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OSHKOSH pic for Panther

dcc

dcc

P-38 nut
Panther, thought of you when I snapped this...

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The gentleman dressed in period outfit was having a blast :jump:

I think I heard that this P-51C was recently restored/repaired after a crash a few years back. It was great to see it flying later in the day during the warbirds show.

- dcc
 
Thank you for posting the photo, David! It is wonderful that the aircraft is flying again. Quite amazing the transition it went through from being a twisted wreck to a flying aircraft once again.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:eek:ffice:eek:ffice" /><o:p></o:p>
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Brad Lang, the son of an original Tuskegee Airmen, and member of the Redtail Project, flew the aircraft to <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:eek:ffice:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oshkosh</st1:place></st1:City>. He has been a Delta pilot for I believe a decade now, is very qualified in warbirds, and was to fly the aircraft to <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oshkosh</st1:place></st1:City> in 2004, but the accident took place just a few months before hand, and it never happened. The plane will be "coming home" to my local airport on this Wednesday, at 2:30 pm, so I will be on hand to witness and hopefully take some photos of the event.<o:p></o:p>
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In relation to the topic, here are some very worthwhile videos to watch, put together this past week at <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oshkosh</st1:place></st1:City>. The first one features a great interview with a re-enactor who is very knowledgeable on the topic of the Tuskegee Airmen, and the second features another great interview with famed Col. Charles McGee.<o:p></o:p>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3lqsqq2kRY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kptIumMPeYk
 
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