Rarest restorations currently underway?

Stephan Wilkinson · **Joined:** Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:23 am **Posts:** 699

What are the rarest restorations currently underway? The Bell P-89 and XP-82 are obviously two of them, but what are some of the others?

ErrolC · **Posted:** Fri Dec 14, 2018 3:43 pm

DH Sea Hornet at Pioneer Aero.

hbtcoveralls · **Joined:** Sun Jan 03, 2010 9:51 pm **Posts:** 151

The Mid Atlantic Air Museum's P-61B

It is literally the only P-61B left on the planet.

There aren't many P-61s in museums or preserved anywhere but they're all C models

Tom Bowers

Michel Lemieux · **Posted:** Fri Dec 14, 2018 3:51 pm

FHC FW-189 & Stuka

Flying or not?

Snake45 · **Joined:** Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:49 pm **Posts:** 864

Isn't Kermit Weeks restoring a Tempest? That would be a rare one.

Zac Yates · **Posted:** Fri Dec 14, 2018 4:31 pm

Snake45 wrote:

Isn't Kermit Weeks restoring a Tempest? That would be a rare one.

He was, but the main engineer retired so it was boxed up.

In the same vein, the Hawker Typhoon? One is in a museum, two are being restored to fly.

Cutlass · **Posted:** Fri Dec 14, 2018 4:34 pm

F7U-3 Cutlass at Mid-Century Aviation in Mesa, AZ.....

raconnel · **Posted:** Fri Dec 14, 2018 4:47 pm

hbtcoveralls wrote:

The Mid Atlantic Air Museum's P-61B

It is literally the only P-61B left on the planet.

There aren't many P-61s in museums or preserved anywhere but they're all C models

Tom Bowers

It isn't in good shape, but there's also the one in China.

Richard

JohnB · **Posted:** Fri Dec 14, 2018 6:16 pm

The UK effort to restore a Typhoon to fly.
It will be extra challenging due to its engine of which few survive and none run..let alone fly.

Stephen Rister · **Joined:** Sun Jun 21, 2015 1:42 pm **Posts:** 54

Hi all,

Isn't there two TU-2's being restored with Aero Enterprises? I admit last info was 2013.

Stephen

DADE · **Joined:** Tue Aug 28, 2018 9:45 pm **Posts:** 226

Vultee Vengeance

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

Martin B-26B Marauder “Flak-Bait”
THE most original, as it was, nearly completely intact WW2 aircraft anywhere.
And being carefully and properly worked with this very much in mind.

OD/NG · **Joined:** Fri Dec 16, 2016 1:36 pm **Posts:** 750

Jerry Yagen's P-36 / Hawk 75.

The Ripper · **Joined:** Sun Dec 08, 2013 6:16 am **Posts:** 174

OD/NG wrote:

Jerry Yagen's P-36 / Hawk 75.

I wouldn't call this one of the rarest restorations in the world considering two are owned and operated by TFC at Duxford.

I would say the Ju-87 with FHCAM.

kalamazookid · **Posted:** Sat Dec 15, 2018 3:55 pm

OD/NG wrote:

Jerry Yagen's P-36 / Hawk 75.

First I've heard of this one. :shock:

Where is it being rebuilt?

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