P-43

Nathan · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:50 pm

One of the top aircraft I would like to see biult and flown. Any chance of this ever happening?

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 4:22 pm

As soon you and I open up "The Warbird Reproduction Workshop"! :wink:

Now thats the business I'd want to start, buts its only one piece of the puzzle of my master company plan! Bwahahahah!

Seriously though, I've gotta stop living in the dream of creating a multi million dollar company based off of a warbird collection and a Warbird Shop. But heck, I ain't gonna stop dreaming just yet! :wink:

mike furline · **Joined:** Wed May 05, 2004 3:45 pm **Posts:** 2685

Sorry, the Magic 8 Ball says, "NO".

Mike

John Dupre · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:19 pm

There is a slim possibility. At least one P-43 was on the civil register post war. There are bound to be some wreck sites and of course a number of them were used in China. On such slim threads are dreams built.

shelldrake · **Posted:** Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:25 am

P-43? is that the Lancer?

if so there is one in Australia, or parts thereof.

shelldrake

Edward Sheetmetalhands · **Joined:** Sat Oct 25, 2008 6:44 am **Posts:** 257

Looks like a cross between a Thunderbolt and a Wildcat. Never even knew about this one until you brought it up....

Holedigger · **Posted:** Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:09 pm

Might chase this one

"RAAF P-43 Republic Lancer, A56-7, of 1PRU crashed in thick forest on the side of Gordon Gully near Healesville in Victoria on 29 April 1943. The pilot was P/O D. Green of Western Australia. The Lancer crashed on a flight between Wagga and Laverton.

The aircraft was not found until June 1958 and the pilot's body was never found. The newspaper article on the discovery of the crashed aircraft was in the Melbourne Sun on 11 June 1958 .
The crash site was subsequently rediscovered by bushwalkers in the early 1970s.

Second Air Force · **Posted:** Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:59 am

Speaking of the P-43, here is a LIFE photo taken in India in 1943.

Scott

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