WIX Exclusive! Beijing P-61 True Identity

[Jack Cook]

Good work Brandon! That ID has been a long-time mystery

It'll be in the next issue of A-C with no credit

[bdk]

Everyone who matters will already know it was first revealed on the WIX!

[Jack Cook]

Everyone who matters will already know it was first revealed on the WIX!

darn straight!

[Eric Friedebach]

Wow, that’s cool, Brandon!

Reminds me a lot of this story and how someone saved a brand new 1957 Plymouth Belvedere.

I heard about that today:

Also buried with it were 10 gallons of gasoline — in case internal combustion engines became obsolete by 2007 — a case of beer, and the contents of a typical woman's handbag placed in the glove compartment: 14 bobby pins, a bottle of tranquilizers, a lipstick, a pack of gum, tissues, a pack of cigarettes, matches and $2.43.

A fella could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff.

[Ryan Keough]

Can you imagine if someone had decided to do this with a warbird???

Wait! What about the buried Lancasters in England? Or the ME-262s in the cave hangars?!? You mean, all those stories weren't true!?

Oh well, at least I can still hope for Santa bringing me a warbird... right?

[steve dickey]

BDK, Your next mission should you choose to except it is to get some cockpit/rear gunner's compartment photo's,now that would be cool! Thanks for the effort in obtaining the great photo's.

[bdk]

Could happen.

[airnutz]

Have a volunteer who works at Monino who will check for a data plate, don't expect any quick answer though!

Dave

Thanks Dave...I've waited at least 3 yrs, I can wait a bit more. Jeez, how much is a
case of Vodka in Moscow nowadays?? It must be up to 40bux US by
now...this warbird stuff ain't cheap!

[Fouga23]

Looks like the car didn't survive very well:
http://www.buriedcar.com/default.asp

[paulmcmillan]

Getting a photo of the dataplate is great..

According to

http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/1942_2.html

42-39715 was condemned salvage Dec 31, 1945

[daveymac82c]

Excellent work. And yes, it does look like it's in quite good condition. Other than the metal work to replace the class sections, the airframe looks in very good conditions considering the age and amount of time it has probably been sitting outside.

Thanks for the pics/info.

Cheers,

David

[Wolverine]

Have a volunteer who works at Monino who will check for a data plate, don't expect any quick answer though!

Dave

Thanks Dave...I've waited at least 3 yrs, I can wait a bit more. Jeez, how much is a
case of Vodka in Moscow nowadays?? It must be up to 40bux US by
now...this warbird stuff ain't cheap!

Just the B-25? What about the A-20?!

[Mark V]

the airframe looks in very good conditions considering the age and amount of time it has probably been sitting outside.

Certainly a good deal better than the car!

[airnutz]

Have a volunteer who works at Monino who will check for a data plate, don't expect any quick answer though!

Dave

Thanks Dave...I've waited at least 3 yrs, I can wait a bit more. Jeez, how much is a
case of Vodka in Moscow nowadays?? It must be up to 40bux US by
now...this warbird stuff ain't cheap!

Just the B-25? What about the A-20?!

Surrrre Wolverine..why not? You're awful free with MY BOOZE there buddy!!!

Maybe DaveM2 can get us a twofer..the A-20 and the B-25 for the same case?
But the '25 gets ID'd first...if his contact gets caught..I'll have a new prison pen-pal.
Any other requests? At this rate we'll turn the entire Russian Air Force into
a bunch of drunken free-market capitalists...

Wonder how much Vodka it would cost for them to "export" us a Bear? 4 burnin' and 8 turnin'..Yeah baybee!!

Sorry Dave...a slight touch of greed we Americans are so notorious for..

[DaveM2]

Get the latest Classic Wings and look in the A-20 survivor article........

Dave