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Looks like plenty going on, just maybe not so much big-iron oriented as in the past.

They were still working on the TBM when I was there in Jan.

August

i have been told they are working on the b-26!

Then I’m off to Australia for some business meetings, but not before I stop in and look at my Kingfisher and P-39 projects in Wangaretta, north of Melbourne. I continue on to London to check on the final stages of my Hawker Tempest V project, which we are bringing up to displayable condition. Everything has been rebuilt to airworthy standards but we are currently just trying to get it displayable for Fantasy of Flight. I have two Napier Sabre engines for it and one day hope to make it fly!

The Martin or Douglas? And I assume to fly, correct?

We are currently finishing our Stinson L-1 and Curtiss Jenny projects. The L-1 hopefully being finished at the beginning of next year.On the weekend of Nov. 26-28 we are celebrating the 15th anniversary of Fantasy Of Flight and over the course of the three days plan to fly fifteen differrent aircraft. The B-25 is being brought back to flying status and should be flying for the anniversary. We have a number of outside projects going on as well including our second Ford Tri Motor,A-26 Invader,Boeing 100's,P-39,Kingfisher,Corsair center section, as well e couple of WW I fighter aircraft. Alot of these are long term projects that still have along way to go till completion.On the subject of buying new projects we have slowed down over the past few years on new purchases, building capital to construct new hangars and storage buildings. Kermit has purchased a number of race planes from the 1930's for the collection that our characters in his childrens books.We are constantly trying to improve the collection and facility but of course alot of this depends on finances which in the days of the ongoing depressed economy is sometimes difficult.

That is correct,no work is being undertaken at this time on the B-26 Marauder.