No on-line photos of repainted TP-51C?

[Hoggardhigh]

Hi folks,

I've read in this thread that the Collings Foundation's TP-51C, the former "Betty Jane" (N251MX), has been repainted in the colours of "The Stars Look Down", the two-seat P-51B that Eisenhower flew in over the Normandy battlefields in July of 1944.

Yet, almost a year after the linked thread, no photos of this repainted Mustang have surfaced on the web outside of this site, though I have seen photos of the a/c during its repainting process.

Can anyone explain this?

 

[mjfur]

I'm guessing because no one has taken a photo of it and posted it on the world wide web or perhaps "Big Google" is involved? I've said too much!

 

[Hoggardhigh]

I'm guessing because no one has taken a photo of it and posted it on the world wide web or perhaps "Big Google" is involved? I've said too much!

What do you mean by, "perhaps Big Google is involved"?

 

[fubar57]

I'm guessing because no one has taken a photo of it and posted it on the world wide web or perhaps "Big Google" is involved? I've said too much!

Good luck with this

 

[GrauGeist]

Because it's going under a deep restoration/rebuild currently and the only current photos you'll find, are going to be of it in a hangar in the process of it being reassembled.

 

[Hoggardhigh]

Because it's going under a deep restoration/rebuild currently and the only current photos you'll find, are going to be of it in a hangar in the process of it being reassembled.

Worth noting that if you look here, that process has been underway for about 7 years now. Time will tell if the a/c takes to the air again anytime soon, I guess...

 

[MIflyer]

Took these in Aug 2022 at American Aero, NSB Airport, FL

 

[Wurger]

 

[SaparotRob]

Took these in Aug 2022 at American Aero, NSB Airport, FLView attachment 722179View attachment 722180View attachment 722178

WOW.

Thanks H Hoggardhigh for asking about the plane!

 

[Django]

Tough to paint over all the beautiful aluminum, but it looks fantastic. I've seen a few photos here and there on Facebook, but these are really nice. Can't wait to see it outside.

 

[MIflyer]

American Aero is a neat place to visit. A few years back I went up there looking for a magneto repair place that is basically co-located with them. I went to the office and asked for directions and they told me to just go outside and walk down the ramp to the third building. I went outside and found that sitting on the ramp not 100 ft away was a B-17 and a B-24. I tried to look nonchalant, as if walking by those warbirds was no big deal....