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 Post subject: P-38 Scatterbrain Kid II
PostPosted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:29 am 
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Does anyone have any info and know the where abouts of P-38 Scatterbrain Kid II.
Is it for sale or involved in other dealings?
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http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p38regis ... 04088.html says it is awaiting rebuild. i was wondering about it not long ago also. i hope someone chimes in here with the latest.
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I should have been more specific. CURRENT INFO. TODAY INFO.
WHATS HAPPENING TODAY, not goggle info or other internet rumor.
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Scatterbrain Kid II is under rebuild with Westpac for Paul Allen and The Flying Heritage Collection.

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... ertxt=38LL

http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... ight=n38ll

and http://westpacrestorations.com/history
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Cmon Night fighter version! :wink:

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So they're going to return her to flight status? Fantastic, if so! I'd rather see them not put the L/M backseat on. It wasn't original to her. We traded with Champlin for it. I hope they also come up with a gun nose.

It's going to be a lot of work, regardless of if it's going to be a static restoration or to flight. The airframe had some major twisting to it.

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I'm sure it'll be spectacular when it's finished, but at the time of it's accident that had to have been the world's ugliest P-38!
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I'm sure it'll be spectacular when it's finished, but at the time of it's accident that had to have been the world's ugliest P-38!


I hope you're speaking in relative terms.??? Any FLYING P-38 is a beautiful thing! I was quite fond of Scatterbrain Kid - it was the first P-38 I photographed. Can't wait to see it back in one piece - and if it is painted and in it's previous markings....sweet!

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- and if it is painted and in it's previous markings....sweet!


That would be a complete reversal for Mr. Allan who, I suspect, has very little interest in reviving and/or remembering the civilian history of this P-38. I'm sure it will be finished in a historically accurate scheme.

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Cmon Night fighter version! :wink:


I'd like to see a "Night Lightning" version too.

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Maybe Mr. Allan could swap this one to the MoF and put the second seat back on the proper airframe. :?:

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