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PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 2:49 pm 
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There were 42 Harpoons that went to Portugal.
If this bird is 4628, she would be PV-2 15-1463 Navy bu no 37497....last station was Norfolk, Va. where she was stricken 14 Dec 56. with 634 hours on the airframe.
Loaded for transport on ship, and delivered to Portugal 9 Jan 57.
Was damaged in accident Luanda, Angola 26 Nov 63 and repaired. SOC 9 Oct 74


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PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 7:59 pm 
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Hi everyone. I have signed on to help get this Harpoon back in the air. I'll be flying out to get some detailed pics in the near future, and we have made some progress on some of the parts we need for a ferry. If anyone would like to help, we have a fundraiser going on our Facebook page at the moment, every little bit helps, and we need the help, honestly! There are also some other really cool projects taking shape that we can't talk about just yet.

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:04 pm 
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Hats? Coffee Mugs? what do you think?

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2019 8:29 pm 
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Portuguese colours please...


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PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2019 10:09 pm 
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2019 10:18 pm 
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This is the nose art for " Bad To The Bone "


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PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2019 11:19 pm 
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Any donations to assist with the return to flight for " Bad to The Bone " would be greatly appreciated.


https://www.donasity.com/fundraiser/TVR ... -CEen4fLPY


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PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2019 11:22 pm 
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Replica 50 cals for returning our PV-2 Harpoon " Bad To The Bone " to her WWII configuration. Big thanks to Rian Olsen for doing this for us


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PostPosted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 6:44 pm 
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Prepping the rudders for recovering.


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To support "Bad To The Bone's" return to flight, the Vintage Aviation Museum is raffling a collectible limited edition Corgi 1/72 scale die cast B-17F.
This die-cast model has a 17" wingspan and comes with a display stand.
The drawing will be held on Monday 15th April, 2019. Raffle tickets cost $15 each. A total of 1,000 raffle tickets are available. Click on the link below to purchase your ticket

https://www.donasity.com/fundraiser/TVR ... NNdpCRMguA


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PostPosted: Sun Apr 07, 2019 7:40 pm 
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I posted this link over in the diecast forums I follow along with some info on the restoration...hope you get a zillion entries from it!

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 11, 2019 5:49 pm 
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The Vintage Aviation Museum is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to the preservation of vintage aircraft and warbirds, and the stories behind them. We fly, restore, and share these aircraft to educate and inspire our youth, as well as remember all of those who have contributed to aviation.


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PostPosted: Sun Aug 11, 2019 6:49 pm 
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Does the museum have a physical location? I looked through every page on the museum website and couldn't find any mention of where (or if) there is a physical location.


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They were looking at getting some land at sky park airport in woods cross, UT, (KBTF) but nothing has happened yet.


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PostPosted: Sat Sep 07, 2019 9:48 pm 
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We are not open to the general public, thus no address listed. We do travel to various aviation events and airshows in different part of the country so folks can see us. Similar to what Texas Flying Legends used to do. At some point this may change somewhat, but for now we do this because not everyone has the ability to travel across the country to see us at a fixed location. Hope this makes sense.


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