Pics from Chino

[cactuskooler]

Great photos!

[Devil 505]

Excellent pictures. Thanks for sharing.

[Guppy35]

Great stuff Wurz!  Any background on that unpainted early P40?

That's one I've not seen before.

[Masherbrum]

Great stuff Wurz!  Any background on that unpainted early P40?

That's one I've not seen before.

Is it a throwback from one of the unpainted test planes from 1940?    IINM, they had a handful of them.

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Is it a throwback from one of the unpainted test planes from 1940?    IINM, they had a handful of them.

pretty sure this is correct....I believe there were 3 or 4 of them.

[Gman]

Outstanding, best thread in weeks.  Thanks and well done.

[mbailey]

Great Pics Wurz!!

[ozrocker]

Thanks Wurzel! great shots! Sexy 190


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[Guppy35]

Is it a throwback from one of the unpainted test planes from 1940?    IINM, they had a handful of them.

I was wondering more about the airframe.  There have been three recent well known restorations of early 40s.  This one wasn't on the radar anywhere.  A nice surprising 4th early bird.  Wondering if it's static or an actual flyer?

[Nypsy]

 

Thanks for sharing!

[Shuffler]

Outstanding job on the pics. Thanks for posting them.

Looked like a great gathering.

[Babalonian]

Still waiting on the rest to upload, quick teaser/taster.

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DOH!  I Flipn' swore I briefly glimpsed you and your misses walking through the crowd there.  I was in a rush though from point A to B to pause or double-back as they had just shut down the flight line and pre-flight preps were under way.

I got to meet up with Semp and Razor though shortly after that.  Hope to see you again sometime Wurzel.

[pipz]

Very nice pictures! Thanks for sharing them with us. 

[gpwurzel]

DOH!  I Flipn' swore I briefly glimpsed you and your misses walking through the crowd there.  I was in a rush though from point A to B to pause or double-back as they had just shut down the flight line and pre-flight preps were under way.

I got to meet up with Semp and Razor though shortly after that.  Hope to see you again sometime Wurzel.

No worries Bab, didn't know I was going till the last minute - so no time to put up a "who's going" thread. Hope to catch up with ya sometime.

Sorry Dan, nothing on a board about the P40, nothing in the booklet I got there either.

Wurz

[Grayeagle]

Thanks for sharin

Far as I know all the aircraft at Chino are flyers
.. they do a lot of buildups-rebuild-repairs for museums/owners that are flown out
and they have a lot of their own museum planes that they cycle through restoration as they get worn out.

'Picadilly Lilly' useda be parked out front ..the B-17 used to film '12 O' Clock High' long ago.

Chino also hosts fighter group reunions
..went to one years ago featuring 'Satan's Angels'
..had the honor of listenin to Tommy McGuire's wingman and a few others talk about life in the Pacific Theater.

Was worth every moment.

-Frank aka GE