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 Post subject: MAAM P61
PostPosted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 10:13 am 
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Has anyone been to MAAM and seen the P61 recently? Their website hasn't had an update since April of last year.


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 Post subject: Re: MAAM P61
PostPosted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 2:56 pm 
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I heard that as of tomorrow (04/01/2016) the museum will close and all the aircraft INCLUDING the P-61 will be chopped up and sold as scrap per a new DOD directive.

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 Post subject: Re: MAAM P61
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I'm wondering what your source might be. That's pretty well out of left field.

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 Post subject: Re: MAAM P61
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Cubs2jets wrote:
I heard that as of tomorrow (04/01/2016) the museum will close and all the aircraft INCLUDING the P-61 will be chopped up and sold as scrap per a new DOD directive.

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 Post subject: Re: MAAM P61
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 Post subject: Re: MAAM P61
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April fool me why don't ya


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 Post subject: Re: MAAM P61
PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2016 8:33 am 
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AS soon as I hit enter I noticed the date. D'Oh!!!!!


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