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Evergreeen P-38

Thu Sep 10, 2015 5:52 am

I must have missed any updates. Whatever happened to the Evergreen P-38?

Thanks,
gunny

Re: Evergreeen P-38

Thu Sep 10, 2015 7:21 am

It has been acquired by the Collings Foundation (along with the B-17, P-40, Spitfire, ME-109 and one or two more) and will be returned to flight.

Re: Evergreeen P-38

Thu Sep 10, 2015 4:19 pm

Man I wish we had someone in Utah with the financial where-with-all of the Collings group AND the desire to have a hangar full of warbirds!

Tom P.

Re: Evergreeen P-38

Fri Sep 11, 2015 8:22 am

Thanks. The Collings Foundation has quite a collection going!

Re: Evergreeen P-38

Mon Sep 14, 2015 10:26 am

I was there a few days ago. Its still there. So far only the AVENGER has left and the Hellcat went back to the Marines.... (corrected below I went by what a docent said while I was there).....

Trimotor has been gone (2?) years, been flying rides at Oshkosh for 2 years now... Owned by a group in Ohio.


Mark H
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Re: Evergreeen P-38

Mon Sep 14, 2015 11:05 am

The Avenger and Tri-Motor were sold by Evergreen last year sometime. The Hellcat was also acquired by Collings a couple of years ago in a trade with the Marine Corps Museum, and is now under restoration at American Aero.

Re: Evergreeen P-38

Wed Sep 16, 2015 8:12 pm

Yes, I was there on Sunday, and nothing has left the museum so far, in regards to the recent Collings / bankruptcy / for-sale web pages activity.

Re: Evergreeen P-38

Wed Sep 16, 2015 8:13 pm

The Liberty Aviation Museum in Port Clinton OH now owns the Tri-Motor. They've been leasing it to the EAA, which has been touring it around the country along with their own Tin Goose, selling rides.

SN
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