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Here is most of the pictures I took of the P61. I was able to walk around the plane. My friend told me that an american, or other kind of laowon (foriegner) had offered a lot of money for it and was refused. The airplane is considered a national property, or a treasure, and will never be sold.

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It's always nice to see how they care for thier "National Treasures"

Thanks for the pics!

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Great pics! Thanks for sharing.

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Unreal. I never thought I would ever see any pics of it.
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Perhaps if Wal-Mart places the order...
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Ztex wrote:
It's always nice to see how they care for thier "National Treasures"

Thanks for the pics!


Ya, those planes need some tender lovin' care. :evil:

What a joke.
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Well done! Best complete pictures I have seen of her EVER.

Cross that one off the list of possibles as Confirmed: a P-61 exists in China. Now for the Yeti, Nessie and the Roswell fotos. 7 questions

What model is she A, B or C? Unit she flew in?

Any serial # on this outside storage National Treasure?

When will she be flying at Legends?

IS the P-47 still right next to her? Model? Serial #?
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My friend told me that an american, or other kind of laowon (foriegner) had offered a lot of money for it and was refused.


I happen to know the person who made the offer and it was VERY substantial.
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O.P. wrote:
The airplane is considered a national property, or a treasure, and will never be sold.


:shock: :shock:

I'd hate to see how they treat "ordinary" things...

Perhaps an overture from the US Government, combined with a large sum would do the trick.

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Notice the "rust hole" in the back end - lower. Wonder what kind of corrosion issues are really going on with it :cry: Nice pictures though...

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I'd hate to see how they treat "ordinary" things...


Oh like people...I believe the government believes them to be expendable.
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Cool pics thanks for posting them. You are luck the thing didn't fall down on you though. By the way the plane ended up there because their government stole it.

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I'd love to see how original the inside looks. Too be bad it's at least not under an outside shelter. Going to be a large pile of rust in a few more years I'm afraid.
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By the way the plane ended up there because their government stole it.

....and thereby saved it from being scrapped. Do you REALLY believe that it would have survived otherwise?
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I see somebody painted the name Black Widow in English (check the C)
as well (better) than I could have in Chinese.

Great pictures, thanks for sharing.

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