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Hawkeye
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Are you sure Tim? I thought I saw at least 3 there.
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Should have been 2, we were working on it and thought we would be there until a week out. :(

#4, the Fighter Factory N3N is still under restoration

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I've seen it under rebuild at Centennial Aircraft over in Battle Creek. It's going to be spectacular when it's done. The workmanship is top-notch. All of the original placards are in place, and the detailing is impeccable. They even have the complete set of floats for it that they plan on using when it's completed. I'm sure it will be one of the nicest flying N3N's around when it's completed.

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#4, the Fighter Factory N3N is still under restoration


I've seen it under rebuild at Centennial Aircraft over in Battle Creek. It's going to be spectacular when it's done. The workmanship is top-notch. All of the original placards are in place, and the detailing is impeccable. They even have the complete set of floats for it that they plan on using when it's completed. I'm sure it will be one of the nicest flying N3N's around when it's completed.



Oh yea, it was a timecapsule..........jerry sent me pics when they found it.....complete with the floats.

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Are you sure Tim? I thought I saw at least 3 there.


I have been wrong before, I might even be wrong again someday. :wink:

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Ill throw my hat into the ring.

I thought I saw 2. On Saturday I believe I remember seeing one out on the line, and one sitting in a hanger. But by that time I had plenty of Tim's homebrew. :wink:

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Hawkeye,

I counted two, one of which was ours from the Bayport Aerodrome Society flown by 'Ace' Prechtel. He was followed by our Navy Stearman, maybe thats why you thought there were 3?

The guys left Long Island at 0915 on Friday, fuel stop in Scranton, and arrived at the field at 1345 ready for HAG Angus burgers!

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