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PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 10:04 am 
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Thanks Bryan, I never get tired of seeing Kermit's collection. I hope now that FoF is reinventing itself we'll see more of those stored aircraft return to display and hopefully the air.

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That is the bulk of stuff from Golden Hill...


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I thought the Ki-61 project was down under getting rebuilt?

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That's impressive - I can't wait to see more! To think that all of that belongs to single individual and not a major museum for example is just too much!

Any info about the Grumman F9F parked next to the B-29? (Excuse me! Next to the P2B-1S...) Is it a straight-wing Panther or a swept-wing Cougar? (The Panther might be my second favorite aircraft of all time...)

I asked Kermit once (via a comment on his blog) if he'd ever flown or owned a Grumman Goose (my no. 1!) As I recall, he said not, but considering his love of Grumman Ducks & Wildcats, other seaplanes, etc. it would seem like a "no-brainer" to me - and Seward Johnson's former Goose (N401SJ, s/n 1168) is currently for sale in FL...and not for all that much considering....

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 11:49 am 
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Only the wings for the Ki-61 are in storage on Golden Hill. I believe the fuselage is in NZ.
The Grumman is F9F-2B Bu 123420.


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last pic-- are those blimp gondolas? and what is the hulking T-6 looking thing with a 4 blade prop? an early tora tora tora conversion?


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Courier Sportster wrote:
last pic-- are those blimp gondolas? and what is the hulking T-6 looking thing with a 4 blade prop? an early tora tora tora conversion?

Yes they are blimp gondolas. The T-6 looking thing is an SBD that had been used as a wind machine.


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Does he still have the Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever?

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Does he still have the Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever?

I did not see one, but that does not mean it was not there somewhere...


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Here are a couple shots I got of the Panther in the summer of 2012. She's a bit rough, but in better shape than a lot of the aircraft he has in storage.

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They were working on the P-35 again a year or two ago. Has anyone seen it lately or know it's condition? Would be nice to see it back in the air.

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Ugh, I wish that B-29 was put together and on display...

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For crimety sake! I had no idea that he had so many rare and historic aircraft. I would love to see Fantasy of Flight turn into a 100% restoration facility and get as many airplanes as possible flying.


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staggering collection, both restored & unrestored!! seriously, where does he get the funding for all these projects, right down to the rivets?? & daily operations?? inheritance?? wealthy wife?? my dream job would be to be on his search & scrounge team for any of those projects!!

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tom d. friedman wrote:
staggering collection, both restored & unrestored!! seriously, where does he get the funding for all these projects, right down to the rivets?? & daily operations?? inheritance?? wealthy wife?? my dream job would be to be on his search & scrounge team for any of those projects!!


IIRC, he inherited a substantial fortune.


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