New Orleans Lockheed Twins

[mrhenniger]

There are/were two Lockheeds of the L-18 family...
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Lockheed-Howard 250, c/r N250X
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, s/n 33327 USN, c/r N234P

...previously parked in New Orleans at this location...
Aerial Visuals - Location Dossier - New Orleans L-18s

The question on my mind is... Where are they now? Have any of you seen them?

TIA for any info.

Mike

[airnutz]

There are/were two Lockheeds of the L-18 family...
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, s/n 33327 USN, c/r N234P
The question on my mind is... Where are they now? Have any of you seen them?

I have in my notes, that buno 33327 was transferred to RCAF as 2198 in June 1943. Is this true?
Baugher has that bird being sold in Sept 22, 2008. Dunno where.

[Mudge]

OH RATS! From the title, I thought we were going to be treated to a couple of the ladies from Bourbon Street that are built like P-38s.
(Or 38s of some sort. )

Mudge the voyeur

[RareBear]

Mudge -

As in "She was packing two 38's. She had a gun, too".


Walt

[AirJimL2]

Yes, BuNo. 33327 served in the RCAF. I understand it went out to California for restoration and display on the former El Toro site.

Jim

[Punisher05]

Mike-

I moved from down there in 2008, so this may be a bit dated.

IIRC, the PV-1 was still parked on the ramp down there when I left. It had a two tone light-and-dark-blue paint scheme with national markings.

KNEW had the ever living garbage kicked out of it by Katrina; a 4-foot storm surge came up and flipped over planes, tore up buildings, and leveled most of the frangible stuff on the airfield (signs, lights, etc). They had a list of NOTAMs about two feet long afterward.

Hopefully somebody else can shed some more recent light on it.

-Brandon

[mrhenniger]

Yes, BuNo. 33327 served in the RCAF. I understand it went out to California for restoration and display on the former El Toro site.

Jim

The civil registration ownership seems to reflect this. Interesting.

Mike

[Andy Marden]

Yes, BuNo. 33327 served in the RCAF. I understand it went out to California for restoration and display on the former El Toro site.

Jim

That is correct. It arrived in Irvine CA on 9Aug08.
Andy Marden

AUTHOR: USA Military Out of Service (2010 edition now available)

[RickH]

NEW had the ever living garbage kicked out of it by Katrina; a 4-foot storm surge came up and flipped over planes, tore up buildings, and leveled most of the frangible stuff on the airfield (signs, lights, etc).

I'm down there now. We have the A-4, F-4, and a T2 being used in a movie shot as background. I believe the aircraft in question belonged to Pat Taylor. I haven't seen them lying around as I believe they were moved out as part of the Katrina cleanup.

There is still sand everywhere left over from the surge.

[airnutz]

Yep, formerly Taylor Energy regis. birds. Some details and photo links from a few years back. Corrections welcome..
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