Ezell Aviation vid.

Thanks! It was probably the wine cooler…. 😀

Archer: Yup, 2nd pic is behind the flight deck. Apparently I didn’t open the door & look to see what was in there.

This was the crapper up the back end:

I caught that too…obviously meant “D”.

P-51B…………..??

:confused:

I’ve took a bunch of pics of the Hughes B25 being taken apart.

Some very interesting modifications, but it may not be to everyone’s taste. Is that second photo behind the flight deck? What did they put behind that door with the air holes? It must cover the tunnel to the nose if I’m not mistaken.

Thanks JohnT, in that case I completely understand.

It’s fun to see the Ezell operation again.
About 15 years ago I was working in television news in Texas. I did a pair of stories focusing on the Seafire Mk. 47.

For one, Nelson flew it for our cameras, a great aircraft
A nice group of people…and it seemed a neat place to work.
I hope Nelson is doing better.

Zac, I’ve always seen the Tempest project referred to as being Nelson’s “pet project”, or something that only primarily he was working on, and therefore it would be completely understandable if nothing has been done with the project since last summer.

This photo from Ezell Aviation, taken earlier this year, illustrates the extent of the rebuild taking place on the former TFC Hellcat now owned by Rod Lewis: https://scontent.ffcm1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21106421_10154739168237233_5908933461409389526_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=1143687d4d58fcc6d8a16b26af063ecd&oe=5C080E87

Nelson and the team were at one point working away on Hawker Tempest Mk.II MW810. Does anyone have any recent information on that project? The most recent update on HawkerTempest.se is from January 2016.

I see updates on Nelson’s condition every so often on Facebook and he seems to be recovering well. I was very relieved when I learned he had survived the Sea Fury accident.

Superb workmanship. Sending best wishes from the UK TO Nelson Ezell, as he continues his recovery following his flying accident.

I’ve took a bunch of pics of the Hughes B25 being taken apart. The interior had bizarre bamboo wallpaper everywhere & the oxygen tank was a bit mickey mouse. It was a full size bottle laid on it’s side in the tail & basically held in place by a pair of stout hose clamps. If the nose gear had ever collapsed the tank would have exited through the nose.

Top of bomb bay was lowered to accommodate a bed on top of it:

Since that video was made, they have of course finished both of the Corsairs – the FG-1D for the Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum (Paul Allen) and the Brewster Corsair for Jim Slattery. Both are at the top of the most authentic flying Corsairs ever restored. The Bearcat was also completed, owned by Texas Flying Legends/Dakota Territory Air Museum, but after its first test flight this summer the engine was making metal so the engine had to go back for necessary repairs/fixes before it will be reinstalled and the aircraft is test flown again. There is always tons of projects happening at Ezell – they’ve been working on an almost complete ground-up restoration of the Rod Lewis Hellcat (the one formerly owned by The Fighter Collection at Duxford), as well as also working on completing the restoration of a (super-authentic) P-38J that was brought to their shop last year (I won’t say who the owner is, as it is supposed to be a secret), and they’ve also been working on restoring to fly a B-25C for the Hearst family (heirs of William Randolph Hearst), which is the one that was owned/operated by Hughes Tool Co. (Howard Hughes) – supposedly the executive interior/modifications, as done in the mid-50’s, will be kept.