Planes of Fame the Early Years

[Leo]

When receiving negative comments on her choice of pink to paint the P-40, Parrish always maintained that it was a color very close to what the brown camo weathered to in the African desert.

[Samuel]

I made that quite a few years ago...forgot it was on Vimeo.

The P-40 racer was rebuilt by Frank Sanders for Sue Parrish.

Thanks for sharing Doug! I am sure we would all love to see more pictures!

[supercub]

Thanks Leo.

[ignomini]

I only had a limited amount of color film at Oshkosh that year. Wasn't about to spend it on a "Pink-40."

[Lon Moer]

[sledge39]

Sept 1968, The Air Museum, Ontario CA (ONT)

[Reever]

You know, with some other aero improvements, kinda makes you wonder. Boil off system to get rid of the radiators under the engine. Just makes you wonder.

[Lon Moer]

And, yes, Sue Parish's P-40N was painted pink out of the can.
But it is a correct color match to the P-40's operating in North Africa that were painted tan out of the can that then faded to the pink under the African sun.

[Lon Moer]

You know, with some other aero improvements, kinda makes you wonder. Boil off system to get rid of the radiators under the engine. Just makes you wonder.

[N22252]

Even Planes of Fame can't resurect that unicorn