Rex at the Nimitz in Texas.

Adam Kline · **Posted:** Tue Feb 14, 2012 11:47 pm

Does anyone know what happened to the Rex at the Nimitz museum in Texas? I heard it was sold to get money for buying a PT boat.

Thanks
Adam Kline

StangStung · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:49 am

what? What? WHAT?!?

--please tell me this is just something you overheard at a bar in Fredericksburg. In other words, what is your source and what's the reliability of your source?

Jiggersfromsphilly · **Joined:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 3:15 pm **Posts:** 951

I thought it was property of the Navy ??? Was this the Rex from NAS Willow Grove ?

Pat Carry · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:34 am

I just emailed the curator at the museum about it. I will let everyone know when I get a response. :supz:

old iron · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:39 am

The Willow Grove Rex is now in storage at the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, with damage in transit (see another recent link for photos).

A second Rex is in storage at the Garber Facilty of the NASM.

The Nimitz example is a third Rex in the US; it have been there since at least the 1970s.

Marauderman26 · **Joined:** Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:05 am **Posts:** 167

Pat Carry wrote:

I just emailed the curator at the museum about it. I will let everyone know when I get a response. :supz:

I have spoken to the Curator and the Kawanishi N1K Kyofu IS still at the Museum displayed in the George Bush gallery.

Where did this rumor come from?

Jiggersfromsphilly · **Joined:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 3:15 pm **Posts:** 951

old iron wrote:

The Willow Grove Rex is now in storage at the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, with damage in transit (see another recent link for photos).

A second Rex is in storage at the Garber Facilty of the NASM.

The Nimitz example is a third Rex in the US; it have been there since at least the 1970s.

Thank You Kevin .

Pat Carry · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:51 am

Marauderman26 wrote:

Pat Carry wrote:

I just emailed the curator at the museum about it. I will let everyone know when I get a response. :supz:

I have spoken to the Curator and the Kawanishi N1K Kyofu IS still at the Museum displayed in the George Bush gallery.

Where did this rumor come from?

I just received the exact response from Mike Lebens who is the curator.

C VEICH · **Joined:** Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:40 pm **Posts:** 1471

Pat Carry wrote:

I just received the exact response from Mike Lebens who is the creator.

Obergrafeter · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 11:28 am

You talked to him! THE CREATOR!!!!

Adam Kline · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 12:07 pm

Thanks guys. Sorry to get everyone in a tizzy. My friend went there and where the Rex used to be on display was gone. I don't know who he talked too, but someone must have given him the wrong information. I apologize for any rumor this may have created. Good to know it is still there.

K5DH · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:40 pm

Obergrafeter wrote:

You talked to him! THE CREATOR!!!!

The Creator? You mean V-GER? :lol:

Russ Matthews · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 2:02 pm

Adam Kline wrote:

My friend went there and where the Rex used to be on display was gone.

I think they moved it inside recently. A good development (and probably where the confusion stems from)

Dave Lindauer · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 3:17 pm

I previously posted some photos from my visit over the Thanksgiving holiday. The Rex was indoors and looking great at that time!

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Pat Carry · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:04 pm

Obergrafeter wrote:

You talked to him! THE CREATOR!!!!

Why yes I did! He told me after spending 6 days creating stuff including the Rex, he was so tired he took the 7th day off to relax by the pool and consume mass quantaties of Miller Lite. I told him he deserved it and to have some beers for me. :drink3:

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