Dissappeared.......................

[hairy]

I was just looking at the Warbird Registry and was supprised at the number of significant aircraft that have slipped off the radar over the years, I have also noted this whilst reading old magazines etc. I know that some of those aircraft have been scrapped and no doubt some have crashed.

What I like to know is, based on what you know, would you say that it is fair to assume that the majority of these aircraft still exist (hidden away in an old hanger by a secretive collector etc.) or is it safe to say they no longer exist?

For example;
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p38registry/p38-4427205.html

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p47registry/p47-4222504.html

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51registry/p51-4484857.html

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/mossieregistry/mossie-n1203v.html

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/b25registry/b25-4232479.html

I'm not talking about just these a/c I am just using them to illustrate my point.

[CorsairFreak]

I don't know. I've wondered that myself.

[Joe Scheil]

The Mustang listed crashed on the flight south I believe in 1973 going to El Salvador. The P-38 was a mystery, but the serial number listed is not correct. This aircraft was N57210, N34492 a P-38L-5LO and was AAF 44-27205. exported to Canada in 1956 she was operated by both Kenting and Survey Aircraft Limited befor going south to Argentina as LV-HIV in 1961. Who knows where she ended up? The P-47 and B-25 and Mossie were all very valuable at the time as both weapons and parts for weapons. Collectors were not saving them at the time and even the CAF sold airplanes south of the border in those days to fight again....