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A-26 N5457V going to Poland....

Wed May 18, 2022 10:25 pm

europeanairshows.co.uk.
It was recently announced that the 1945 Douglas A-26C Invader “Sweet Eloise II” which is currently in Santa Rosa, California, USA will soon be ferried to Europe where it will be taken on by a new owner in Poland

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Re: A-26 N5457V going to Poland....

Wed May 18, 2022 11:16 pm

Given the neighbors, he might want to arm it. :D

Re: A-26 N5457V going to Poland....

Thu May 19, 2022 5:41 am

It is scheduled to participate in Antidotum Airshow Leszno, June 17th and 18th.

Re: A-26 N5457V going to Poland....

Thu May 19, 2022 2:33 pm

It is actually N4313 since a number of years :drink3:

Re: A-26 N5457V going to Poland....

Fri Jun 30, 2023 3:55 pm

Anybody with an idea as to what happened here? Did it come across or not?

T J

Re: A-26 N5457V going to Poland....

Fri Jun 30, 2023 5:19 pm

Someone asked me the other day and I had no answer, but can you fly over the camps at Auschwitz? I know a fly-over of Israeli F-15s was frowned upon by the museum there.
Imagine this A-26 going overhead, once it gets to Poland.

Re: A-26 N5457V going to Poland....

Fri Jun 30, 2023 9:11 pm

T J Johansen wrote:Anybody with an idea as to what happened here? Did it come across or not?

T J



Lost an engine in Tennessee on its way across the US for its transatlantic flight. I am not sure if they have gotten it changed...

Re: A-26 N5457V going to Poland....

Sun Jul 02, 2023 5:55 pm

They stopped in Tullahoma, Tenn. for a fuel stop. Shortly after departure the right engine failed and they made an emergency landing in McMinnville, Tn. ( KRNC) . The right engine has to be replaced. I 5hink they had a spare but it was the wrong dash number of the R-2800. They found the correct dash number but are having it gone through. Meanwhile the props were sent out and some of the accessories. It is hangared at this time .

Re: A-26 N5457V going to Poland....

Thu Jul 06, 2023 8:14 am

Well, at least it is under roof for now. Hopefully they will get it sorted soon and that the ferry flight can continue. We do need a few Invaders flying in Europe.

T J
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