JohnTerrell wrote:
The Dakota Territory Air Museum's Hawker Hurricane (former LSFM example), that has been under restoration at Ray Middleton's shop in Colorado (mentioned earlier in this thread), is scheduled to appear at the Wings of the North's AirExpo airshow in July. (For the first time the Collings Foundation will also be appearing at the show, as one of their tour stops, with the B-24, B-25, TP-40 and TF-51, providing rides.)
There were some recent photos posted to the "Friends of Planes of Fame" Facebook page of the Fagen family's F6F-5 Hellcat (former Yanks Air Museum example) that has been undergoing an in-depth, everything stripped-out, restoration at Fighter Rebuilders. Photos show it at this time as a bare metal fuselage and center section sitting on its gear once again, with fresh yellow zinc chromate primer firewall and tail cone, and showing clear signs that it will be finished in an overall glossy sea blue paint scheme (as that is how the landing gear and inner wingfold section has been painted). Anyone have news that can be shared on Rod Lewis' Hellcat restoration at Ezell's (if it's still there)?
Also, I haven't seen it mentioned here yet, but individuals in high standing at the FHCAM have stated a number of times this past year that they plan on having the Ju-87 Stuka finished/flying in 2020 (at least by late quarter).
Hey John,
Speaking of Ezell's: weren't they on the verge of finishing up the Bearcat for DTAM, but the engine started making metal?
Yes, I thought I heard the Stuka was going to fly this year as well. But I'm really waiting on news (and video
) of the first flight of their Schwalbe.
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