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Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:14 am
Obergrafeter wrote:Don't they have the Spats for the Stuka?
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Fri Jul 16, 2010 6:37 am
Steve Nelson wrote:Not only is the Stuka one of only two complete airframes in existence, I understand most of the paint is original..making her a real time capsule! Good to see they've put the warbirds where they can be better photographed..last time I was there they were way up against the ceiling, and poorly lit.
SN
Fri Jul 16, 2010 6:44 am
Steve Nelson wrote:Not only is the Stuka one of only two complete airframes in existence, I understand most of the paint is original..making her a real time capsule! Good to see they've put the warbirds where they can be better photographed..last time I was there they were way up against the ceiling, and poorly lit.
Dear Mr. Kightly,
Thank you for your answer to my message to you concerning the Stuka. I was misled and consequently erred when I said the plane was repainted. It was only touched up when the plane was in Oshkosh, WI for rehab by the Experimental Aircraft Association. The paint is original and was only touched up where they repaired damage to the skin.
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Ron Ritzler, Volunteer
Think Tank
Fri Jul 16, 2010 7:47 am
tulsaboy wrote:Probably underappreciated for what it is, but still my favorite there is Frank Hawks' Texaco 13. What a really cool airplane, and a significant survivor of a hugely important period of aviation history. I wonder how many people who wander through there even begin to understand what a neat treasure that airplane is?
kevin
Fri Jul 16, 2010 7:50 am
There's some confusion over numbers of Stukas as there are now a couple of relatively complete recovered wrecks, while the two Stukas - the Chicago & RAFM ones - have 'always' been preserved, so there 'was' two, and there are sort of more now.