Destined for Air Spray in 1977 but was damaged at Macon, GA prior to delivery and stored. Acquired by Denny Lynch (of Lynch Air Tankers) in Sep 1978 and repaired. Flown to Billings, MT and stored. Restored as a warbird in 1985 but rarily flown. Sold to the Greatest Generation Aircraft in 2009 and flown to Denton, TX on 9 Jan 2010 for paint stripping, then on to Meacham Field on 20 Jan 2010 for long term restoration at the Vintage Flying Museum. Sold to Jim Reynolds in Feb 2012, and first post-restoration flight was on 8 Jul 2017, in bare metal. In 2018 it was painted as seen here, but it hasn't flown much since. This is the only airworthy Counter Invader in the world.

Parked in front of the museum hangar. From 2008 until about 2012 this former C-49J was wrongly painted with nonsense serials 41-6315 and 41-6531 at the same time, on the left and right side respectively (both obviously based on the c/n). In the mid 2010s it briefly flew with fake serial "411973", but in about 2016 it was finally painted with its correct serial, 43-1975.

Painted up as a warbird but not entirely clear to what airplane the markings are a tribute. Two USAF serials are candidates: A-7D 72-0180 and F-4F 72-1180. However, tail code TY is for Tyndall AFB (FL) where no A-7s were based, and the Phantom was a Luftwaffe machine, only operating in the US from Holloman AFB (NM) with code HO. Still nice though!

Revisiting Mid-Way after we were there the previous day was rewarded with a lovely golden hour. Looking good in her 'warbirdish' grey company livery, N92578 started life in 1943 as USAAF C-47 42-32802 and was converted into a DC-3 later. She wore a whole bunch of US registrations plus a Bolivian one. Having the nose turret mount removed here but she has one on the belly as well plus three sensor/camera ports.

This is an airworthy PT-19 that became quite active again in the airshow season afther the photo date. Dwarfed by B-29 Fifi and B-24 Diamond Lil, it was present in the hangar of the Commemorative Air Force at Dallas Executive, that had just recently acquired it. Originally 42-82870 with the USAAF.

Diamond Lil on chocks for overhaul in the Commemorative Air Force hangar. The nose art with her name is on the other side and the badge on the rear fuselage reads 'The Air Transport Command - U.S. Army Air Forces'. The data block on port side gives 'U.S. Army B-24A, Air Corps Serial No. 40-2366'. She was assigned this ID initially but not taken up by the army and went to the RAF instead.

Carries markings of CAF and Consolidated B-24 Liberator under starboard horizontal stabilizer. Shows "N12905" on port vertical stabilizer, and "2905" on starboard vertical stabilizer. Painted in colors for 98th BG.

Reregistered ZK-BOE in March 2015. Bob Kerr photo