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I would love to see more pics if anyone ahs time to paost them. I am thinking of heading out here while on my vacation in the fall.


In case you missed them in my other post, here's a link to mine.

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Awesome stuff there man. Now is that the new facility?

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Can anyone tell me the background on that Me 109.Is it the one Harold Kinsvater rebuilt in California? Does it or has it flown?

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Can anyone tell me the background on that Me 109.Is it the one Harold Kinsvater rebuilt in California? Does it or has it flown?
It is a rebuild of a wartime crash and has an authentic German engine. It is not an HA-1112.

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Awesome stuff there man. Now is that the new facility?


Yep!

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Can anyone tell me the background on that Me 109.Is it the one Harold Kinsvater rebuilt in California? Does it or has it flown?


One of my flickr contacts took this when it came in to Paine Field. Not sure if it's flown since though.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bfiguy/2360848458/

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Thanks, you guys are a great source of info. Who flew the plane into or at Washington?

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Steve Hinton, John Penney, Bud Granley. Thats John landing at Paine.
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