JohnTerrell wrote:
- Yep, Rod Lewis owns the former TFC Hellcat, and it has been undergoing a multiyear in-depth restoration to return to flying at Ezell Aviation.
- The Collings Foundation's Hellcat has been undergoing restoration to fly at American Aero Services.
- The Allied Fighters/Jack Croul Hellcat has been undergoing restoration to fly at Vintage Airframes (same shop that restored "Dottie Mae" for Jack Croul).
- Fagen Fighters, recently purchasing the Yanks Air Museum F6F-5, will be conducting an extensive "IRAN" in hopes of having it flying by the summer of 2019.
- The Yanks Air Museum is restoring an F6F-3 to airworthy condition (though they haven't flown any warbirds in years - with the exception of the Lockheed 12).
- The former Lone Star Flight Museum Hellcat, now owned by the Erickson Aircraft Collection, looks airworthy/flyable, but I haven't seen any news about it flying yet with the EAC (it was shipped by road to Erickson, rather than flown).
- Dan Friedkin owns/operates a flyable Hellcat (last I saw it was on loan to the Lone Star Flight Museum for their grand opening last year).
- The Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum owns/operates a flying Hellcat.
- The Commemorative Air Force Southern California Wing operates a flying Hellcat.
There are a couple of Hellcats which used to be regular flyers, years ago, on display at the Kalamazoo Air Zoo and at the Palm Springs Air Museum.
All of Yanks stuff is restored to "airworthy" isn't it? The way you stated it sounds like they mean airworthy and flying..? I'll believe that when I see it lol
It's also incredible that we are going from 3-4 airworthy F6F's right now to 8 potentially 9 within a relatively short amount of time. Hoping for a POF gathering!!!