Chad Veich wrote:
There were three flying for the Pearl Harbor movie including the PoF airplane, the MoF airplane, and a third identified as being owned by a "Los Angelas businesman". There was a pic of it in Air Classics sans paint and it was also re-engined similar to the CAF and MoF airplanes. PoF also have the FHC machine which is to be converted to a two seater. I don't think the FHC airplane has ever been completed so it must not be the same airplane as above.
Yikes! You're giving me a headache!
The FHC Zero is already a two seater and has yet to have an engine installed. The CAF machine is (or was) Price's...
"Mitsubishi A6M3 "Zero" Japanese Fighter - Serial No. 3869; Reg. No. NX712Z.
This plane was found on New Guinea (now Indonesia), near the town of Babo. It was restored partly in Russia, and partly in the U.S. It comes to us from The Museum of Flying in Santa Monica. This marvelous warbird is also owned by David Price.
We hope that the Zero will be a long-term visitor. It is one of only three flying Zeros in the world. Over 10,000 were built by Japan."
http://www.orgsites.com/ca/caf-socal/
And of course the MoF machine is Price's as well. And the FHC two seater was another of the 3 that Price had (the airframes) restored in Russia...
1. AIR MUSEUM ZERO SN 82020 N46770 Flyable
2. Diemert/CAF A6M2-21 SN 807 N58245 (flown but now disassembled)
3. LGT AVIATION INC A6M3ZERO SN 3858 N553TT (Price?) Flyable
4. CAF/Price LIBERTY AERO CORPORATION A6M3ZERO SN 3869 N712Z Flyable
VULCAN WARBIRDS INC A6M3ZERO SN 3852 N3852 (I suspect this is the one in Chino)
VULCAN WARBIRDS INC A6M5-52 SN 4400 N652Z
VULCAN WARBIRDS INC A6M5-52 SN 1303 N1303
GRIGGERS, KEAT E TYPE ZERO SN 4461 N62175 (??? revoked registration)
And this one does not appear to have a registration number assigned yet:
http://www.fargoairmuseum.org/historic-aircraft-a6m2-type-21-zero-6544.html