Warbird Information Exchange

Again, alas for the love of a big lotto win. . . .

Tom P

I wish they were more diligent about sharing progress photos and updates. The last photo update to the Widow's Web on their website is dated January 30, 2017.

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Matt

I wish they were more diligent about sharing progress photos and updates. The last photo update to the Widow's Web on their website is dated January 30, 2017.

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Matt

It's exciting to see the Mossie!


Ah, thank you!


I saw it a couple of months ago and it looked fairly early on in the process, but who knows!


Good call - I'll ask!

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Zac in NZ
#avgeek, modelbuilder, photographer, writer. Callsign: "HANDBAG".
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"It's his plane, he spent the money to restore it, he can do with it what he wants. I will never understand what's hard to comprehend about this." - kalamazookid, 20/08/2013
"The more time you spend around warbirds the sooner you learn nothing, is simple." - JohnB, 24/02/22

Although not destined to be a flyer, what about the Wildcat currently in restoration at the Air Zoo? I understand after the restoration is complete, it will be going to the Natl Medal of Honor Museum in Texas.

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Ain't no sunshine when she's gone!

If we're counting static birds... my local museum, the Connecticut Air & Space Center will be assembling our T-37 Tweet this coming spring. https://www.ctairandspace.org/t-37



We acquired this bird along with a T-33 and T-38 from AMARC back around 2002-03 I believe. It wasn't until around 2012 that our former director Drew King (aka cherrybomer here) started working on restoring the cockpit. Cliff Fava ended up taking over the project eventually and completed the refurbishment / repaint of the airframe. It was moved across the street to the open Curtiss Hangar a few weeks ago and will be tarped up for the winter, before Cliff and his team begin to assemble the airframe for public display. Cliff was also successful in seeing his first major project with the museum, the Sikorsky S-55/H-19 https://www.ctairandspace.org/s-55 go on outside display (for the time being) along with the completion, assembly, and display of the Cessna 150 project as well. https://www.ctairandspace.org/c-150

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Christopher Soltis
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Chicks Dig Warbirds.......right?

In the latest AC , O'Leary mentions some secret , never thought possible restoration to fly that's coming. I wonder what it could be? Hornet? Super Corsair out of wreckage ? TBD Devastator? Interesting.

I remember reading the book Forgotten Widow about 5 years ago...

Phil

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A man's got to know his limitations.

Then there's the question of how the former Paul Allen fleet will proceed this year. The Me262 was this close to flying, the CASA 2.111 seemed very far along and then there's the Stuka.


Now that's an exciting titbit!

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Zac in NZ
#avgeek, modelbuilder, photographer, writer. Callsign: "HANDBAG".
https://linktr.ee/zacyates

"It's his plane, he spent the money to restore it, he can do with it what he wants. I will never understand what's hard to comprehend about this." - kalamazookid, 20/08/2013
"The more time you spend around warbirds the sooner you learn nothing, is simple." - JohnB, 24/02/22

Black Cat Pass B-17E? Walter Soplata's B-36? Brewster Bermuda from Pima? Earl Reinert's Buffalo? Big Island B-18? (sorry WIXer ypochris, just playing)

I would like to know what's happening with that Consolidated Commodore (civilian P2Y variant) recovery project in Canada... but I don't think that one will be a flyer.

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

B-32 recovery from the moon?

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Matt

While the exotic stuff is nice to dream about, right now I'd settle for some of the long time B-17 projects to finish to make up for recent losses and (permanent?) parkings to the once healthy airworthy population.

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Remember the vets, the wonderful planes they flew and their sacrifices for a future many of them did not live to see.

Not 100% sure if 2023 is the year, but (selfishly) wishing Bill and Will Kientz quick conclusion on their T-35A project Bill rescued from Saudi Arabia. Can one ever have too many Buckaroos?

https://scontent-msp1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/ ... e=63989C28

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It was a good idea, it just didn't work.

Not if you're Buck Owens.

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Remember the vets, the wonderful planes they flew and their sacrifices for a future many of them did not live to see.

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It was a good idea, it just didn't work.