Visit Nampa's Warhawk Museum (& where are Merle Maine's acft

[RuudLeeuw]

Hello,
last October I visited Nampa's Warhawk museum, nearby Boise.
A volunteer told me some aircraft on display had recently come from a collector who passed away.
When I compiled my webpage I stumbled on a few unknown identities.
This in turn nade me wonder about Merle Maine's colection, where some of them went.
It is all here:
http://www.ruudleeuw.com/usa14-warhawkairmuseum.htm
comments welcomed.

[Michel Lemieux]

Ruud....you do not know what I would give to change my lifestyle with yours!!!!!! Even not knowing the détails

Mind me asking for what drives and enables you for all your research experiences / travelling?

Tks for so nicely sharing your passion including your great web site.

Sincerely

Michel

[wendovertom]

Ruud,

The Paul family is one of the nicest group of folks you will ever meet. they have supported the Wendover air show several times with 'Boise Bee' and the P-40 'Sneak attack'. In addition the museum they run is well done and they do a great honor to the veterans.

I do know that a number of the Merle Maine aircraft went to Idaho - not only to the Warhawk museum but if I remember right one or two went to the Legacy Flight museum in Rexburg, ID.

Tom P.

[Pat Carry]

What a great looking hangar. Awesome aircraft and WELL lit with all kinds of neat looking stuff. Thanks for that.

[RuudLeeuw]

Michel, my wife asks the same questions!
It is a combination of restlessness, an interest in travel/photography/history.
But above all good fortune to realize it, though financially it isn't always the wisest thing to do.
And glad my wife trusts things will turn out ok.
Tom, I will also adress my questions to the museum, but I needed to weed out some clerrical errors and such like first.
Thanks all, hope in time we see the questions answered
safe trails,
Rudi

[cooper9411]

Thanks for the post and hmmmm, guess I'll be heading to Idaho on next adventure!

[DH82EH]

Thanks for the post and all the great picture Rudi.
Much appreciated,

Andy

[marine air]

I had hoped to bid on the F$D Skyray and sent a couple emails. Was alos going to bid on the A-4. Unfortunately was working outside the U.S. and communication prevented bidding. Would love to have had the Skyray to restore.

[JohnB]

The Skyray had a modified wing planform....Space Shuttle-ish.

Anyone know where it went?

[Jeremy S]

Awesome pictures! Thank you for posting these