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PostPosted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 5:51 pm 
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https://www.eaa.org/en/eaa-museum/museu ... B6MCs4NiJ9

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Fantastic to see. Thanks for sharing the link, Phil.

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Is there a mechanism to prevent it from shooting it's own tail off?

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Yep its called a Martin turret its got limit sw installed


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Thanks for that link, Phil, but I'll reserve my judgment until after the convention. (I am planning to go to Oshkosh.) The text says we will have a chance to see the A-20 fly, but since it was ferried to Oshkosh several weeks ago and Lewis Air Legends aircraft don't typically fly a lot during the convention, I'm afraid what is meant is just that we will have the chance to see a flyable A-20. Big difference in my book.


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...Originally spared to be a movie prop for postwar films, the A-20 was eventually purchased by Rod Lewis, who had it completely restored to its wartime appearance after an earlier owner modified it to be an executive transport aircraft...

What aircraft is this (the A-20) and who was doing the executive conversion?

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...Originally spared to be a movie prop for postwar films, the A-20 was eventually purchased by Rod Lewis, who had it completely restored to its wartime appearance after an earlier owner modified it to be an executive transport aircraft...

What aircraft is this (the A-20) and who was doing the executive conversion?


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Lon Moer wrote:
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...Originally spared to be a movie prop for postwar films, the A-20 was eventually purchased by Rod Lewis, who had it completely restored to its wartime appearance after an earlier owner modified it to be an executive transport aircraft...

What aircraft is this (the A-20) and who was doing the executive conversion?


http://www.warbirdregistry.org/a20regis ... 21709.html


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Donated by William F. Farah to NASM, returned to estate by court order, sold to LSFM. I can imagine the circumstances, but I wonder what the story is there?

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mike furline wrote:
Lon Moer wrote:
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...Originally spared to be a movie prop for postwar films, the A-20 was eventually purchased by Rod Lewis, who had it completely restored to its wartime appearance after an earlier owner modified it to be an executive transport aircraft...

What aircraft is this (the A-20) and who was doing the executive conversion?


http://www.warbirdregistry.org/a20regis ... 21709.html

Cool, Thanks. 8)

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19 February 1946 - To Paul Mantz, Burbank, CA.

From 9 May 1948 to By 1951 - To Paul Mantz Air Service, Burbank, CA with c/r NC67932.
Passenger seating for four along with windows installed.

11 April 1951 - To Potter Aircraft Service Inc, Burbank, CA with c/r N67932.
To McCarthy Oil Co./Glen L. McCarthy, Houston, TX with c/r N22M.

From 16 September 1951 to By 1954 - Executive conversion carried out. A passenger seat and window were added behind the pilot.

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