What a waste of money, lovely to see it fly (actually I didn’t because it was broken!!!!). So much more could have been done with that money however.

I follow and understand the need for warbirds to be painted in sponsor colours, or plastered over with stickers, but who would go and paint their P-51 yellow?

To me that kind og defeats the whold idea of warbirds, but like BSG-75 above, I will still watch them if polka dotted….

Don’t forget this was 30+ years ago before the ‘Warbird’ movement became as popular as it is today. I was under the impression that I-BILL was previously a corporate aircraft until OHB bought it. I have also seem pictures of I-BILL in a similar scheme but white with red trim.
As for ‘who would go and paint their P-51 yellow?’ I guess the answer to that would be someone who wanted a yellow P-51…..

Thats great news, congratulations to you all. See you in 2010…

Nope, too wet, too cold, too snowy. Hangar doors have been welded shut for winter.

I would imagine if the deal was right Doug would buy anything….

Yes, the recently airworthy 352nd FG aircraft I mentioned above.

What about the Fiat G59?