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Our friend John Bouyea won a ride in a P-51 at the show. Naturally he wanted pictorial evidence of this coup.

We were told the plane was "Old Red Nose", and that it was parked in the warbirds area. We wandered all over the warbirds area, absolutely no plane was marked with "Old Red Nose" on the side, and plenty of P-51's with red noses. All the P-51's were parked in a group (they call it 'Area-51', haha), and we wandered all over the warbirds area trying to find John and the P-51. We eventually got him on the phone, which just added to the confusion. "I'm over next to the warbirds control tower!", then he wasn't there, etc etc etc... Eventually we tracked him down, and John didn't know where the plane was either.

John called the owner, and eventually we found the right P-51, and we got to see him taxi away.

Dirty Rat Bastard.

John on First View
August 7, 2006
 

"Ok, it's got a red nose...."

Indeed, he is rubbing his hands together with glee...

Indeed, he is rubbing his hands together with glee...

 

I think his head was about to explode...

Getting In.
August 7, 2006
 
 

There was something eerily similar to my experience when I got to sit in the Pietenpol.

"Ok, put your left foot on the tire... no, your other left foot... Now reach up and grab the wing...."

Sitting Around, Looking Like a Fighter Pilot.
August 7, 2006
 
 

Then we had to stand around for 10 minutes and watch John be smug while he sat in the back seat.

Engine Start.
August 7, 2006
 
 

They made us stand way back, hmpf. I had a really good angle to get the engine start, and they made me lose it.

...
August 7, 2006
 
 

Stop that man, he's getting away!

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