Flew the Pacific in 1983 in my B-25. No GPS in those days. We hit bad weather and wound up down at 1500ft to remain VFR. Add to this a wind issue and we landed with less than 80 gallons which is not much in a Mitchell. Flight planned for 11hrs 20min and took more than 13 hrs..

This might help confuse the matter!

http://www.aussiemodeller.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=304

carrier aircraft operating in the battle of Okinawa had yellow painted cowlings or at least the leading edge of the cowling for recognition re kamikazes . These markings carried on into the end of the war in many cases.

I wonder why that beautiful P-40 has the tail tri-colour flash reversed? RAF style is red to the front!

SG has certainly got some stunners there for Legends.

My question seems to have crossed over with the immediate poster’s “news”…

If the gear was stuck then the gear was stuck and she certainly made a nice job of it…

Martin

I support Mark Pilkington’s words. I live in Brisbane and am a warbird owner with a number of aircraft and am known to most people in the business here. No-one here heard of these aircraft being offered for sale. To me there is an issue of a Government owned asset being sold without following due public disposal process. I intend to pursue this and we’ll see what real evidence there is to support your argument.

I’m happy to see aircraft restored to flying condition no matter where but I’m keen to see bureaucrats follow due process.

If it looks like a duck, waddles like a duck and flies and swims like one too….then.

I will be taking this to the Crime and Misconduct Commission in Queensland as Government property was not disposed of in a proper manner. No advertising prior to sale. Looks like an “inside” job to me.

Also Coran aircraft is subject to Heritage export permit. The wreck from Sth africa is not.

*The purchaser is Martin Cobb in the UK