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PostPosted: Thu Aug 22, 2013 6:50 pm 
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September updates are posted for your viewing pleasure:

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http://www.aerovintage.com/b17news.htm

http://www.aerovintage.com/b25news.htm

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 8:52 am 
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Another excellent round of updates. Thanks Scott!

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Hey Scott, in reference to your June B-25 updates, I'm not sure if this is much of a help, but you were saying you were not finding much info on the 4th Maintenance Echelon in Mexico. I've found several references to them online, but not a website. Here's the most I have though -

1) Their proper name is - 4/o. Escalon de Mantenimiento

2) Here is a page with their patches - http://kiwipatchcollection.blogspot.com ... erial.html

3) #2 gives a clue to their location - "BAM 1 Santa Lucia"

Santa Lucia is a Mexican Air Force installation on the northern outskirts of Mexico City. There are several large hangars there. A Google Maps Search of "Santa Lucia Airport, Mexico" will take you to the airfield.


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PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 10:19 am 
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Thanks for that information. I had searched online but you came up with much more than what I found. I will incorporate that information in the near future.

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Just flew all over Santa Lucia via Google Maps, and I didn't see anything resembling a B-25 near the maintenance hangars; the P-47 is missing from its outdoor display as well (although there are some other gate guardians like a T-33, Twin Beech, C-118 and C-130 here and there). There's a P-47 in similar markings on display in Guadalajara but I don't think it's the same one.
(just to compare: https://ssl.panoramio.com/photo_explore ... er=2154879 and http://www.airliners.net/photo/Mexico-- ... 367a2a1a39 )

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Gr8 stuff Scott. Keep up the good wrk. :D

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Chris Brame wrote:
Just flew all over Santa Lucia via Google Maps, and I didn't see anything resembling a B-25 near the maintenance hangars; the P-47 is missing from its outdoor display as well (although there are some other gate guardians like a T-33, Twin Beech, C-118 and C-130 here and there).


The report was that the B-25(s) were undergoing restoration, so I suspect that if they're there, they are inside a hangar. :)


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Any new news on Lucky Lady/Chapter 11? I did not see anything in the update.

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Any new news on Lucky Lady/Chapter 11? I did not see anything in the update.


Not that I have heard.

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