LATEST CLASSIC WINGS

[DaveM2]

Any idea where I could get a Classic Wings in Phoenix AZ?

We don't ship the magazine for retail sale to the US anymore (now subscription only). The cost to do so is astronomical.

PM your postal address and I will get a copy off to you.

Dave

[DaveM2]

Still nothing here in Perth Australia. They did track one parcel in South Australia. Took 2 months to travel 58km as the crow flies. Our postal system is a joke at the best of times.

Yes, mail into OZ is surprisingly slow. As mentioned above, those in the UK are receiving theirs.

OZ aside, I haven't heard that anyone in Nth America has theirs to date...if someone could advise when they do, that would be appreciated.

[Randy Wilson]

Dave - Issue 117 just arrived in the mail here in Midland, TX. Just FYI.

Randy

[Steven M. Dennis]

Dave - Issue 117 just arrived in the mail here in Midland, TX. Just FYI.

Randy

Dave, mine showed up in Rice Lake, WI today too.

Thanks for another great issue!

Steve

[TAdan]

I received my copy in New Jersey today.

[DaveM2]

Thanks chaps, just had notification a subscriber in OZ got theirs....and here was me thinking that our postal system was rubbish...

[steve dickey]

Dave, got mine yesterday here in the wild wild west, thank you!

[BennoT6]

Still not having arrived in The Netherlands
Any feedback from elsewhere in NL, or nearby countries?

[DaveM2]

Still not having arrived in The Netherlands
Any feedback from elsewhere in NL, or nearby countries?

Benno, haven't heard of anyone in Europe getting it to date, hopefully this week.....

regards
Dave

[DaveM2]

As a follow up to the main article in the current issue, we reached a milestone on Sunday, Gloria Lyons has her wings attached for the first time since 1965. Surprisingly she didn't put up much of a fight and the operation went relatively smoothly.

[JohnTerrell]

What an awesome sight to see it reassembled like that and resting on its gear. Thank you Dave for sharing that photo and report! It's interesting too, at least to me, to see how well those Medium Green camouflage blotches on the wings have stood-up all of these years.

[DaveM2]

What an awesome sight to see it reassembled like that and resting on its gear. Thank you Dave for sharing that photo and report! It's interesting too, at least to me, to see how well those Medium Green camouflage blotches on the wings have stood-up all of these years.

John

The top surfaces have weathered back to the Curtiss factory camo finish, with the faint remains of the RNZAF roundels (these in much better condition on the underside)

cheers
Dave

[Michel Lemieux]

Wow!!!! Tks Dave for the pictures!!!!

So how long were they separated? I remember articles in magazines for a heck of a long time!

[DaveM2]

Wow!!!! Tks Dave for the pictures!!!!

So how long were they separated? I remember articles in magazines for a heck of a long time!

55 years, here is a photo of the lower surfaces, markings have survived remarkably well, considering they were outside for almost 60 years (fortunately the fuselage made it into John's shed reasonable soon after he saved the aircraft).

[Brenden S]

I am sure we are all grateful for saving those aircraft. Great to see how well they have faired over the years.