Warbird Information Exchange

This looks like fun:
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/937137757270870352

This article says the fuselage came from Basler - any ID?
https://www.nbc15.com/2023/09/12/you-kn ... era-plane/

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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)

Hi Chris,
this must be former USMC C-117D 17216 (c/n 13226), at some stage registered N102BF, which I remember reading about was removed from the Basler storage yard sometime last year. I can't find the source anymore, but Mike Henniger (https://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossie ... rial=41315) says 'Said to have been removed later in 2022 [than 27 July]', which ties in with the NBC15 article saying the new owner had removed the fuselage from Basler's in October 2022.
Thanks for finding out about it! I already have plenty of photographs of that airframe while at Basler's, but now I'll have to go and check it out at its new location.
Best,
Roger