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Another rare eBay find:



https://www.ebay.com/itm/1958-Photo-Jun ... 1438.l2649

What exactly happened to this one? I know it lasted into the 1970s; did Planes of Fame obtain it to incorporate into their Airacomet (42-108777) restoration? Baugher has this:


And Forgotten Jets has this:


Note that '786 has the fighter nose, while '777 was displayed for many years with the second cockpit nose. Over to the experts...

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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)

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...The P-59 at Hardwick, So El Monte, 1966...



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...The P-59 at "The Air Museum", Ontario, Sept, 1968...

Thanks sledge39! Wish I'd gotten to see Mr. Hardwick's yard before it was closed.

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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)

Chris, the Jack Hardwick P-59 is displayed at the March AFB Museum. Nice pictures, both of you!

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Rob C

Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled. “

– Michael Crichton

It is? I thought that was P-59A 44-22614:

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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)

Wikipedia lists six P-59 survivors, none of these being 42-109786; the NASM survivor is 42-108784. The NASM and Planes of Fame examples are the only two that came from 1942 (the other six are 44-numbers). Thus, the Hardwick plane may not be a survivor, although this may well have been integrated into the PoF example.