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Speaking of airworthy B-26 Marauders ...

Mon May 16, 2011 9:35 pm

Are there any? Not that I'm aware of. But I don't keep up with this stuff like a lot of you guys do. :oops:

Are there any in the process of being made airworthy? Kermit Weeks', maybe?

That is something I'd REALLY like to see. 8)

Re: Speaking of airworthy B-26 Marauders ...

Mon May 16, 2011 10:41 pm

None airworthy, and none under serious restoration to fly. Unless the likes of Paul Allen or Rod Lewis decides that they really, REALLY want an airworthy B-26, I doubt the world will ever see one fly again, sadly.

Re: Speaking of airworthy B-26 Marauders ...

Tue May 17, 2011 12:06 am

Kermit Weeks has said that his can fly anytime they want it to, it'll just need a week in the shop for an inspection first. I wouldn't count it out just yet.

Dan

Re: Speaking of airworthy B-26 Marauders ...

Tue May 17, 2011 12:47 am

I can think of a formerly-'airworthy' A-20 that needs a little more than 'a week in the shop' to get flying again.

Remind me again, how many of the 'airworthy' multi-engined types at Kermit's aviation theme park are actually flown?

I'm not saying that it couldn't happen, but I can't see it being likely.

Re: Speaking of airworthy B-26 Marauders ...

Tue May 17, 2011 12:47 am

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Re: Speaking of airworthy B-26 Marauders ...

Tue May 17, 2011 10:06 am

Granted, that's probably an oversimplification, but I expect that you'll see it fly again eventually.

Re: Speaking of airworthy B-26 Marauders ...

Tue May 17, 2011 1:27 pm

Mike wrote:None airworthy, and none under serious restoration to fly. Unless the likes of Paul Allen or Rod Lewis decides that they really, REALLY want an airworthy B-26, I doubt the world will ever see one fly again, sadly.


never say never, things change hands, planes are found, people work together.

Re: Speaking of airworthy B-26 Marauders ...

Tue May 17, 2011 5:58 pm

12XU2A3X3 wrote:never say never, things change hands, planes are found, people work together.


Yes, and the MAAM P-61 is a good example of a type being 'brought back from the dead'

And I didn't say 'never', just 'very unlikely'! :)
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