Preparing for shipment: Preparing the P-51 "The Flying Dutchman" for shipment to Germany to it's new owner. Steve Hinton Jr. driving the fork truck is the winner of the 2014 Reno Air...

ontos Loc: Riverside, CA

Preparing the P-51 "The Flying Dutchman" for shipment to Germany to it's new owner.

Steve Hinton Jr. driving the fork truck is the winner of the 2014 Reno Air Races flying the P-51 "VOODOO", Steve Hinton Sr, back to camera wearing black shirt with towel hanging from right back pocket.

Rob Patterson. Middle of picture holding fork truck, Flies the Corsair regularly for the planes of Fame Air Shows,
John Hinton, Partially hidden by the wing wearing shorts.

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rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

ontos wrote:

Preparing the P-51 "The Flying Dutchman" for shipment to Germany to it's new owner.

Steve Hinton Jr. driving the fork truck is the winner of the 2014 Reno Air Races flying the P-51 "VOODOO", Steve Hinton Sr, back to camera wearing black shirt with towel hanging from right back pocket.

Rob Patterson. Middle of picture holding fork truck, Flies the Corsair regularly for the planes of Fame Air Shows,
John Hinton, Partially hidden by the wing wearing shorts.

Merv, that's pretty impressive both in the photographic aspect, as well as the shipping technique.
--Bob

ontos Loc: Riverside, CA

Thank you Bob greatly appreciated.

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

Will this plane be loaded into a 20-ft or 40-ft container?

ontos Loc: Riverside, CA

Nikonian72 wrote:

Will this plane be loaded into a 20-ft container?

I'm not really sure, I just had the chance to do the shoot.

lwiley Loc: Los Banos, CA, USA

As an old aircraft design engineer I enjoy the pictures and seeing the innards. And to think the aircraft of its day were designed, built, tested and flown without an electronic computer. Only the computer that held their ears apart.

lwiley Loc: Los Banos, CA, USA

Was the guy laying under the fuselage frame in picture #8 asleep?

ontos Loc: Riverside, CA

lwiley wrote:

As an old aircraft design engineer I enjoy the pictures and seeing the innards. And to think the aircraft of its day were designed, built, tested and flown without an electronic computer. Only the computer that held their ears apart.

I know what you mean Wiley, I worked at Douglas Aircraft in the 60's and loved watching those planes being put together.

ontos Loc: Riverside, CA

lwiley wrote:

Was the guy laying under the fuselage frame in picture #8 asleep?

May be, it was rather warm and the shade was probably relaxing, LOL