Warbird Information Exchange

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Not sure if the above Facebook post is visible to everyone, but Yanks says they will be flying the ex-Bill Odom/Earl Reinert YP-47M to its new Greenfield facility when it opens.

All I can say is I will be there to see it fly! I used to spend hours looking at this plane as a kid.

You and me both, bdk - just wish I'd had the chance to see it fly when I was in CA.
Really wish Earl had gotten to see it fly.
I was under the impression that this plane was restored many years ago but never flown - what will they have to do now to make it flyable?

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

It has yet to fly. I think they will just need to do an annual. Not sure they ever even ran the engine after the plane was finished. They did have the prop off of it a few years back, so maybe they were missing some pieces.

I recall that Earl was against flying warbirds...?