ZOMGWTFBBQ!?
Yep, that's right. The official color is "desert sands" but the story was that the brown/tan tinge actually bleached pink in the North African sun where the P-40s using the scheme served. As such, it was then turned a pink color to counteract the bleaching (and they ended up being known for it..). Sue Parish, one of the major benefactors of the Kalamazoo Air Zoo and a major player at Upjohn corp (and by association Pfizer I believe) purchased the plane new in 1984.
She painted it in the same color she painted her personal P-40. Desert Sands. Why?
"Cause it was cute!"
Every square inch of this plane is pink, from the landing gear to the FRIGGIN TOILET!
Her Husband had a matching '82 Conquest I which had a blackhawk conversion to the engines pushing their output from 350SHP per engine to 750SHP. Sue, not wanting to be out done, did the same conversion. It's a bonafied beast, and yes.. I am cleared to Taxi it under CFI supervision and a buttload of permission slips for class. She's currently grounded for a corrosion check and some instrument fixes but yes, it could fly in a heartbeat.
PINK!
PINK!
Yes, the Leather is dyed pink..
Nope, not a shoop. That Toilet is pink.
