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DaveM2 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 09, 2021 12:51 am

warbirdfinder wrote:

Any idea where I could get a Classic Wings in Phoenix AZ?

We don't ship the magazine for retail sale to the US anymore (now subscription only). The cost to do so is astronomical.

PM your postal address and I will get a copy off to you.

Dave

DaveM2 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 09, 2021 12:57 am

Brenden S wrote:

Still nothing here in Perth Australia. They did track one parcel in South Australia. Took 2 months to travel 58km as the crow flies. Our postal system is a joke at the best of times.

Yes, mail into OZ is surprisingly slow. As mentioned above, those in the UK are receiving theirs.

OZ aside, I haven't heard that anyone in Nth America has theirs to date...if someone could advise when they do, that would be appreciated.

Randy Wilson · **Posted:** Sat Jan 09, 2021 3:36 pm

Dave - Issue 117 just arrived in the mail here in Midland, TX. Just FYI.

Randy

Steven M. Dennis · **Posted:** Sat Jan 09, 2021 10:45 pm

Randy Wilson wrote:

Dave - Issue 117 just arrived in the mail here in Midland, TX. Just FYI.

Randy

Dave, mine showed up in Rice Lake, WI today too.

Thanks for another great issue!

Steve

TAdan · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2021 1:55 pm

I received my copy in New Jersey today.

DaveM2 · **Posted:** Tue Jan 12, 2021 4:25 pm

Thanks chaps, just had notification a subscriber in OZ got theirs....and here was me thinking that our postal system was rubbish...

steve dickey · **Posted:** Wed Jan 13, 2021 8:25 pm

Dave, got mine yesterday here in the wild wild west, thank you!

BennoT6 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 14, 2021 8:51 am

Still not having arrived in The Netherlands :-(

Any feedback from elsewhere in NL, or nearby countries?

DaveM2 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 17, 2021 4:16 pm

BennoT6 wrote:

Still not having arrived in The Netherlands :-(

Any feedback from elsewhere in NL, or nearby countries?

Benno, haven't heard of anyone in Europe getting it to date, hopefully this week.....

regards
Dave

DaveM2 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:04 pm

As a follow up to the main article in the current issue, we reached a milestone on Sunday, Gloria Lyons has her wings attached for the first time since 1965. Surprisingly she didn't put up much of a fight and the operation went relatively smoothly.

JohnTerrell · **Posted:** Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:22 pm

What an awesome sight to see it reassembled like that and resting on its gear. Thank you Dave for sharing that photo and report! It's interesting too, at least to me, to see how well those Medium Green camouflage blotches on the wings have stood-up all of these years.

DaveM2 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:50 pm

JohnTerrell wrote:

What an awesome sight to see it reassembled like that and resting on its gear. Thank you Dave for sharing that photo and report! It's interesting too, at least to me, to see how well those Medium Green camouflage blotches on the wings have stood-up all of these years.

John

The top surfaces have weathered back to the Curtiss factory camo finish, with the faint remains of the RNZAF roundels (these in much better condition on the underside)

cheers
Dave

Michel Lemieux · **Posted:** Sun Jan 17, 2021 9:43 pm

Wow!!!! Tks Dave for the pictures!!!!

So how long were they separated? I remember articles in magazines for a heck of a long time!

DaveM2 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 17, 2021 10:18 pm

Michel Lemieux wrote:

Wow!!!! Tks Dave for the pictures!!!!

So how long were they separated? I remember articles in magazines for a heck of a long time!

55 years, here is a photo of the lower surfaces, markings have survived remarkably well, considering they were outside for almost 60 years (fortunately the fuselage made it into John's shed reasonable soon after he saved the aircraft).

Brenden S · **Posted:** Mon Jan 18, 2021 3:17 am

I am sure we are all grateful for saving those aircraft. Great to see how well they have faired over the years.

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