Frank Price's Bucker Jungmiester on Barnstormers...!!

[RandolphB]

The link is: http://www.barnstormers.com/cat.php?mode=search

This was Frank's plane modified and flown all over the place. Wish I could buy it, guess I'll have to settle for watching it in "The Great Waldo Pepper" yet again...Details listed on site are:

260 HP BUCKER JUNGMIESTER • AVAILABLE FOR SALE • The Frank Price (EAA Aerobatics Hall of Fame) family offering a historical airplane for sale. Built in Rangsdorf Berlin 1939. Aircraft owned by J.L.Aresti in Spain(EAA Aerobatics Hall of Fame). Flown in Europe by the Romanian Prine Cantecuzeno at many air shows and Bull rings. Imported to the USA in 1961 first flown with a Warner 185, then 180 LYC, 200 LYC, and now 260 LYC. N87P flown all over America by Frank Price in many airshows & aerobatic contests.Airplane also flown in the World Contest at Bilbao Span 1964. Appeared in the movie The Great Waldo Pepper in 1971. Have extra fuselage. • Contact John H. Price, Owner - located Mt Calm, TX USA • Telephone: 254-993-2024 • Posted November 3, 2009

[N2av8n]

It has been sold. I am part of the convoy going to pick it up and bring it to Kansas. Then it will begin to go thru a complete restoration. I'm unsure if the new owner will use the Warner 185 or put a spare siemens engine he has back on it. It will be great to get that historical aircraft back into flying shape. Then to see it fly next to the owners other jungmeister which is serial number 1!

[Pat]

Wasn't his family also trying to sell a Viceroy (BT-13 or -15 conversion) a while back? If so, did it sell?

[N2av8n]

They still have the viceroy and they are asking 30,000 for it. Biggest issue is having to haul it out since the runway frank had on the property has been abandoned since the late 80's. Now it is overgrown with shrubs and trees. The engine and prop alone are worth around 22,000. The R-985 has about 200 hours since new back in WWII. We have a 26' box truck for the Bucker and had a bit of trouble getting to it with narrow roads and tight turns on the property.

[Pat]

Thanks for the info n2av8n!

[ProfromDover]

Any progress pictures on the Bucker?

Is the BT/Viceroy still down in Waco? Any other remains?

Talking to an oldtimer here and he mentioned that once upon a time Frank had lots of stuff stacked in the barn. Still there or getting restored by others?

Just wondering...

[dxlyj]

Any progress pictures on the Bucker?

Is the BT/Viceroy still down in Waco? Any other remains?

Talking to an oldtimer here and he mentioned that once upon a time Frank had lots of stuff stacked in the barn. Still there or getting restored by others?

Just wondering...

Frank's son John recently had a homebuilt Jungmeister project advertised on Barnstormers. Fuselage welded up by Jim Swick. Don't recall if there were any wing parts.
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DL