Starts today at 1530 with the Twilight Show until 2000. Good weather today and Sunday. The ramp is full of warbirds, racers and replicas. A couple of F-16's from SC are here to bring the noise. C-17 from MARB, PB4-Y, Spitfires, P-40's, many other WWII era flyable aircraft. Good day to work at CNO airport!
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The place is PACKED with warbirds! Excited to head up bright and early tomorrow. There's a P-51 named "Sparky" on the right and "Blondie" with nose art on the left side... Is this THE Sparky..? If nobody knows I'll find out tomorrow!Originally posted by Gunner7 View Post
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That's the pic I saw, so is it THE Sparky? They totally cleaned her up if it is, I just don't know if it's gonna be attending Reno anymore..?Reno from '99 to '23Comment
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Could be quite a few of us could be in that category....Originally posted by GRNDP51 View Post
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Confirmed it is THE Sparky, still has Race 44 underneath it with Support Air as a sponsor. Looks very good without the jelly belly stuffOriginally posted by AAFO_WSagar View PostCould be quite a few of us could be in that category....
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Beat me to it!Originally posted by GRNDP51 View PostConfirmed it is THE Sparky, still has Race 44 underneath it with Support Air as a sponsor. Looks very good without the jelly belly stuff
At first I thought "Blondie" was a new mustang. It wasn't until I saw your post this morning that I realized it was Sparky.
There's some good photos of it here:
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UPDATE!Originally posted by CJAM427 View Post
Direct quote from Steve Seghetti; "We talked of redoing the Sparkler with the blonde gal years ago. Sparky logo still on other side."Comment
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Well she sure looks great. Hope to see "Blondie" around the pylons! She sure looked good alongside Speedball todayOriginally posted by CJAM427 View Post
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Yes she does!! I can't wait to see more photos of her in action.Originally posted by GRNDP51 View PostWell she sure looks great. Hope to see "Blondie" around the pylons! She sure looked good alongside Speedball todayComment
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I love these 4th FG paint jobs, BUT, this particular airframe is a combat vet and the paint job it wore up until now (albeit mostly covered up by the Jelly Belly stickers) is the way it was painted in service. As I recall, when Seghetti first got this Mustang they even located the pilot who was still alive, Doc Watson. Other than the race number and the lack of "Doc Watson" under the canopy rail the paint job was pretty accurate. Later, after the gear-up landing at Nut Tree, they added the name "Sparky" and then later the Jelly Belly logos.Originally posted by CJAM427 View PostComment
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I sure hope she can make Reno without the Jelly Belly sponsor, I know it was key at one time.
Steve once told me when we were talking about her history that he wondered how much, if any of her was an sctual combat vet after all the years, rebuilds, etc.
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If Ridge Runner was still around this would have made 3 red nose Northern CA Mustangs?Comment
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