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PostPosted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:41 am 
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How many of following types can be restored stil to fly still? Surely must be many we dont know about slowly been restored to fly?

P/F-51D
P-47
F-80
F-84
F-86/Cac Sabre/Candair Sabre
F-89
F-82
F-100C/D/F
F-4
F-3 Demon
F-2H banshee
F-11 tiger
A-1 skyraider
C-119


What about current types? will they ever become warbirds?

F-16
F-15
C-130s
C-135
C-5
C141
A-10
HH-53s
SH-2
HH-3
SH-3
Drones?

Anyhting else ive missed that potential?

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:57 am 
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Hi;

A SB2C-5 is underway :lol: Thanks Mike

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I'm pretty sure there's a P-61 (MAAM's) being built to fly waaaay up in one of those states where they talk funny...I reckon. ;-)

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I'm pretty sure there's a P-61 (MAAM's) being built to fly waaaay up in one of those states where they talk funny...I reckon. ;-)

Gary


Well who are sayin talks funny pilgrim?(in my best John Wayne voice) Yeah, the Mid Atlantic Air Museum in Reading, PA is restoring a P-61 to flying condition. Right now she is on her gear, and is really looking great. They have done alot of work to her.

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I noticed you didn't have any navy birds on the list. What about Corsairs, Dauntlesses, Helldivers, any of the Grumman Cats, Avengers, and anything else I am missing.
I know of several Avengers that have just released been released to the open market after many years as work horses.


Hey Gary- we might talk funny up in these here parts, But we did win that little Skirmish over you guys back in the 1860's :wink:

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I noted that most of the types are NOT common didnt you see that?

Most other warbird are common as ... im seeking listing on the rarer types.. and if you reread you will see many NAVY types i listed further more if note im looking primairly at post 1945....


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Hey Gary- we might talk funny up in these here parts, But we did win that little Skirmish over you guys back in the 1860's

Only because the Confederate Air Force wasn't quite operational.

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I think these would all be considered Navy birds,

F-4
F-3 Demon
F-2H banshee
F-11 tiger
A-1 skyraider

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The C-119 is still alive and well. I logged 4.5 hrs last month in the 119 that was used in the Flight of Phoenix. We flew it from Greybull Wy to Glendale Az.

There are at least 4 C-119s in Greybull that could be made flyable.

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Steve S wrote:
Hey Gary- we might talk funny up in these here parts, But we did win that little Skirmish over you guys back in the 1860's :wink:

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Because we were too busy trying to fight off the indians and Mexicans over here!

Your talking about those little devils east of here. They talk funny too!


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How many of following types can be restored stil to fly still? Surely must be many we dont know about slowly been restored to fly?

P/F-51D
P-47
F-80
F-84
F-86/Cac Sabre/Candair Sabre
F-89
F-82
F-100C/D/F
F-4
F-3 Demon
F-2H banshee
F-11 tiger
A-1 skyraider
C-119


What about current types? will they ever become warbirds?

F-16
F-15
C-130s
C-135
C-5
C141
A-10
HH-53s
SH-2
HH-3
SH-3
Drones?

Anyhting else ive missed that potential?

Sabre


Perhaps something not made in the USA? :)

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Are there any other Mk47 Spitfires around, besides the one we did at Nelson's place for Jim Smith?

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According to the Flypast Spitfire special from last year, the only listed Mk 47 is "VP441, Breckenridge, TX".

There are two Mk 46 Seafire survivors (slightly less powerful but still with contra-rotating props) listed in the UK.


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DB2 wrote:
According to the Flypast Spitfire special from last year, the only listed Mk 47 is "VP441, Breckenridge, TX".

There are two Mk 46 Seafire survivors (slightly less powerful but still with contra-rotating props) listed in the UK.

100hp difference but in effect both fitted with the Shackleton Griffon.

Here is a shot of one of the Mk 46's in the garage of a very close friend of my wife's.

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