Douglas B-23 Dragon on eBay

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Douglas- ... 0099628390

Bela P. Havasreti

[Nathan]

Thats got to be a joke!

[Former Member]

Hmmm...not sure what to make of this auction. Over 10,000 viewed and only 1 bid? I can only imagine the cost of shipping something that size across the country!

John

[Nathan]

How would you ship it?:pirate You can't fly it. Im guessing you'd have to ship it by parts and even doing that would take a lot of money. I think its sad with such a rare aircraft being sold on ebay. Kinda low if u ask me.

[tom d. friedman]

i hope he has the documentation & provinence to back up that hughes's ass was in the pilot's seat, without that it's a b-23, but still cool. i looked up the sellers past auctions, he's a real motor head!!! warbird pics, old buick auto parts, harley stuff etc.

[Jack Cook]

That's the Bogue/Flanders B-23 N747M s/n 2719. Yes, I do believe, X-hughes.
Nice a/c has I remember her. Con't see her on the registry though.

[warbird51]

To my knowlege, Gary Flander was not part owner of the B-23 N747M. Gary was a partner with Mike Bogue on F7F Tigercat N7195C however

Wayne, former crew chief, B-23 N747M

[warbird51]

[quote="tom d. friedman"]i hope he has the documentation & provinence to back up that hughes's ass was in the pilot's seat.

Yup, I've seen the log books.

Wayne

[Steve S]

Hmmm - might make a nice addition to the burgeoning "Lake Austin Aviation musuem and Island for Unwanted Toys".

I would donate a dollar - anyone else

[airnutz]

Yup, I've seen the log books.
Wayne

Warbird51, Ya got any idea or heard what'd take
to obtain a ferry permit for her? Last thing I'd heard about the old girl, she'd
last been run-up in 2001, but since Mr. Bogue's passing had always been
hangared by his widow...and looked after by a friendly wrench or 2.

[Don Martin]

She's up to 16 bids, $150,000.00 and 5MINs to go!

[Don Martin]

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Bidder Bid Amount Date of bid Bidding Details
Bidder 2Feedback score is 50 to 99 US $150,000.00 Mar-30-07 21:25:47 PDT View
Bidder 4 US $149,901.00 Apr-01-07 06:12:27 PDT View
Bidder 4 US $141,901.00 Apr-01-07 06:12:20 PDT View
Bidder 4 US $139,901.00 Apr-01-07 06:12:09 PDT View
Bidder 4 US $138,901.00 Apr-01-07 06:11:59 PDT View
Bidder 4 US $131,000.00 Apr-01-07 06:11:50 PDT View
Bidder 4 US $129,901.00 Apr-01-07 06:11:31 PDT View
Bidder 4 US $128,901.00 Apr-01-07 06:11:19 PDT View
Bidder 4 US $124,000.00 Apr-01-07 06:11:10 PDT View
Bidder 4 US $119,000.00 Apr-01-07 06:11:02 PDT View
Bidder 4 US $114,000.00 Apr-01-07 06:10:52 PDT View
Bidder 4 US $109,901.00 Apr-01-07 06:10:44 PDT View
Bidder 4 US $107,000.00 Apr-01-07 06:10:30 PDT View
Bidder 4 US $102,000.00 Apr-01-07 06:10:19 PDT View
Bidder 3Feedback score is 10 to 49 US $101,000.00 Mar-31-07 19:45:51 PDT View
Bidder 1Feedback score is 50 to 99 US $90,000.00 Mar-22-07 21:37:00 PDT View

[warbird51]

Yup, I've seen the log books.
Wayne

Warbird51, Ya got any idea or heard what'd take
to obtain a ferry permit for her? Last thing I'd heard about the old girl, she'd
last been run-up in 2001, but since Mr. Bogue's passing had always been
hangared by his widow...and looked after by a friendly wrench or 2.

When we ran the engines up in 2001, they did better than I thought they would do. I would go through the carbs and the fuel system as there were some leaks due to seals drying out. #1 engine is in pretty good condition, but #2 is kind of tired. I would replace all the intake tube seals in both engines. It just needs a lot of TLC. There is a couple of spots where corrosion needs to be addressed.
She is a neat old girl, and is a cool a/c to fly. I have a lot of fond memories crewing her.

Wayne

[airnutz]

Thanks Wayne..I'll redouble my efforts with Lotto before if she comes up for auction again!

B-23's being a small world, I was wondering if you'd heard anything about
the plans of the gent in Ephrata, Wash who purchased 39-0063 and the Super Cat
late in 2006?

[tom d. friedman]

thanks for the ebay bid break down don. that's the trouble with the site now a days, all low ballers & tire kickers. the site has relegated itself to garage sale stuff, b.s. bids & flim flammers. there are reputable bidders & sellers participating on ebay, but overall all it's venue has been ground down to is..... "how cheap is cheap"?? isn't anybody entitled to make a buck anymore????