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Mon Mar 11, 2019 5:01 pm
One in France, at the well known museum airport of La Ferte Ferte Alais, near Paris.
Mon Mar 11, 2019 7:07 pm
An acquaintance is restoring...or doing heavy maintence...on one in the UK.
It's all-out effort to get it ready for the mass C-47 flights to commemorate D-Day.
Tue Mar 12, 2019 4:43 pm
There was an advertising in Trade a Plane late last year (or early this year) for a part completed project in Texas (I think).
From memory the aircraft had strong D Day+1 history and had more recently been stored at Meacham Field along with another C47 which had been badly damaged in a hurricane. I didn't make a note of the identity, does anybody know the aircraft and what the current status is?
Sun Mar 17, 2019 9:09 am
Does anybody know who bought the 3 derelict air frames at Vichy Missouri? They were advertised for sale for ~$125K for the lot, a couple months ago and website was updated to "sold", I'm curious to see what will become of them?
Sun Mar 17, 2019 2:54 pm
Not sure how active the restoration is but I ran across this-
http://fremontairport.com/saving_dc-3_lulu_belle
Mon Mar 18, 2019 1:57 pm
Mick G wrote:Does anybody know who bought the 3 derelict air frames at Vichy Missouri? They were advertised for sale for ~$125K for the lot, a couple months ago and website was updated to "sold", I'm curious to see what will become of them?
Thought for sure the knowledge would have been on this site?
Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:25 pm
About 10 years ago, someone announced an ambitious project to prepare a C-47/DC-3 with CG-4 glider for the D-Day remembrance. They had an aggressive...meaning highly improbable scheduled window they were shooting for IIRC. Does anyone remember that project? The website disappeared about a year later. Whatever happened to that aircraft(s)?
Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:50 pm
aww, I remember the Firestone DC-3, I have a instamatic photo of it flying over Kings Island. I kinda recognized it, wasn't surprised at all to read Lu Lu Belle is the one. The red stripes and the white cowlings really jogged the memory. Also a fleet of Super Stearmans would do an act every evening. It was very Red Baron-y but I think pre-dated them. Mid '70's memories being flogged here.
Mon Apr 08, 2019 8:10 am
JohnB wrote:An acquaintance is restoring...or doing heavy maintence...on one in the UK.
It's all-out effort to get it ready for the mass C-47 flights to commemorate D-Day.
Now rescheduled, with the hope to make Arnhem in September.
Mon Apr 08, 2019 12:45 pm
JohnB wrote:An acquaintance is restoring...or doing heavy maintence...on one in the UK.
It's all-out effort to get it ready for the mass C-47 flights to commemorate D-Day.
John: That would be "Night Fright" - already on this list.
What about "Hit or Miss"?
http://warbirdsnews.com/warbird-restora ... -miss.html
Fri Oct 08, 2021 8:25 am
What's the story with Duggy? That hasnt flown for some time, then Mr. Odegaard passed. Any update?
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