Warbird Information Exchange

Hi Mike,

I'm trying to catch up on the WIX and I just went through your photos....excellent as always!

One note though, and someone may have already mentioned this, but in the Museum of Flight gallery, you have the following caption:

"Nakajima Ki-43-IIb Hayabusa - One of four hulks recovered from Simuysu Island in the Kuril Islands off Japan. If you have any ID information about this airframe please let me know. "

I believe that this is actually the Oscar that is owned by the NASM who loaned it to the EAA museum in Oshkosh, WI, who in turn loaned it to the MOF in a trade deal to get the ex-Champlin Spitfire MJ772 (N8R) for a limited time of display here in Wisconsin.

To the best of my knowledge, she was never a hulk in the Kurils, but was in fact a war prize/evaluation aircraft wearing the USAAF codes FE-6430, and T2-6430. Her identity has been reported as: C/N 6, S/N 62387 (and then S/N 6430, which is probably the correct serial when looking at other Oscar identities)

Hope this helps.....I miss seeing the little Oscar when I go over to the EAA museum. Hope the folks out West are enjoying her.

Steve

Nice photos,
I had the honor of working on the displays for the Personal Courage Wing (display stuff not the actual aircraft).
I think MoF has done a great job in displaying not only the aircraft, but the people who sacrificed so much for the rest of us.

Thanks.



Where are you located?

Mike

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Hate to pick a nit on such nice photos, but the one that you have listed as a Piper Aerostar 601 isn't one by a long shot. A 601 is a near cabin class twin. I suspect that whatever that is hanging up had the N number rescinded and the FAA has recycled it.

As to the steel tubing fuselage in the jig, haven't got a clue, but it looked like they had a sign out in front with a picture and description.

I'm in Seattle,
I have posted a question about radial engines of Japan for a new project on Saipan.

Hey Mike..nice pics..looking forward to more later.

The aircraft N1700 listed as a Piper is actually a Fournier RF-4D motorglider. thanx...

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Thanks for all the tips guys! I appreciate it.

I will make corrections later today.


Mike

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Aviation Enthusiast & Photographer
http://www.AerialVisuals.ca
http://www.facebook.com/AerialVisuals

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.

Thanks for sharing Mike.

You lucky sod...

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I saw that. Welcome to WIX!

Mike

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Mike R. Henniger
Aviation Enthusiast & Photographer
http://www.AerialVisuals.ca
http://www.facebook.com/AerialVisuals

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.

Thanks for the welcome, I hope you enjoy your trip here.

Hmmm,
I was just reading back in the post and saw the tail # of the Fouga.
N505"Dean Martin"
good to see it still has the Warplanes Inc. tail number.

N404DM used to be based here in Beverly, MA up until a few years ago.(KBVY)

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