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Nov 11, 2008 21:57 | #1

I took a ton of photos at the Monroe, NC Warriors and Warbirds event this past weekend. I decided to see how these old birds might look in an old photo...
These aircraft were modified (they are actually T-6's) for the making of the movie Tora, Tora, Tora in the late 60's. It's amazing what a little sheet metal can do.

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Nov 11, 2008 23:33 | #2

The wheelpants and leading edges are a might toasty but the conversion works ok...

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Nov 11, 2008 23:37 | #3

They also used Vultee BT-13 Valiants such as this one to convert to the fixed landing gear aircraft like the one in the foreground of your shots.

The BT-13 was used to duplicate the Japanese Aichi D3A dive bomber, allied code name "Val," and the T-6's were used to replicate the Mitsubishi A6M Zero ("Zeke").

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Nov 11, 2008 23:49 | #4

Nice conversion!

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Nov 12, 2008 02:17 | #5

be better if they found the real thing though!

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