Cobra II was later sold and flown by Chuck Brown to top qualifying speed of 418 at the 1948 Thompson.
It had the engine quit on the last lap due to vapor lock.
It was belly landed on the flight home to Indianapolis and sat in a hangar until bought by Ed Maloney in 1960. It was sold to Mike Carroll in 1967 and crashed on it's maiden flight after being further modified into a clipped wing pylon racer/World Speed Record contender.
Here are some pics from 1946, the one with the missing paint is after the 45 minute Thompson race where the lacquer was chipped off inflight. They are available from Warbird Aero Press on CD.
Keith Davidson is the proprietor of Red Pegasus Decals. he makes decals for Cobra I and II in the 1946 scheme. He has scaled up some of his offerings for me in the past. Check him out at redpegasusdecals.com.
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