The Flying Bulls
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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.