I don't think I have seen a discussion of the
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?N=0if you search by f-82, xf-82, etc I think these are photos of the Twin Mustang of Mr. Soplata's, that he only had one fuselage of, which was stored in the B-36
http://grcimagenet.grc.nasa.gov/GRCDigi ... 24896L.jpghttp://grcimagenet.grc.nasa.gov/GRCDigi ... 24898L.jpg hopefully these old EBAY auctions weren't already discussed, but in the completed auctions of ebay from seller AKACHUCK were some Soplata images. ebay auction titles:
25 Orig AIRCRAFT Photo Neg SOPLATA COLLECTION BONEYARD OHIO Winter Snow 1970 ++
14 AIRCRAFT Photo Neg SOPLATA BONEYARD F2G P82 Crawford Aviation Museum P51 1967
another soplata tidbit via the web...
Flying magazine, May 1963 Since 1945 I have been collecting military aircraft and engines for an educational and historical private museum of military aviation. I have the museum open every day, with anyone welcome.
Located on 17 acres here in Newbury, O., it consists of nine complete aircraft and 38 engines. One aircraft is a demilitarized F7U-3 (Cutlass) purchased in Boston, Mass., and transported here in three trips in a $100 cut-open school bus, and since welded together.
I would appreciate, and will reply to any letters from anyone interested, or for any infromation concerning location of missing aircraft such as the F47, SB2V, SB2C, SBD, TBM, or others in fighter or bomber class in non-flyable condition.
I am also a collector of aviation books and magazines, and have many old issues of your fine FLYING magazine.
Walter A. Soplata
PO Box 65
Newbury, O.