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soko121
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My dad ferried N880V to FLorida, then to Gainsville texas for completion. afer a restoration it went to Chino ( white with blue trim), cant remember the current N Number, but it was supposedly going overseas, yet someone mentioned it was in Reno with a bad engine....

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RuudLeeuw wrote:
C-119 N15501 was recently ferried from one place in AZ to another, part of Hans Lauridsen's collection


it was ferried from Moreton Airpark, AZ to Buckeye Muni, AZ on 25 June by Frank Lamm

Matt Gunsch wrote:
Where all the C-119s gone ? there was at least one that could have been made flyable, besides the 2 that flew out all ready


there should be 2 on the main ramp - the local scrapper owns them and is intent on getting one airworthy :)

and also one on the grass that is beyond being saved I suspect

here are some shots from Nov 2008
http://www.skippyscage.com/aviation/wy/greybull08/

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Soko121....The Lodestar was at Reno....A friend of mine lost the port engine on T.O. while departing Reno last Sept.....Tell your father I said hello!
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GARY HILTON wrote:
Soko121....The Lodestar was at Reno....A friend of mine lost the port engine on T.O. while departing Reno last Sept.....Tell your father I said hello!



Is this the one :?: Pre lunched engine :)

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RuudLeeuw wrote:
Btw, still no sign of N880V Lodestar, the registration is not current on N-inquiry and on goolging no recent images on Airliners.net etc


It is now N41CW as pictured above.

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Very cool shots.., i had no idea there were that many hulks of C-97's out there!!!!

Very cool!

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I think HP used to fly smoke jumpers in C97's and as fire bombers too. I know they had lots of spare parts for them scattered around.
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Ouch, I saw N41CW myself at Chino, in May 2008...
http://www.ruudleeuw.com/usa08-chino.htm
Never thought to check my own database via msn...
A beautifully restored bird, that is for sure!
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