Spotter Magazine Spotter Magazine Issue 1 June 2016 | Seite 27

The Flying Bulls Whilst their drinks may not be to everyone’s taste, Red Bull certainly have got the aviation world’s attention. The Flying Bulls collection of warbirds is based at Salzburg Maxglan’s Hangar Seven, and includes a number of unique warbirds in the European airshow circuit. Mark Zerafa shares these shots taken at the Air Power Zeltweg Airshow, Austria. 1. Douglas DC-6 OE-LDM was built in 1958 and delivered to Yugoslav airline JAT, where it became the personal aircraft of Marshall Tito. It was later transferred to Zambia, again as a presidential transport. 2. F-4U-4 Corsair c/n 9149 has flown with the US Navy and the Honduran Air Force. Recovered in 1979, it is now registered OE-EAS 3. Assembled just one day before the bombing of Hiroshima, this B-25J remained in USAF service till 1958 in a number of roles. Following a stint as an aerial fire-fighter aircraft, this aircraft was one of the first in the collection, arriving in Austria in 1997 (main) P-38L Lightning wore the US serial 44-53254 before being declared surplus in September 1945. Converted into a racer, it was clocked at 440 mph, the fastest speed ever recorded for a P-38. 3.