Readers' Responses:
A very interesting photo indeed. We at MustangsMustangs are very serious
about our mustangs but I'm sorry, it took me 2 hours to stop laughing when I
saw this photo. Something is not right! So, we want to help solve this strange one.
While brainstorming, we came up with a few suggestions to help you out.
1) Ok, these guys (I think they're guys) obviously had too much to drink. Probably
came stumbling onto the flight line from the local bar. But that does not explain
the tall goofy looking guy with the Mae West and the funny gloves. If you were
going drinking, would you take this guy along? I didn't think so.
And what about the 2 on the right? I hope they are not sharing a bunk.
2) Next thought is this: remember the Jackson Five and the Osmond Brothers?
Maybe this is like the 3 Stooges, (my favorite trio) only they call
themselves the Brothers Stooges. Certainly Brother Moe is on our left, Brother Larry
is on our right ... that leaves Brother Curly in the middle. I know, that's
a long shot. Why is Brother Curly threatening Brother Larry with a
zues driver?
3) All right, these guys are actually caucasian mustang pilots who went high-altitude
flying without oxygen. That explains the silly looks on their faces and the fact that
they thought they could get better air by rolling back the canopy and sticking
their heads out the side. And most of you know where the merlin exhaust is located...
perhaps that expains the blackened faces with the white hands.
4) Sorry, we thought that maybe these pilots (they have pilot-type jackets, so it's a good
bet they fly) were only so-so WWII P-51 Pilots. They weren't doing all that great
in their Fighter Group, while the 332nd of the 15th AF was doing a superb job. Well, they
wanted a piece of the action. When they found out that the 332nd was comprised of
only black pilots, the tall guy, with the white stripe on his forehead, had a great idea.
He convinced his buddies that they should become black so they can be part of the
famous 332nd. Needless to say, it failed. Their make-up skills were as good as
their flying.
5) Last ditch explanation: Steve Seghetti paid me a huge sum to put this up.
All kidding aside, who are these guys?
WOW! Lots of email on this unique picture. But I haven't heard from any of the
three in the photo. That's probably a good thing!
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Vlado Lenoch knew who they where, so did Dick Phillips who mentioned
this was taken during the filming of the 1995 HBO movie Tuskegee Airmen.
Many were fooled as was I by the tall guy, but I had his last name right.
Larry Oliver:
Ok, I know who two of the guys are, but I can't identify the tall one. The guy on
the far right is Jimmy Leeward, who owns Cloud Dancer. That might be Cloud Dancer
in the back, I can't tell. The guy in the middle is Dan Martin who owns Ridge
Runner III, If you look at his hat, you can see the ridge runner logo. I don't
know who the tall guy is.
Chris Luvara:
I remember seeing another pic like this in Dan's hangar... But on the right it
looks like it's Jimmy Leeward, middle is Dan Martin, and on the left I think is
Art Vance. It's from the filming of the HBO movie Tuskegee Airmen.
Harry McNulty:
Hee Hee, I recognize Dan Vance, Dan Martin and Jimmy Leeward, I suspect they were
clowning around a bit during the filming of the "Tuskegee Airman"
Eric Martin:
From left to right ..Dan Vance, Dan Martin, and Jimmy Leeward who did all of the
flying in The Tuskegee Airmen Movie for HBO..while Steve Segetti was chasing girls
on the movie set. Just a rumor.
Brett Haley:
I'm not sure about the man on the left, but Curly is none other than good ol Dan Martin.
Ryan:
this is way to easy. thats Dan Vance,Dan Martin and Jimmy leeward.During the filming of
the tuskeege movie for HBO. It it to funny. Does DAN MARTIN
know you put this up?
Well, I don't know Ryan. I suspect I'll find out next time he buzzes my hangar. If
he drops something on me, that means he knows and does not like it.
Sedric Moore:
Answer to your question is- Steve Seghetti, Dan Martin, I believe Jimmy Leeward
from the movie shoot The Tuskegee Airmen in 1995.
J K Foster:
Looks to me like Dan Vance on the left during HBO's making of Tuskeege airmen.
Well, that was way too much fun! Yes it was taken during the filming of the
Tuskegee Airmen movie. And no, these guys are not just so-so pilots, they are
excellent pilots who were ... (sorry I cannot explain what they were doing actually) ...
but as Bill Hane wrote in, "Arkansas will never be the same after those guys".
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Case Closed!
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