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What's new in the warbird arena

Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:13 am

I've been away from a while from keeping up with the warbird chat. What's new? Recoveries, restorations, movements, other interesting stuff(last 2 months)? I've read through at least 3 pages on this forum. Thanks
-PBY

Re: What's new in the warbird arena

Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:22 am

PbyCat-Guy wrote:I've been away from a while from keeping up with the warbird chat. What's new? Recoveries, restorations, movements, other interesting stuff(last 2 months)? I've read through at least 3 pages on this forum. Thanks
-PBY


Well, the NHC has a new name, and some new leadership for one thing.
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... hp?t=26172

Cavenaugh has a new plane:
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... hp?t=26194

Two Doolittle Raiders died over the Thanksgiving week.

A C-47 is nearing flight in TX:
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... hp?t=25895

Some folks have been working on a Harpoon - look for poster IndyJen to find that thread.

Oh, and there was a warbird gathering in Fredericksburg this weekend :D!

What else folks?

Ryan

Wed Dec 10, 2008 1:31 am

Thunder Over Michigan's 2009 theme is Vietnam.

http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... r+michigan

Re: What's new in the warbird arena

Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:53 am

RyanShort1 wrote:Cavenaugh has a new plane:
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... hp?t=26194


Correction, Cavanaugh has a new plane *and* a new helicopter on loan from the Marine Corps Museum (sorry, didn't take the time to pull the thread link).

Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:23 am

The P-47 "Dottie Mae" brought up from the bottom of a lake in Austria two years ago or so is now owned by Jack Croul. The P-38 "Putt Putt Maru" is now owned by Tom Freidkin. Those are just a couple off the top of my head.

Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:49 pm

A Gathering of N3N's at Geneseo in 2009!!!!!

Wed Dec 10, 2008 9:13 pm

N3N-

I was gonna mention that in my post but since you have a "healthy" obsession with N3N's I thought I'd leave it to you! :P :wink:

Re: What's new in the warbird arena

Wed Dec 10, 2008 9:45 pm

PbyCat-Guy wrote:I've been away from a while from keeping up with the warbird chat. What's new? Recoveries, restorations, movements, other interesting stuff(last 2 months)? I've read through at least 3 pages on this forum. Thanks
-PBY


The Southern California warbird central has now moved to South Texas.

If ya wanna see the most warbirds in a small area. South Texas is now the place.

Except...............they are all secret owners.

Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:01 am

The secret owners may have had a convention in Fredricksburg last week or maybe not. If I told you then it wouldn't be a secret.

Thu Dec 11, 2008 3:10 am

Pat Carry wrote:The P-47 "Dottie Mae" brought up from the bottom of a lake in Austria two years ago or so is now owned by Jack Croul.


Has this been confirmed? I thought that the new owner of "Dottie Mae" didn't want it to be released yet. This is the first time I've heard this, so I assume "the cat is out of the bag" now?
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