What happened to the late Len Tanner's aircraft?
Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:58 pm
Just wondering if anyone knows what happened to his aircraft. Here's shots of the Spitfire and Mustang in his hangar in the late 1970s, maybe early 1980s.
Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:10 pm
I also see a Sikorsky! 
Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:17 pm
I believe that and the Corsair in there belonged to the New England Air Museum.
Rich
Rich
Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:11 am
An interesting shot of the Spitfire.
It is Mk XIV TZ138
C-GSPT of Robert Jens based in Vancouver, Canada. Airworthy - resting.
Peter
It is Mk XIV TZ138
C-GSPT of Robert Jens based in Vancouver, Canada. Airworthy - resting.
Peter
Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:10 am
Those photos were taken at the New England Air Museum's hangar pre-1979.
They were on temporary loan and the museum did a cosmetic restoration to the Spit. The Mustang was a flyer and I believe at one point Len sold the P-51 and later repurchased it. At one point, it had a forced landing due to an engine failure in North Carolina. Landed on a highway and chewed up a station wagon in about 1973-74.
See: http://www.mustangsmustangs.com/p-51/su ... 3990.shtml
The Spit is also unique in that it raced in the Tinnerman Trophy (or Bendix, I'm getting old!) Race. I think that's why NEAM was really interested in it as they have a pretty nice collection of original Racers. SEE: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_q ... i_n8920718
I've got slides of this Spit in the temporary Camo Paint when it was on display at NEAM. Just haven't scanned them.
Jerry
Jerry
They were on temporary loan and the museum did a cosmetic restoration to the Spit. The Mustang was a flyer and I believe at one point Len sold the P-51 and later repurchased it. At one point, it had a forced landing due to an engine failure in North Carolina. Landed on a highway and chewed up a station wagon in about 1973-74.
See: http://www.mustangsmustangs.com/p-51/su ... 3990.shtml
The Spit is also unique in that it raced in the Tinnerman Trophy (or Bendix, I'm getting old!) Race. I think that's why NEAM was really interested in it as they have a pretty nice collection of original Racers. SEE: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_q ... i_n8920718
I've got slides of this Spit in the temporary Camo Paint when it was on display at NEAM. Just haven't scanned them.
Jerry
Jerry
Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:07 am
BTW; Len's Hurricane went to Lone Star many years ago and his ex: Royal Canadian Navy, ex: Simsbury, CT, bug sprayer Avenger fuselage became Corky Meyers aircraft. Both were restored and flying. (Hurri until recent the mishap)
I don't know about the others and Len did have a yellow T-28 that he flew for many years. Not sure where that is now.
Jerry
I don't know about the others and Len did have a yellow T-28 that he flew for many years. Not sure where that is now.
Jerry