Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:09 pm
check out the signature line 
Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:17 pm
Congratulations Matt (and gang)!
Is this the A-26 with the "identity crisis", (er... I mean two different paint schemes)?
Excellent news!
Steve
Is this the A-26 with the "identity crisis", (er... I mean two different paint schemes)?
Excellent news!
Steve
Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:26 pm
Is this the A-26 with the "identity crisis", (er... I mean two different paint schemes)?
That is the one, approach it from the left wearing a zoombag, from the right wearing a suit.
Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:00 am
From The Herald-Mail Online;
Thursday August 24, 2006
Historic plane flying home
by ERIN JULIUS erinj@herald-mail.com
HAGERSTOWN - The last available C-82 Packet cargo plane is flying home to Hagerstown.
In an auction Wednesday in Greybull, Wyo., the Hagerstown Aviation Museum made the winning bid on the WWII-era plane.
It cost $127,500, but the plane is returning to the town it which it originated, said Kurtis Meyers, president of the museum.
Meyers said it is right that the last available C-82 return to Hagerstown.
"There are still thousands of people living in Hagerstown that helped build it," Meyers said.
Fairchild Aircraft manufactured all 223 of the C-82 planes, also called "Flying Boxcars," in the late 1940s. Fairchild also manufactured the next version of the military cargo plane, the C-119.
During its heyday in the 1950s, Fairchild Aircraft employed more than 10,000 people in Hagerstown.
C-82s earned their nickname because the inside dimensions match those of a train car, Meyers said.
The C-82 sold at auction Wednesday was the last one available in flying condition, Meyers said.
Two other "Flying Boxcars" exist, but they are housed in museums, he said. The rest either were used by the military for testing or scrapped.
Before the plane can return to Hagerstown, B & G Industries, a machine shop in Wyoming, will go over the plane to make sure it is in good condition, Meyers said.
B&G will fly the plane into Hagerstown, hopefully by October, Meyers said.
Fuel for the trip will cost about $10,000 and the museum needs to do more fundraising to cover the expense, Meyers said.
At least 50 people contributed to the auction fund to help buy the "Flying Boxcar," and Meyers does not doubt people will support the effort to fly the plane home, he said.
The C-82 will be on display at Hagerstown Regional Airport, Meyers said. The Hagerstown Aviation Museum hopes to house the C-82 in a museum building that is not yet built, near the airport.
"The ultimate goal is to keep it inside," he said.
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Very Good
Robbie
Thursday August 24, 2006
Historic plane flying home
by ERIN JULIUS erinj@herald-mail.com
HAGERSTOWN - The last available C-82 Packet cargo plane is flying home to Hagerstown.
In an auction Wednesday in Greybull, Wyo., the Hagerstown Aviation Museum made the winning bid on the WWII-era plane.
It cost $127,500, but the plane is returning to the town it which it originated, said Kurtis Meyers, president of the museum.
Meyers said it is right that the last available C-82 return to Hagerstown.
"There are still thousands of people living in Hagerstown that helped build it," Meyers said.
Fairchild Aircraft manufactured all 223 of the C-82 planes, also called "Flying Boxcars," in the late 1940s. Fairchild also manufactured the next version of the military cargo plane, the C-119.
During its heyday in the 1950s, Fairchild Aircraft employed more than 10,000 people in Hagerstown.
C-82s earned their nickname because the inside dimensions match those of a train car, Meyers said.
The C-82 sold at auction Wednesday was the last one available in flying condition, Meyers said.
Two other "Flying Boxcars" exist, but they are housed in museums, he said. The rest either were used by the military for testing or scrapped.
Before the plane can return to Hagerstown, B & G Industries, a machine shop in Wyoming, will go over the plane to make sure it is in good condition, Meyers said.
B&G will fly the plane into Hagerstown, hopefully by October, Meyers said.
Fuel for the trip will cost about $10,000 and the museum needs to do more fundraising to cover the expense, Meyers said.
At least 50 people contributed to the auction fund to help buy the "Flying Boxcar," and Meyers does not doubt people will support the effort to fly the plane home, he said.
The C-82 will be on display at Hagerstown Regional Airport, Meyers said. The Hagerstown Aviation Museum hopes to house the C-82 in a museum building that is not yet built, near the airport.
"The ultimate goal is to keep it inside," he said.
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Very Good
Robbie
Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:13 am
Very nice!
Lovely to see plan come together!
Z
Lovely to see plan come together!
Z
Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:27 pm
Awesome for both!
Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:48 am
Any more info on who got what? Also was there anything left that did not sale at the auction?
Scott....
Scott....
Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:57 am
Who got all the R-2600's, 2800's, 3350's, and 4360's??? I hope they went to someone with flying warbirds!
Tue Aug 29, 2006 10:01 pm
we got 2 R-2600s for spares for the B-25
Wed Aug 30, 2006 8:43 am
Hello all,
The following was taken from the Classic-Propliners list at Yahoogroups.
Anyone got more info or corrections concerning last week's auction? It is still a bit "hazy" now...
"H&P had an unbelievable quantity of R-2600 engines
and parts, some new and a lot of used rebuildables. Translate this as a huge amount of same is now entering the warbird market and John said things look a lot brighter for R-2600 users now. Virtually every round engine builder in North America was there. Lone Star's friend Carl Sholl (sp.?) made the deal of the centurey on 600 used 2600 cylinders for like three bucks a jug!!! We also got some more Cyclone cowlings for the 4Y.
There were a bunch of their leftover water bombers there too and "everything" sold. Two 4Y's were sold, one east coast and one west coast. The Neptunes were junk but there was a nice A-26 that sold kind of low. On a negative note, a scrapper bought four or five of the C-97's and began chopping them immediately, with the metal already dealt off to China."
The following was taken from the Classic-Propliners list at Yahoogroups.
Anyone got more info or corrections concerning last week's auction? It is still a bit "hazy" now...
"H&P had an unbelievable quantity of R-2600 engines
and parts, some new and a lot of used rebuildables. Translate this as a huge amount of same is now entering the warbird market and John said things look a lot brighter for R-2600 users now. Virtually every round engine builder in North America was there. Lone Star's friend Carl Sholl (sp.?) made the deal of the centurey on 600 used 2600 cylinders for like three bucks a jug!!! We also got some more Cyclone cowlings for the 4Y.
There were a bunch of their leftover water bombers there too and "everything" sold. Two 4Y's were sold, one east coast and one west coast. The Neptunes were junk but there was a nice A-26 that sold kind of low. On a negative note, a scrapper bought four or five of the C-97's and began chopping them immediately, with the metal already dealt off to China."
Wed Aug 30, 2006 8:48 am
Stratofreighter wrote:Hello all,
The following was taken from the Classic-Propliners list at Yahoogroups.
Anyone got more info or corrections concerning last week's auction? It is still a bit "hazy" now...
"H&P had an unbelievable quantity of R-2600 engines
and parts, some new and a lot of used rebuildables. Translate this as a huge amount of same is now entering the warbird market and John said things look a lot brighter for R-2600 users now. Virtually every round engine builder in North America was there. Lone Star's friend Carl Sholl (sp.?) made the deal of the centurey on 600 used 2600 cylinders for like three bucks a jug!!! We also got some more Cyclone cowlings for the 4Y.
There were a bunch of their leftover water bombers there too and "everything" sold. Two 4Y's were sold, one east coast and one west coast. The Neptunes were junk but there was a nice A-26 that sold kind of low. On a negative note, a scrapper bought four or five of the C-97's and began chopping them immediately, with the metal already dealt off to China."
I was told that Clay Lacy bought three of the KC-97s and he doesn't plan to scrap them.
Wed Aug 30, 2006 8:56 am
I'd love to see the Museum of Flight in Seattle get a KC-97...to go along with their B-17, 29, 47, 52...
Wonder if they could convert one into a Stratocruiser?
Wonder if they could convert one into a Stratocruiser?
Wed Aug 30, 2006 8:58 am
Tim Savage wrote:I was told that Clay Lacy bought three of the KC-97s and he doesn't plan to scrap them.
Well, I DO hope you are right, because I got rather sad after reading that immediately after the auction four KC-97s had already met the scrapmen. Frankly I just couldn't believe it...
Time will tell I guess...
Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:35 am
When I read the 97's were cut-up already, I wanted to puke! Such a sad end for some wonderful machines. I do hope most of the stuff found a good home and not the smelter.
Scott.....
Scott.....
Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:36 pm
I am in Greybull and I have seen no airframes being scrapped. there is alot of misc stuff being scrapped. I spent the day checking over the A-26, getting our props broke down for shipment and locating the rest of the stuff we bought.