Who Case: 334
I grew up a block away from Detroit City Airport ( now named Coleman Young International ) very close to the north end of the north south runway . My father was a mechanic at City airport around 1930 working for Century Airline
on their fleet of Ford Trimotors . His goal at 18 years old was to become a pilot with Century but it all came apart
when he was injured in an accidental fire ( his work partners drop light fell into a pail of gas that Dad was carrying
out of the hangar ). He was laid up for 6 months and his Mom talked him out of going back . He lived near City
until the early 70s and we were raised with his love of the airport and aircraft . We would sit on our porch and listen
to the tower on our radio on warm summer nights . There was a P-51 that would take off from time to time
and if he took off heading north it was a thrill to experience the sight and incredible sound that the aircraft displayed .
My Dad my brothers and I lived for the show . Recently on a historic Detroit website I posed a question to the
participants regarding the pilot and plane and learned of Dr.Levine . Now a week later I googled his name and
have seen this site plus a picture of the aircraft . Thanks to All . John Bamford

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I worked on Richies Mustang in Edmonton when I was just an apprentice.
I found two or three kill signs on the left of the fuselage just below the canopy where I was doing a repair.
Was Glamorous Glenn ever repaired or was it destroyed when it was repositioning for Chuck Yeager to fly ?

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Hi from Guatemala, hopping help with this topic related the early FAG acrobatic team. after some research in FAG documents, I add some points:

1. The called acrobatic team (escuadrilla acrobatica) was formed around octuber 1956 and was painted based in the colours used by the party/movenment flag CIA supported in 1954, as noted by the FAG comander Luis Urrutia. the original team listed the F-51 # 312, 309, 318 and 342. 306 as a back up

2. It hasn´t a official name, just acrobatic squadron, a unofficial name "PIRATAS" was given by the leader Cpt Rene Sarmiento in an interview after return from Nicaragua in february 1957. Other names listed was people given but no official.

3. the photo is B/W and was "hand painted" for the backcover of the FAG magazine edited december 1956. the team weren´t full white painted. photo taken date were the octuber-december 1956 periodod

4. May 10th 1957 the F-51 # 318 was lost during training routine over the pacific ocean. Tte Haroldo Melgar perished.

5. September 15th 1957 two F-51 # 312 & 309 collided during formation flight and were full lost. pilots jumped without injuries (Ricardo Valladares and Rene Sarmiento). after that the serials #315 and 321 were painted and integrated into the squadron.

6. The acrobatic team continues with the presentations and was dissolved around april 1958 and the planes repainted.

Maybe more information could be found into the future to illustrate more this theme. questions are welcomed.

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My husband Al Simmons founded Mustang Motorcycle Seats in CT. in 1980 on a shoestring. George Enhorning owned nearby Bruce Manufacturing. Providentially, George Enhorning joined Al’s business venture as a partner & financial supporter. Al & his sister Marilyn (who dated George) enjoyed rides in that awesome P-51 Mustang. One of Mustang Motorcycle Seats early catalogs featured a photo of that airplane on the cover along with a Harley motorcycle sporting a Mustang seat. So now you know where the name of our seats came from! Many thanks to George for his support of the other “Mustang”.

Who Case: 104
We used to fly RC aircraft at Southbridge Airport in Massachusetts. Passion Wagon flew in and was repainted there. Early 80’s I think.
When he left, after the paint job, he gave us an air show. It was cool.

Who Case: 104
I painted that mustang and a few others in Goderich ontario Canada in the early to mid 80s. We used to have the paint crew sign each one on the inside of the panel at the tail wheel...I have a pic of me as a young man pretending to be the pilot for the photographer when George was picking up his plane...

Who Case: 357
The P51 mustang owned by Bill Hubbs N4132A was sold to a Ca man who named it Pecos Bill and then sold it to a man in Austin, Tx. The plane crashed in Austin killing the pilot and a WWII veteran(who was being given a free ride).

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I was in 5th grade when I moved to Hamilton Oh in 1964 when my father was transfered to Hamilton to run the local Pillsbury plant. My father loved to fly and it was a big aviation event when Bill Hogan got his 400 mph piston engine P51 Mustang and flew it around southern Ohio !

Who Case: 330
Picture of p 51 parked at Gulf Oil hangar around 1954/65. Tail no. 51D. Why can’t I find that reg tail no.on my search?

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Mr Hungerford,
My dad, William J. Bray III, was also involved with this project as well as another of Angelo’s Mustang projects. Dad helped Pete with some of his projects and I’m sure the name Asher Ward is familiar to you as well.
I was around 14-15 years old when Angelo brought the crate home from the Kibbutz Star of David and all! I thought Angelo was going to convert this “D” into a “C” or maybe it was Pete, either way there was a lot cool work going in those VNY hangars back then. I would love to hear some of the stories you must have and share some of dads with you.
Respectfully,
William J. Bray IV
33riversphotography@gmail.com