to keep the salt from getting to them. That really isn't an issue when it's warm and sunny like it was yesterday, but once the sun sets and the sea air comes in, that's bad.
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