Red Bull buys White Lightnin'

[Air Race Addict]

Re: Red Bull buys White Lightnin'

Looking at the redbull website it mentions that "white lighting" will be stationed at Hanger 7. Thats in Germany..........

Yup, just as I predicted. But I'm with you, I do hope they will at least let her make one more appearance at Reno with at least a performance like Lefty used to do. Of course it would be nice to see her race, but THAT would be highly unlikely and better left as a fantasy. I'm just happy that #13 will not retire as a museum piece. Red Bull flies their aircraft, right?

[cactus187]

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i mis typed the n number on my posy 12-8-05 --i meant n25y -- still would like to hear from anyone who is familiar with n25y's early days--also from anyone who knew vernon thorpe. thanx

[Race5]

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The site is updated. I like the fact they appear to be building all of the tooling to reproduse most of the parts.

[AirDOGGe]

Re: Red Bull buys White Lightnin'

UPDATE is the right word! Not only are there new pics of the reconstruction, but it appears that Ezell has a whole new website for 2006...

http://www.ezellaviation.com/p38.htm

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[matt]

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WHOA, is that an sb2c in the "in shop" photo section?

[laminar]

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Big Ups to Redbull for preserving air race history

[Chad Veich]

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WHOA, is that an sb2c in the "in shop" photo section?

Yep, the CAF bird which Ezell put back together after the wreck that nearly destroyed the airplane.

[John H]

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i mis typed the n number on my posy 12-8-05 --i meant n25y -- still would like to hear from anyone who is familiar with n25y's early days--also from anyone who knew vernon thorpe. thanx

Search for Kevin Grantham he posts mostly on WIX and at the moment I cant remember his name there.....I think it's Lighning Historic Research.Edit.....oh well duh he has post at the top of this page under his own name as he is also an air racing historian. He has met Vern for his book on the history of civilian P-38s... called P-Screamers, I had the pleasure of having several of my pics in it. Of course Vern was killed in the crash of the CAF B-26 28 Sept, 1995.

John

[Fence Sence]

Re: Red Bull buys White Lightnin'

So are they restoring it back to stock or is it going to be "White Lightning"?

[Wild Bill Kelso]

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I heard stock... That's why there is some bitterness for Red Bull buying it.

[Unregistered]

Re: Red Bull buys White Lightnin'

That'S the best thing that Can happen tO ThaT airplane.

Little Pylon Guy

[MRussell]

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I heard stock... That's why there is some bitterness for Red Bull buying it.

It sucks.

[Bill@Interstell]

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It sucks.

Well maybe, but the work they are doing is first class. Sure beats bent metal.

[Fence Sence]

Re: Red Bull buys White Lightnin'

I'm sure they'll listen to me if I contact them and tell 'em to bring back WL right.