It was Nut Tree, let me know when you find out

Anthony
I have gone thru all of my Favorite websites and for the life of me and Ii can not find where I was able to post the photo of Voodoo
I know that it was on a site, just can't remember which one, I do believe it was shot a the Mustang Gathering at the Nut Tree as Voodoo made several high speed passes

I will still try to locate hte website I posted the photo from, wish me luck
Cheers

Larry

Just curious Larry, where you grabbed my shot from?

Really had fun at this little gathering, made a three week loop from SoCal thru Vacaville, Paradise, Chico and finally to Reno, here a few shots from Nut Tree

Good morning all,

Said news today, Lt Col Lee A. Archer USAF Retire passed away Wednesday.  Below is a news article I foud during a search.  It was posted by TheGrandForksHerald.Com.  Blue skys forever Colonel and peace be with your family.

NEW YORK — Retired Air Force Lt. Colonel Lee A. Archer, a Tuskegee Airman considered to be the only black ace pilot who also broke racial barriers as an executive at a major U.S. company and founder of a venture capital firm, died Wednesday in New York City. He was 90.


His son, Roy Archer, said his father died at Cornell University Medical Center in Manhattan. A cause of death was not immediately determined.


The Tuskegee Airmen were America's first black fighter pilot group in World War II.


"It is generally conceded that Lee Archer was the first and only black ace pilot," credited with shooting down five enemy planes, Dr. Roscoe Brown Jr., a fellow Tuskegee Airman and friend, said in a telephone interview Thursday.


Archer was acknowledged to have shot down four planes, and he and another pilot both claimed victory for shooting down a fifth plane. An investigation revealed Archer had inflicted the damage that destroyed the plane, said Brown, and the Air Force eventually proclaimed him an ace pilot.


Archer, a resident of New Rochelle, N.Y., "lived a full life," said his son. "His last two or three years were amazing for him."


Archer was among the group of Tuskegee Airmen invited to attend President Barack Obama's inauguration in 2009. The airmen, who escorted bomber planes during the war fought with distinction, only to face bigotry and segregation when they returned home, were also awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for their service in 2007 by President George W. Bush.


Archer was "extremely competent, aggressive about asserting his position and sometimes stubborn," Brown said.


"He had a heart of gold and treated people with respect. He demanded respect by the way he carried himself."


Brown estimated that about 50 or 60 of the 994 Tuskegee Airmen pilots are still alive.


Born on Sept. 6, 1919, in Yonkers and raised in Harlem, Archer left New York University to enlist in the Army Air Corps in 1941 but was rejected for pilot training because the military didn't allow blacks to serve as pilots.


"A War Department study in 1925 expressly stated that Negroes didn't have the intelligence, or the character, or the leadership to be in combat units, and particularly, they didn't have the ability to be Air Force pilots," said Brown.


Archer instead joined a segregated Army Air Corps unit at the Tuskegee, Ala., air base, graduating from pilot training in July 1943.


After he retired from the military in 1970, Archer joined General Foods Corp., becoming one of the era's few black corporate vice presidents of a major American company.


He ran one of the company's small-business investment arms, North Street Capital Corp., which funded companies that included Essence Communications and Black Enterprise Magazine, according to his son and Brown.


Archer was an adviser to the late Reginald Lewis in the deal that created the conglomerate TLC Beatrice in 1987, then the largest black-owned and -managed business in the U.S.


After retiring from General Foods in 1987, Archer founded the venture capital firm Archer Asset Management.


Archer is survived by three sons and a daughter. His wife, Ina Archer, died in 1996. Services have yet to be announced.


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To Whom It May Concern:

The 16th Annual Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour will be in Bowling Green, KY Tuesday, June 8th.  The Hot Rod Power Tour is considered the ultimate road trip for thousands of performance car lovers who every year literally count the days until the 7-cities-in-7-days tour begins.  Holley Performance Products will host Day 5 of the 7-day, 7-city Tour at the Bowling Green/Warren County Regional Airport and the Power Tour will focus a nationwide buzz in the automotive aftermarket industry on the city of Bowling Green, KY.

We anticipate around 2,000 to 4,000 Hot Rods driving right onto our runway and around 15,000 spectators.  The Bowling Green – Warren County Regional Airport and the Convention & Visitors Bureau want to make the Bowling Green, KY a stop to remember.  We anticipate vintage aircraft as static displays, old tractors, hot air balloons, and Ben "Cooter" Jones with the General Lee from the Dukes of Hazzard. 

I was curious as to who owns a P-51 Mustang or other warbirds in Kentucky that would be interested in displaying your airplane?  There will also be a professional photographer on hand that will be taking pictures of the Hot Rods with a warbird.  I really would appreciate any help you can give me.   

I have a Press Release and the HRPT Fast Facts for you to review if you may be interested.

If you should have any questions or comments please feel free to email me at natashah@bgwcairport.org or call me at 270.842.1101.

Thank you & God Bless!

Natasha Wilson
BG-WC Regional Airport

Hello to all

As a member/engineer of the Early Birds Collection based at Lelystad airport in Holland,tought it would be good to update the restorating status of P-51D-30NA  ser:44-74923 ex Miss Ashley 1 (reno racer)
The P-51 is complete overhauled in the personal colors "Trusty Rusty" of the late Robert Winks,based on Leiston airfield U.K. '44-'45.
We hope the first testflight will be in June 2010
For history detail see:
Order of battle of USAAF 8th Air Force, UK, 1944. 1st Air Division 67th Fighter Wing


Group
 Squadron
 Ident
 Cowling
 Spinner
 Tailplane
 Base
 
357FG
 364FS
 C5-W
 Checkered band Red and yellow
 Red and Yellow
 yellow
 Leiston airfield
 
Order of battle of USAAF 8th Air Force, UK, 1944. 1st Air Division 67th Fighter Wing

 




Dec 2004
2008 History of EB-Mustang's military and civil career:
Manufactured as P51D by North American Aviation, Inglewood CA.
To 4126th AAF Base Unit (San Bernardino Air Depot), San Bernardino AAF CA.
To 4121th AF Base Unit (San Antonio Air Materiel Center), Kelly AF TX.
To 27th Fighter Group (Strategic Air Command), Kearney AFB NE.
(designated F-51D)
To 188th Fighter Squadron (Air National Guard), Kirtland AFB NM.
Unit assigned to Air Defense Command, Long Beach AFB CA.
To 4750th Training Group (ADC), Yuma AFB AZ.
To 133rd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (ANG), Grenier AFB NH.
To 168th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (ANG), Chicago-O'Hara IAP IL.
To Sacramento Air Materiel Area, McClellan AFB CA.
Dropped from inventory as surplus.
Joe K, Hammer/Hammer Cropdusters Inc, Sacramento California.
-  Registration N5438V.
J.J. Wolohan, Livingston, CA
Walter M. Fountain/Hawke Dusters, Modesto, CA,
Delivered to FA Salvadorena Air Force as FAS 410
-  Adopted I.D. 44-11353 on return to USA
Donald R. Anderson, Saugus, CA
-  Registered as N132
-  Registered as N100DD
-  Rebuilt by Dave Clinton & Don Anderson
John R. Sandberg, Robstown, TX
-  Flew as race #28/"Tipsy Too"
Gary R. Levitz, Dallas, TX, Oct
-  Registered as N345
-  Flew as race #38/"Miss Ashley"
Shelly R. Levitz, Phoenix, AZ
- Registered as N6395
-- Crated at Kissimmee, FL. Shipped to The Netherlands
Early Birds Collection, Lelystad
- Start reassembly by Early Birds
- Dutch registration PH-YAT

http://www.vroegevogels.org/indexeng.htm
 
Sicereley:Werner van der Zel

Hi all,
can one of you tell me what kind of modifications have been done to the Merlin V-1650 engine of the P-51 Strega ?
I recently read this engine can produce 3600 hp, which is twice what this engine coud produce during WW2...

Oliver
 

On March 20, 2010, from 9 - 2 Timeless Wings And Wheels will be hosting it's 2nd Annual "Muscles & Mustang" car show.  Open to all muscle cars.  There will be P-51 Mustangs on display and also an opportunity to have your car's picture taken with a P-51 for a $25 donation to the museum (weather permitting).  No registration fee, however you may pre-register online at www.timelesswingsandwheels.com.  We will be collecting pet food donations for the Southeast Volusia Humane Society.  No coolers, no pets and no smoking.  We will be selling food and drinks to benefit Timeless Wings And Wheels, which is an aircraft and military museum.
Please visit our web site for more information www.timelesswingsandwheels.com.

Hello:

I photographed a p-51d in Aug. 1963 at Whiteman Air Park, Ca. It was being worked as it had no paint nor any i.d. numbers. The only
unique thing was the entire engine cowling was off. To help with the scenario, there where (2) b-25s (1) a-26 and (1) deHavilland
Mosquito near by all needing some work.

I am trying to run  d own the history of the -51. If this rings any bells for anyone, i'd appreciate some info or a point in the right
direction. Also any info on the bombers if possible.

Many Thanks,
Bob Karlosky