Warbird Information Exchange

I am taking advantage of a small break from work to try and catch up on a few tasks with my website that have been waiting for me. A few months ago the Flying Heritage Collection started allowing pictures taken at their museum to be published and posted on the internet. As a result I have brought my photos taken there in 2005 and 2006 out of storage and posted them... You can find them via my Feature Albums page on my website...
Aerial Visuals Locator - The Special Features Albums - The Flying Heritage Collection

...or you can go directly to the album in Webshots at...


I feel I must appologize for the quality. Digital photography in recent years has allowed me to become much more selective of what I post. These photos are a mix of 35 mm film and my first efforts at digital. Not my best work, but worth sharing anyway.

Enjoy!

Regards,

Mike Henniger

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Mike R. Henniger
Aviation Enthusiast & Photographer
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Neat pictures! The pictures of the Zero that is in very rough shape look like the same airplane that used to sit behind a shop in downtown Atlanta, GA many years ago. I remember seeing it back around 1970 or so. Any idea if this is the same one??

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Ball Ground, Ga

Very nice Mike. Is this Paul Allens restoration/maintenance facility? The rest of his stuff is at Paine field isn't it? Just asking 'cause I'm going up there in March.

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That's the one.

I don't know if this is the airframe you are referring to. FHC has three Zeros. Here is the list with my notes (mostly from Warbirds Directory 4th Edition)...

A6M3, c/n 3852, c/r N3852 - A6M3 3852 Japanese AF, one of three hulks recovered from Babo Island in Indonesia, to Museum of Flying (1991), arrived at Museum of Flying (1991/6), shipped to Russia for restoration to flying status (1994), arrived at Duxford fully restored and dismantled (1997/4), shipped to Chino CA for restoration completion with a P&W R1830 (1998), N385HF (1998/7/28), N3852 (1998/12), to Flying Heritage Collection with restoration continuing in Chino CA (2001/4/5)

A6M5-52, c/n 4400, c/r N652Z - A6M5-52 4400 Japanese AF, captured at Truk, shipped to US with markings "HK-102" (1944), sold for scrap with wings cut off, to Ed Maloney (circa 1950), shipped to Japan for display (1980/2), returned to Planes of Fame Air Museum (1980/5), static restoration at Chino, to Vulcan Warbirds Inc. / N652Z (2001/10)

A6M5-52, c/n 1303, c/r N1303 - A6M5-52 1303 Japanese AF, one of three hulks recovered from Babo Island in Indonesia, to Museum of Flying (1991), arrived at Museum of Flying (1991/6), shipped to Russia for flying restoration (1994), to Vulcan Warbirds / N1303 (2001/8)

In my Webshots album I have the Zero there noted as 1303. It has been a while since I "drew this conclusion". Can anyone confirm this is the correct ID?



When I was there is was their only facility. With the exception of the Mustang under going maintenance and the F-105 and F-8 pictures (all taken in the maintenance shop) the pictures where taken in their display hangars. During my second visit I was told there was a restoration shop in an adjacent hangar but this was not included in the tour. Sigh...........

Mike

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Mike R. Henniger
Aviation Enthusiast & Photographer
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Do you want to find locations of displayed, stored or active aircraft? Then start with the The Locator.
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I don't think they're doing the B-17E

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Soooooo .... which B-17 was it? Need details!

Are those F-8s or that F-105 ever going to fly again?

I certainly hope they do!

The crusader is about my favorite Jet ever...

B-17E-BO Fortress
s/n 41-9210 USAAF
c/n 2682
B-17E-BO 41-9210 USAAF, N5842N (1952/8/29), to Kenting Aviation / CF-ICB (1955/3/4), to Four Star Aviation / N9720F (1964/6/22), CP-753 (1964/7/23), port main gear collapsed while taxying (1974/1/3), repaired, crashed on landing at San Borja (1976/8), rebuilt, restoration started (1990/3), N8WJ (1990/3), to Flynig Heritage Collection / Paul Allen (1998/8/27), delivered to Moses Lake WA (1998), N12355 (1999/8/27), delivered to Arlington WA for further restoration (1999)
*credit for most of these notes goes to Warbirds Directory 4th Edition


For photos of the B-17 in a previous life you can view one of my "historic" photo albums at...
Aerial Visuals Locator - The Historic Photos - Photos by Bob Wheelans
...just look for the album titled Photos by Bob Wheelans in the 1960s section.

You can go directly to the album in Webshots at...


Mike

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Mike R. Henniger
Aviation Enthusiast & Photographer
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Too bad. They were off to such a great start. It would be a real beauty if finished. The more early model B-17s the better. It would be really nice to see a C model restored/built. Yeah I know I am dreaming.

Mike

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Mike R. Henniger
Aviation Enthusiast & Photographer
http://www.AerialVisuals.ca
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Do you want to find locations of displayed, stored or active aircraft? Then start with the The Locator.
Do you want to find or contribute to the documented history of an aircraft? If so then start with the Airframes Database.

I meant someone else is doing all that great work

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Just for the fun of it all, the B-17E in an earlier guise, fresh from the RFC transfer circa 1948 or so, with some obvious tail damage from some mishap. Note the faded 19210 serial. At this point the airplane was owned by the University of Minnesota.

the serial looks like 18210

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Yes,its one in the same.I won bets of cases of beer from guys in college over this airplane.They just didnt believe a zero was in downtown ATL.

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