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PostPosted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 1:14 pm 
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and attempted to buy MK XI PA908 in the 1980's (missed it by "that" much).

The spars were almost rotted through in places...& one of the wings had been "run through" with a forklift



"It'll all be in the book" :)


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PeterA wrote:
ZRX61 wrote:
Mike Halbrook wrote:
and attempted to buy MK XI PA908 in the 1980's (missed it by "that" much).

The spars were almost rotted through in places...& one of the wings had been "run through" with a forklift



"It'll all be in the book" :)

Well please make sure those of us who rebuilt it are mentioned by name :)
I still have one of the original mainwheels in my garage...... I would have had a lot more of it, but it was on loan to a local museum & the owner sold the parts off on Ebay... I still haven't caught up with him.. but you can rest assured that I will. :wink:

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PA908, There were four of us in California Warbirds, Inc that decided to do a Spitfire. We were in the group that actively maintained the P-51 and T-6. I called just after PA908 was sold. Before I could locate another project, our structures engineer died suddenly. That put the end to our ability to do the type of rebuild we could have afforded at that time.


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"It'll all be in the book" :)

Well please make sure those of us who rebuilt it are mentioned by name :)

I still have one of the original mainwheels in my garage...... I would have had a lot more of it, but it was on loan to a local museum & the owner sold the parts off on Ebay... I still haven't caught up with him.. but you can rest assured that I will. :wink:


Well if your name is Pete Regina, the Van Nuys static restoration is well covered, including two images on site. If not...we have to draw the line somewhere. :)

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