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Title: P-40B Pearl Harbor Survivor
Post by: Tony Drago on January 26, 2017, 07:01:00 PM

https://youtu.be/MBrjdobW2p0

Title: Re: P-40B Pearl Harbor Survivor
Post by: Chancey Chorney on January 26, 2017, 08:30:23 PM

Nice video. Thanks for posting.

Title: Re: P-40B Pearl Harbor Survivor
Post by: john e. holliday on January 26, 2017, 09:29:40 PM

Yes, thanks for the video.  I've always liked the P-40.

Title: Re: P-40B Pearl Harbor Survivor
Post by: Tony Drago on January 26, 2017, 11:34:30 PM

 Thank you. I always liked the P-40 also. Just something about it. I like the B & C versions.

 

Title: Re: P-40B Pearl Harbor Survivor
Post by: Glenn (Gravitywell) Reach on January 27, 2017, 12:39:50 PM

It wasd a veteran of Pearl Harbour?  Does anyone have the story on this ship or know where to look it up?  I would like to read about it or see photo's/video's of its restoration....that would be cool. H^^

Title: Re: P-40B Pearl Harbor Survivor
Post by: Tony Drago on January 27, 2017, 01:45:54 PM

 Go to you tube P-40B Pearl Harbor survivor.
I copied these two threads from the two people that posted them. Maybe the Torrance Ca. airport has some records of it.

My most loved aircraft.  I gave donations up in Bakersfield many years ago  Happy to see this war bird fly again  AVG was one of my first heroes.  Lest we Forget.

  I had the privilege of being part of this restoration project in the beginning, 22 years ago It was called "Project Tomahawk" Torrance Ca. 1993
 

Title: Re: P-40B Pearl Harbor Survivor
Post by: Larry Fernandez on January 27, 2017, 02:14:02 PM

Great video Tony!
I got a ride in a P-40D a few years back that belonged to Bill Destfani (of Strega/Skoal Bandit fame).
one of the most exciting afternoons of my life.
I'm building a Charles Parrot P-40 right now, powered by Randy's AeroTiger .36

Larry, Buttafucco Stunt Team

Title: Re: P-40B Pearl Harbor Survivor
Post by: Tony Drago on January 27, 2017, 06:31:27 PM

Larry, Thank you.
  I don't thank words could really describe what a thrill that was..
   I was able to get to see the in side the cockpit of the P-40 that was in the San Diego  Air & Space Museum museum in Balboa Park many years ago. Amazing.
 That Parrot P-40 is a nice build. I had one back in the 80's. Parrots P-40 made quite an impression at the King Orange contest when he flew it there
back in the day.

Title: Re: P-40B Pearl Harbor Survivor
Post by: Terry Caron on January 27, 2017, 07:53:01 PM

Before Mustangs, Spits and a host other fighters, I was (and still am) a huge fan of the P-40 direct-drive models. Amazing that such a veteran has survived!
Thanks for posting a great video, Tony.