NMUSAF Asserts Ownership Over CAF P-82

RyanShort1 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:13 pm

Oscar wrote:

ok then here is my 2 cents. legally the USAF held ownership of the aircraft. it was on loan to the CAF. the CAF had no authority to attempt sell the aircraft to, of all people, Tom Cruise (yes the actor/scientologest). therfore the NMUSAF has every right to retreve their aircraft.

Um, well, that's not even what the USAF is saying. If you read the court decision, even there it was NOT a loan per the documents. At best for them it may have been a conditional donation under questionable circumstances.

Ryan

Taylor Stevenson · **Posted:** Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:44 pm

Oscar- Neither you nor I know the complete facts of this, however, as I understand it the aircraft, of which the CAF had documented ownership, was exchanged for a flying P-38. The exchange was unraveled as any charitable organization not wishing for expensive litigation would do. Please tell me where your facts are coming from.

RickH · **Posted:** Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:28 am

Gee, Oscar, the documentation in hand may not reflect that position. And what has mentioning Scientology got to do with the F-82. Last time I heard, even Scientologists can own property and have an interest in warbirds, and, no, I'm not one.

Alan Brooks · **Posted:** Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:46 am

Oscar.... In the exhange/sale/trade, the P-82 was not sold to Tom Cruise. The gentlemen involved was/is a businessman who also owns several other warbirds (including two Corsairs), but likes to keep his name out of print. He had planned to open a museum in Colorado... do not know if it that will still happen.... Alan Brooks

mr_warbird · **Joined:** Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:30 am **Posts:** 29

People should not be concerned about the Air Force going after any WWII warbirds that were stricken from record prior to the mid 1950s. My understanding is the USAF lost all records to these aircraft in a fire and have no proof of ownership themselves, thus they have not historically claimed ownership.

Jesse C. · **Posted:** Thu Mar 21, 2013 12:21 am

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Thu Mar 21, 2013 1:01 pm

Jerry O'Neill · **Posted:** Thu Mar 21, 2013 3:13 pm

LMAO!

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