Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:32 pm
Thanks, rough guess, checked his main page and it's was apparently 2006......
Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:31 pm
There are still 2 Privateers out there? #124 and 126? Or #121?
The registry doesn't say anything beyond 2002 on any of the above.
Did they sell at the auction? Who owns them now? I sure would love to see one restored to 1945 configuration, flying or static.
The registry doesn't say anything beyond 2002 on any of the above.
Did they sell at the auction? Who owns them now? I sure would love to see one restored to 1945 configuration, flying or static.
Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:33 pm
there are 4 PB4Ys, 2 are owned by the founders of H&P, one is Yanks, and the other is owned by a private collector in Phx. As fas as I know, all are still there. The H&P planes were the first to have the spar repairs done, and the other 2 were in the hangar getting their spars fixed.
Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:38 pm
So all 4 are returning to the skies?
Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:11 pm
Django wrote:So all 4 are returning to the skies?
All are having the AD complied with, and all had spar cracks, so thy will be flyable, but how much they will be flown is unknown
Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:36 pm
The one that Yanks' owns will be farried down to chino and i doubt it will ever fly again after that 
Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:37 pm
there are 4 PB4Ys, 2 are owned by the founders of H&P, one is Yanks, and the other is owned by a private collector in Phx. As fas as I know, all are still there. The H&P planes were the first to have the spar repairs done, and the other 2 were in the hangar getting their spars fixed.
I never knew B-24's had spar issues. What are they? Where does the problem happen on the spar?
Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:53 pm
The spar issue on the Privateer came about after one of them lost a wing while on a "bomb run" fighting a fire a few years back.
Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:58 pm
I have some photos of the cracks, I'll dig them out and post them
Mon Nov 24, 2008 1:29 am
Mon Nov 24, 2008 5:00 am
So dose Caly Lacy have plans to Fly the C-97 ?
Mon Nov 24, 2008 6:27 am
that's the idea
Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:34 am
Thanks for the pics Paul. Any insight if the remaining 3 will be restored and kept airworthy?
Mon Nov 24, 2008 5:23 pm
remaining 3 what?
KC-97s = 6 others apart from Clay's - I doubt any will be made flyable
C-119s = 3 remain - one is going to be attempted to get airworthy
Privateers = 3 remain (although I only saw 2) and one just left - I wish I'd known it was due to leave as I would have happily gone up there to get some flying shots - see here for info on these
(I'm not including aircraft already in the Firefighting Museum.)
KC-97s = 6 others apart from Clay's - I doubt any will be made flyable
C-119s = 3 remain - one is going to be attempted to get airworthy
Privateers = 3 remain (although I only saw 2) and one just left - I wish I'd known it was due to leave as I would have happily gone up there to get some flying shots - see here for info on these
(I'm not including aircraft already in the Firefighting Museum.)
Wed Nov 26, 2008 12:47 am
Roger Cain wrote:My friend Rick Pisio visited there about a year ago and posted a bunch of pictures on his website at: http://rwphotos.com/Gallery/greybull If this link doesn't work, try http://www.rwphotos.com/Aviation/aviationmain.htm
The pictures in the gallery at the link above were taken in August of 2006, a few weeks before the auction.
Thanks for remembering I had taken those Roger.