Current P-38 Known Restorastions

[Ed Likes]

Seeing the wonderful story of Frank Royal and White 33 got me to thinking how many P-38 Projects in the world are there being worked on, or going to be worked on? I'll start with what I believe are in the works or going to be in the pipeline.

1. White 33 should be a real head turner
2. Paul Allen's P-38 project also at WestPac
3. Air Corp Aviation has what I think is the P-38 which Jeff Ethell lost his life in back in 1997. will be restored for Texas Flying Legends at some point in the future
4. I have read there are perhaps 2 P-38 projects in Australia that are in the wings either being restored or going to be. Not sure about these however
If we don't lose any P-38's we could at some point in the future be at a dozen flying P-38's pretty darn good for an aircraft that a few years ago was down to a couple flying at best. If any one knows of others would love to hear about them.

[JohnTerrell]

Earlier this year it was reported through various reliable sources that the P-38H "Scarlet Scourge", which had been restored to static display at the Classic Jets Fighter Museum in Australia, and then was recently sold to a new owner and arrived in the UK, is/will be undergoing rebuild to fly.

Beyond the two well underway at Westpac ("White 33" expected to fly quite soon in-fact), they have mentioned in the past that they'd be looking at doing a few more, given all of the airframe components and resources they've amassed for the type. It seems there are actually at least two P-38's which have been tied to FHC/Westpac - the Pacific combat-vet P-38J "Jandina III", and the old CAF P-38J "Scatterbrain Kid II".

[BenG]

Ed : viewtopic.php?f=3&t=51347

For Australian P-38's: http://www.warbirdsonline.com.au/2015/0 ... torations/

There is also a P-38H project for sale with PFS: http://www.platinumfighters.com/#!lockh ... terpage_27

Thanks, Ben.

[Nathan]

It's interesting and exciting the different models that are under restoration. Seems in the warbird world we mostly have the late model birds flying. But the thought of more P-38F/H/J/L's flying is intriguing.

[Jesse C.]

Any word on the one they recently pulled out of that marsh/swamp in New Guinea?

[BAJ]

Ed : viewtopic.php?f=3&t=51347

For Australian P-38's: http://www.warbirdsonline.com.au/2015/0 ... torations/

There is also a P-38H project for sale with PFS: http://www.platinumfighters.com/#!lockh ... terpage_27

Thanks, Ben.

Second link quotes a price $5.6 Million On Completion after 60 month rebuild

Seems optimistically high on the price and optimistically low on the time

[JimH]

The Evergreen P-38 will be returning to flight status ASAP

Jim

[43-2195]

Jesse C, the swamp recovery was in the Solomon Islands, not Papua New Guinea. To the best of my knowledge(and I was there last Wednesday), the wreckage is in private storage.