Mr.Edward S. Perkins of Anniston, Alabama
Sun Feb 13, 2005 6:06 am
Hi guys,
Earlier this evening,I was glancing through a book on the Inventory of the U.S. Airforce museum's inventory.It was from approx 1980 or so.I noticed that the museum's P-6E and P-36A were both donated to the museum in 1959
By the gentleman listed above.He is/was? a guy named Edward S. Perkins
from Anniston, Alabama.Does anybody know how he came to posess these two very rare airplanes and did he own any others?1959 is really early for any kind of warbird collecting and I dont believe that I have ever heard of him before.For all I know there might be more from him listed in the book but I didnt have the time to check out all of the listings of where each aircraft came from.I found it kinda interesting and figuered that someone here would know.
So,does anyone know? Thanks, Tim
Earlier this evening,I was glancing through a book on the Inventory of the U.S. Airforce museum's inventory.It was from approx 1980 or so.I noticed that the museum's P-6E and P-36A were both donated to the museum in 1959
By the gentleman listed above.He is/was? a guy named Edward S. Perkins
from Anniston, Alabama.Does anybody know how he came to posess these two very rare airplanes and did he own any others?1959 is really early for any kind of warbird collecting and I dont believe that I have ever heard of him before.For all I know there might be more from him listed in the book but I didnt have the time to check out all of the listings of where each aircraft came from.I found it kinda interesting and figuered that someone here would know.
So,does anyone know? Thanks, Tim
Edward S. Perkins Donations
Sun Feb 13, 2005 7:34 am
Agent 86,
The earliest EAA Sport Aviation I have on hand is 4/61, but have accessto mid 50's issues and early AAHS stuff, etc. Will check 'em!
Think about it a second,Tim! The warbird "movement" didn't simply
happen in the 60's. The early stuff was saved by the likes of Tallman,
Mantz, Palen,Wittman, Bowers and many, many others. If you had a
barn..and your airplane didn't work any more..or you found a cheap old
airplane you never were able "get around to"..then you became a part
of the warbirder element! You became a Vintage Revivalist..if you found
the 2 old artifacts in storage..and did something useful with them!! Meaning, the man and the machines!
What's so amazing,is how many birds slipped thru the scrap-drives of
WW2! Think of all the Jennies,Fokkers,Tiger Moths etc., which were simple "piled and burned" when they were deemed "obsolete"!! What
saved them was dedicated fans of the technology and history who were
lucky enough to realize they were in the right place and the right time!!!
The earliest EAA Sport Aviation I have on hand is 4/61, but have accessto mid 50's issues and early AAHS stuff, etc. Will check 'em!
Think about it a second,Tim! The warbird "movement" didn't simply
happen in the 60's. The early stuff was saved by the likes of Tallman,
Mantz, Palen,Wittman, Bowers and many, many others. If you had a
barn..and your airplane didn't work any more..or you found a cheap old
airplane you never were able "get around to"..then you became a part
of the warbirder element! You became a Vintage Revivalist..if you found
the 2 old artifacts in storage..and did something useful with them!! Meaning, the man and the machines!
What's so amazing,is how many birds slipped thru the scrap-drives of
WW2! Think of all the Jennies,Fokkers,Tiger Moths etc., which were simple "piled and burned" when they were deemed "obsolete"!! What
saved them was dedicated fans of the technology and history who were
lucky enough to realize they were in the right place and the right time!!!
Sun Feb 13, 2005 9:05 am
You might be pleased to know that a white pages search at MSN yields a positive hit for an E. S. Perkins of Anniston, AL. 