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What were happened to the Bylthe, CA Corsairs?

Sat Feb 09, 2013 10:55 am

I saw them parked there in 1970 and have wondered for years were they went.

Re: What were happened to the Bylthe, CA Corsairs?

Sat Feb 09, 2013 10:59 am

I think one of them became "Angel of Okinawa", now with Kermit Weeks.

Re: What were happened to the Bylthe, CA Corsairs?

Sat Feb 09, 2013 12:50 pm

Angel was one. I have some pics of it there before Merle got her. I think there's a list of the BuNo.s that could be crossreferenced.

Re: What were happened to the Bylthe, CA Corsairs?

Sun Feb 10, 2013 12:49 am

There was an article some years ago, either in Warbird International or Air Classics regarding the Corsairs. From what I recall, the vast majority of the Blythe airframes are still extant. IIRC, one of them ended up being one of the "Baa Baa Black Sheep" Corsairs.

Re: What were happened to the Bylthe, CA Corsairs?

Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:58 pm

Stoney:

Good Day!

This is prob one of them. Buno 97286 before heading to Lousiana with the late Merle Gustafson. c.1960.s. Not sure about the place. Photo via AEC.



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Re: What were happened to the Bylthe, CA Corsairs?

Mon Feb 11, 2013 2:14 pm

...I photographed Buno 97286 at Blythe...15 March 1970...

...posted on WIX...Feb 17, 2010...scroll down to post 9

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=34737&p=347583#p347583

Re: What were happened to the Bylthe, CA Corsairs?

Mon Feb 11, 2013 6:44 pm

There where two P-38s at POM when I lived in Baldwin Park in 1964

Re: What were happened to the Bylthe, CA Corsairs?

Mon Feb 11, 2013 10:51 pm

I've heard that Hardwick had as many as three P-38s at POM...but I only saw one when I photo'd N79123 in May 1964...

Sledge

Re: What were happened to the Bylthe, CA Corsairs?

Mon Feb 11, 2013 11:51 pm

Sounds like he was an interesting guy. The POF P-38 (I believe) came from there.
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