Warbird Information Exchange

Specially without permission

It's spelled "breathe"

I tried to resist...................

Hawaii is an American place and so its named Pearl Harbor because its American?????

Actually, Hawaii was originally an English colony, I think the Union Jack still plays significantly in regional flags etc, so technically speaking, it was the Americans who have changed the original spelling of Harbour to Harbor, even if it is a name of a place, the first spelling is correct as it was applied by the first 'English' speaking colonialists.

Having said all that we don't want to confuse our American cousins with Grammar or spelling because they may end up speaking to their grandmothers and that Hollywood Producer / Director fellow!

Tally Ho!

or as we say in Australia...............suffer in ya jocks!

Kiwi is a fruit...........thats all I need to say about that.


Digger

Tsk Tsk...cheeky 'Chain Rattler'

Chain Rattler?????

Oh you mean those who live on the east coast????

I'm in South Australia!...the only free settlement in Australia, where democracy is still alive and well.

See ewe later!

Digger

Aloha All,
P-40B 41-13297 was in the second P-40 shipment to arrive to Wheeler Field, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii. The plane assigned to the 19th PS, 18th PG. On 28 Oct 1941, the plane hit a dip in the grass field during landing wiping out a landing gear and prop. The plane was reassigned to the 73rd PS, 18th PG and was in a hangar undamaged on 7 Dec 1941. On 24 January 1942, the plane crashed from an inverted spin during acrobatic training killing the pilot. The pilot's remains were recovered and are buried in Hawaii.

On 8 Feb 1985, a 'salvor' dropped from a light helicopter and the wreckage was put into bite size chunks for transport from the jungle. The Press conference 'confirmed' the plane was "shot down on 7 Dec".

Twenty years has past and the bite size chunks are slowly being reassembled...to go to England? Is THAT what I read above?
Que Pasa?
Cheers,
David Aiken, a director: Pearl Harbor History Associates, Inc.

I wonder how many of the 'bite-sized chunks' will end up in the finished airframe?

Still, it'll be an absolute work of art when it's finished, if the Hawk 75 from the same rebuilder is anything to go by.

Well Back to the aircraft I think the plot was to try to get it to legends - however I will be very surprised if it gets there - I think the wing will present some timeframe issues - Just a thought.

Regards
john p

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Air Vice Marshall
Sunshine State Air Farce