Stricker's Seafire Mk15

[Jerry O'Neill]

I was just wondering what's been up with Wes Strickler's Seafire that was restored a few years ago. I don't hear much about it.
Jerry

[Mike]

Isn't he having another one done?

[JohnTerrell]

Haven't heard anything much since the summer it was completed/debuted, but it does seem to make the occasional appearance at the airport it calls home (at least at the annual "Salute To Veterans" event):

http://www.salute.org/Aircraft.html
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=salute+ ... ns+seafire

(Curious to know what the current state is of Wes Stricker's P-51D "Kansas City Kitty" - last I heard/saw on another forum (more than a year ago), they were working on and hoping to re-finish it in its original WWII-era markings (353rd FG, 351st FS), and restoring/re-finishing various sections of the airframe for a more original/factory look.)

[DH82EH]

Jerry, you are not alone. AFAIK this thing has barely seen the light of day since its static debut at OSH.

Canadian Warplane tried to invite them to Hamilton. (PR503 was saved from the scrap heap by the then fledgling CWH). They declined.

I did, however, see on Airframe Assemblies Facebook page, a frame 5 (which is the forward spar and firewall ) for another Seafire XV.

I suspect that this too is owned by Mr Stricker.

I'd love to see PR503 put through her paces one day.

Andy Scott