Active P-39 restorations

Hello,

I am curious to know the status of the current P-39 rebuilds. I am aware of two examples being done in Australia. Are there any others around the world being restored (to flying condition)?

Thanks,

Ron

[setter]

Hello Ron

I think that you would have to say that the projects at Wanagaratta in Australia will result in 3-4 maybe even more by the time they get finished - there is a lot of stuff there and who knows what will be the end game but whatever happens it is exciting .

Regards
John P

[Shay]

I know "The Fighter Factory", down here in VA, is working on one but as I recall it too is being restored in Austrailia and might be one of the ones your thinking of. Also I thought I just read that there is one up in PA being worked on.

http://www.betatechschools.com/fighterfactory/welcome.html



Shay

[Steve T]

Yep, there's a P-39 project (mentioned very recently on another thread) at Beaver County Airport in Pennsylvania (Air Heritage), along with an A-20. These two are Tallichet collection aircraft and apparently both projects are currently dormant.

BTW, two static P-39s are in the Western NY area--one at the Naval and Servicemen's Park museum on the riverfront, and one at the Niagara Aerospace Museum. Both are ex-PNG recoveries.

S.

[TimAPNY]

I thought that the Niagara Aerospace Museum was on loan from the Smithsonian. It is a P-39Q called Galloping Gerty (sp?) I have some pictures at home.

[Pat Carry]

When I was at Kermit's Fantasy of Flight in March I was told his P-39 was going to Australia soon for rsetoration. as fas as Tallichet's P-39's, wasnt there something here on the WIX within the past 2/3 weeks saying his P-39's are now at the Pima Air & Space Museum along with one of his B-26's from upstate NY?

[Dan K]

Hi Ron,

Also, don't know if you caught the earlier post concerning Jack Taft's P-400 rebuild in Michigan. The answers to my original query seemed to indicate a static rebuild, but perhaps Mr. Taft has more ambitious ideas!

Give my best to Kaori!

Dan

ps. Isn't it about time for another "Gasthaus" run?

Hello,

Thanks for the info guys. Hopefully, we will see more P-39s in the air again.

Ron