2023 restorations.

[kalamazookid]

A few others:
Kermit Weeks A-26

This one already flew a few months ago for about 10 minutes. The canopy opened in flight and was damaged. It has since been repaired and is in the Aero Trader hangar having the other first flight squawks worked off.

Oh, I thought they'd had maintenance squawks that had prevented the first flight. Thanks for clarifying!

[Mike]

What’s the gen on Spitfire EN750 please, I am not familiar with this one?

It's a new build T9 for Norwegian Flying Aces. It's being rebuilt at Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar.

The Spitfire is EN570, not 750

[JohnB]

What’s the gen on Spitfire EN750 please, I am not familiar with this one?

It's a new build T9 for Norwegian Flying Aces. It's being rebuilt at Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar.

The Spitfire is EN570, not 750

Judging by various online sources, it's a complete rebuild after being shot down by a FW-190, pilot KIA...
Oh, oh...don't tell anyone or they'll say it's not a restoration.

[Sopwith]

Thanks all, regarding my Spitfire enquiry, much appreciated. No wonder I could find nothing coming up when I googled EN750.

[phil65]

What about a certain P-61 in Reading Pa. ?

Phil

[MKD1966]

Also Fighter Rebuilders in Chino are working on a couple of P-51D's...
N51CL & N51PT...
Mike

[wendovertom]

If the lotto had gone the way it SHOULD HAVE - - I'd have the funding to get at least one of those B-17 restorations really rolling along.

And dreaming, if I had that kind of $$ (billion dollar lotto win) I'd buy the LB-30 that World Jet (?) owns over in Colorado Springs and get that baby started on the road to flight.

Tom P.

[Thomas_Mac]

Also Fighter Rebuilders in Chino are working on a couple of P-51D's...
N51CL & N51PT...
Mike

N64CL?

[OZFURYFAN]

Hi Zac, is the mossie still being worked on? Have not seen an Avspecs update for a while so assumed it was stagnant till the ownership was sorted, awesome if it is still progressing

[MKD1966]

Also Fighter Rebuilders in Chino are working on a couple of P-51D's...
N51CL & N51PT...
Mike

N64CL?

The former Clay Lacy #64 purple Mustang...

[MKD1966]

Also Fighter Rebuilders in Chino are working on a couple of P-51D's...
N51CL & N51PT...
Mike

N64CL?

The former Clay Lacy #64 purple Mustang...

Yep... I see now what I did... Lol... Old age eyesight sucks...

[marine air]

Wendover Tom, wouldn't you have liked to purchase the Allen B-17E and fast tracked it's restoration? It will be gorgeous someday . Thanks for bringing up that LB-30 project. My vote is for someone to figure out how to purchase the "Lady B Good" from the Libyan government and use it and the LB-30 to bring another B-24 back to the air.

[Dan K]

We have a few coming up in NZ:...
Rob Mackley's Lockheed 10A Electra CC-226/CC-LCN/CC-CLEA/N10310/ZK-AFD (may fly in the coming weeks)

Spotting a video of the engine runs a few days ago reminded me of Mr. Mackley's original desire to fly her to Oshkosh. Any idea if that is still part of the discussion?

[ErrolC]

Hi Zac, is the mossie still being worked on? Have not seen an Avspecs update for a while so assumed it was stagnant till the ownership was sorted, awesome if it is still progressing

See this discussion on WONZ - vague but encouraging!

https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/310469/thread

Edit: Photographic proof at link! For American client.
https://nzcivair.blogspot.com/2022/12/a ... specs.html

[Pat Carry]

What about a certain P-61 in Reading Pa. ?

Phil

Still several years off.