NMUSAF Asserts Ownership Over CAF P-82

[RyanShort1]

ok then here is my 2 cents. legally the USAF held ownership of the aircraft. it was on loan to the CAF. the CAF had no authority to attempt sell the aircraft to, of all people, Tom Cruise (yes the actor/scientologest). therfore the NMUSAF has every right to retreve their aircraft.

Um, well, that's not even what the USAF is saying. If you read the court decision, even there it was NOT a loan per the documents. At best for them it may have been a conditional donation under questionable circumstances.

Ryan

[Taylor Stevenson]

Oscar- Neither you nor I know the complete facts of this, however, as I understand it the aircraft, of which the CAF had documented ownership, was exchanged for a flying P-38. The exchange was unraveled as any charitable organization not wishing for expensive litigation would do. Please tell me where your facts are coming from.

[RickH]

Gee, Oscar, the documentation in hand may not reflect that position. And what has mentioning Scientology got to do with the F-82. Last time I heard, even Scientologists can own property and have an interest in warbirds, and, no, I'm not one.

[Alan Brooks]

Oscar.... In the exhange/sale/trade, the P-82 was not sold to Tom Cruise. The gentlemen involved was/is a businessman who also owns several other warbirds (including two Corsairs), but likes to keep his name out of print. He had planned to open a museum in Colorado... do not know if it that will still happen.... Alan Brooks

[mr_warbird]

People should not be concerned about the Air Force going after any WWII warbirds that were stricken from record prior to the mid 1950s. My understanding is the USAF lost all records to these aircraft in a fire and have no proof of ownership themselves, thus they have not historically claimed ownership.

[Jesse C.]

[Warbird Kid]

[Jerry O'Neill]

LMAO!