A friend of a friend wants me to build him a Tuskegee Airmen P-51 as a commission build. He is a TA historian and knows several of the pilots. We discussed payment and he came up with something that cash can never compare to.
Next tuesday I am having lunch with Harry Stewart of the Tukegee Airmen. Lt Stewart shot down 3 109’s on Apr 1, 1945. Needless to say… Tuesday can’t get here soon enough.
you lucky dog!,i’ve been fascinated by them since i was a teen and watch the movie about once a month
WOW!!! That is a wicked awsome deal wing_nut. All I can really say is that you go ahead and have a great time![:D][wow] Maybe he can give you some references (pics, etc.) from actual aircraft.
Double WOW!! Outstanding news Marc. This is an honor that you truly deserve. Congratulations.
Jerry
Marc, in case you can’t see me over here, I’m shaking my fist at you vigourously!!! Enjoy your time with him!
Wing_nut, that is sooooo cool. Please give my best and my thanks to Lt. Stewart.
Sounds like an extremely good deal. Please post pictures of the model.
Darwin, O.F. [alien]
Oh man! That is awesome!!! [8D] [:D]
Hey!! That’s outstanding! Excellent payment plan, as far as I’m concerned.
There is no better deal than that. I did a similar one two years ago with a Me 110B. The gent I built it for was Ebo Stromeier. He was W. Messerchmitts right hand man. He was cheif engineer second only to Willy Mes… and his son-in-law. He married Willy Mes… only daughter!
I have nothing but awsome memories from that evening. They will last a life time. You only live once, and a chance like this comes along less that that for most.
If I can give you a bit of advice, have some questions ready. You’ll kick yourself after if you don’t write them down first (I still am). Also, I hope you know how to fly, and how aircraft are built. Some veterans may use terms that only other pilots and aircrew understand. I am a former military pilot, now working in a civil job, ten years later I still refer to a down piece of equipment as “U/S”.
Have a great time tuesday. Just get some sleep monday night!!!
You are one lucky person.
I am already working on my list. Or I may just start with, “OK so you were born… then what?” This may turn into dinner too.
Suh-Weet! Make sure to take your camera and a Sharpie
Excellent Marc! I’m jealous, please report back the details afterwards!
Awesome opportunity Marc-- I was fortunate enough to meet up with a local Airman a coule summers ago and got to talk quite a bit with him and build his aircraft as well…