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Pat Carry · **Posted:** Tue Mar 02, 2010 6:17 pm

James, Are there any plans on restoring the P-47 anytime soon?

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Tue Mar 02, 2010 6:28 pm

That is the P-51 that shot down a C-47 to save them from the Japanese is it not?

jamesintucson · **Joined:** Sat Jan 29, 2005 1:42 am **Posts:** 546

mustangdriver wrote:

That is the P-51 that shot down a C-47 to save them from the Japanese is it not?

Yep, that's the one. The pilot's story is really great, 8 German and Italian kills, escapee from an Italian POW camp, one Japanese kill and the C-47 shoot down. And best of all it won't be yet another 8th Air Force plane.

Pat,

The P-39 is next after that will either be one of the P-40s or the P-47. Haven't made up our minds yet.

James

Pat Carry · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 5:26 pm

jamesintucson wrote:

mustangdriver wrote:

That is the P-51 that shot down a C-47 to save them from the Japanese is it not?

Yep, that's the one. The pilot's story is really great, 8 German and Italian kills, escapee from an Italian POW camp, one Japanese kill and the C-47 shoot down. And best of all it won't be yet another 8th Air Force plane.

Pat,

The P-39 is next after that will either be one of the P-40s or the P-47. Haven't made up our minds yet.

James

One of the P-40's! How many does the museum have?

jamesintucson · **Joined:** Sat Jan 29, 2005 1:42 am **Posts:** 546

Pat Carry wrote:

jamesintucson wrote:

mustangdriver wrote:

That is the P-51 that shot down a C-47 to save them from the Japanese is it not?

Yep, that's the one. The pilot's story is really great, 8 German and Italian kills, escapee from an Italian POW camp, one Japanese kill and the C-47 shoot down. And best of all it won't be yet another 8th Air Force plane.

Pat,

The P-39 is next after that will either be one of the P-40s or the P-47. Haven't made up our minds yet.

James

One of the P-40's! How many does the museum have?

Two. One is a K and one is a N.
http://www.pimaair.org/collection-detail.php?cid=68
http://www.pimaair.org/collection-detail.php?cid=69

We intend to restore both eventually.

red two · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:56 pm

hey thanks for the progress, and update pics. I can't wait for the updates to resume!

Greg_in_Ohio · **Posted:** Wed Mar 03, 2010 11:31 pm

Thanks for the info on the RF-101H. I'll bet it was sent to Arkansas, their ANG unit flew that model until '72, so it would be the perfect display for them.

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Thu Mar 04, 2010 12:06 am

I have some time in working on that N model when it was in Pittsburgh. I'd love to see it together.

EDowning · **Posted:** Thu Mar 04, 2010 2:24 am

Anything being done to the AT-9?

Clifford Bossie · **Posted:** Thu Mar 04, 2010 9:55 am

I would really like to see the Razorback Jug completed, but I am happy that the B-36 got the TLC needed.

jamesintucson · **Joined:** Sat Jan 29, 2005 1:42 am **Posts:** 546

EDowning wrote:

Anything being done to the AT-9?

Not right now, no.

Pat Carry · **Posted:** Thu Mar 04, 2010 11:01 am

Sounds like the only US plane from WW2 the museum doesn't have is a P-38. I know of a real good candidate to close that gap. It sits on a pedestal in New Jersey! Wishful thinking I guess.

Mike · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2004 8:54 am **Posts:** 3331

Pat Carry wrote:

Sounds like the only US plane from WW2 the museum doesn't have is a P-38.

Didn't they trade one to the French, who promptly burned it?

Clifford Bossie · **Posted:** Thu Mar 04, 2010 1:24 pm

Mike wrote:

Pat Carry wrote:

Sounds like the only US plane from WW2 the museum doesn't have is a P-38.

Didn't they trade one to the French, who promptly burned it?

It was actually an F-5E 44-53247 that was in the USAFM holdings at the time. Since it was on loan to Pima the AFM decided to loan to the French as a good will gesture, where it burned up in a fire.

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