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Restored aircraft from theatre. - 8/15/2008 5:41:42 PM   
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RE: Restored aircraft from theatre. - 8/15/2008 6:11:21 PM   
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Early P 38(Glacier Girl was dug out of a glacier, intact and restored)




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RE: Restored aircraft from theatre. - 8/15/2008 6:24:09 PM   
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RE: Restored aircraft from theatre. - 8/15/2008 6:25:36 PM   
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RE: Restored aircraft from theatre. - 8/15/2008 7:01:21 PM   
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Great pics.  Thanks!

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RE: Restored aircraft from theatre. - 8/15/2008 7:53:32 PM   
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RE: Restored aircraft from theatre. - 8/15/2008 9:15:49 PM   
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This is a real A6m2,(not one made up for the movies). All is authentic except the engine.




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RE: Restored aircraft from theatre. - 8/15/2008 9:17:47 PM   
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This is the LB30 touted by the CAF as a B 24..




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RE: Restored aircraft from theatre. - 8/15/2008 9:58:51 PM   
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Very nice.  Is the Confederate AF still around and active?


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RE: Restored aircraft from theatre. - 8/15/2008 11:49:05 PM   
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quote:

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Very nice.  Is the Confederate AF still around and active?



I believe the PC gestapo got it renamed as Commemorative Air Force.

http://www.aviationmuseum.com.au/aircraft/ Links to the Temora Museum in Australia.

The Hudson flew ASW from Milne Bay, the Spit VIII saw out the war in its packing crate, The Spit XVI saw combat in NW Europe. The Boomerang flew with 83 Sqn in 1943.

Have a search for the Wanakai Museum in NZ. IMHO the best collection & air show in the Southern Hemisphere.



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RE: Restored aircraft from theatre. - 8/17/2008 6:43:47 AM   
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Hi, this is from the Bong Museum.








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RE: Restored aircraft from theatre. - 8/17/2008 6:39:07 PM   
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The P-38 is probably the best of the lot, but the A6M2 and Ki-43 are definately the best looking. Too bad for them looks didn't count for much during the war.

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RE: Restored aircraft from theatre. - 8/17/2008 8:32:45 PM   
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This SBD-2 Dauntless (Bureau Number 2106) was on Ford Island during the Imperial Japanese Navy's attack on Pearl Harbor.

At the battle of Midway crewed by Marines 1st LT Daniel Iverson, Jr., pilot, and PFC Wallace J. Reid, radioman-gunner, this plane dive-bombed the IJN aircraft carrier Hiryu. Both crewman were wounded during the attack, and the aircraft withstood over 200 holes in its airframe from projectiles.

The aircraft was recovered from Lake Michigan where it crashed in 1943 after being assigned to a training role. The National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida describes this aircraft as "the most historically significant Navy combat aircraft ever put on display."

The aircraft is on a replica deck of USS Cabot, CVL-28, in the museum's west wing.


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RE: Restored aircraft from theatre. - 8/17/2008 9:37:49 PM   
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That is a great picture of the Dauntless.

"Commemorative Air Force?"  What a LOAD of CRAP!  It shall always be the Confederate AF to this man.


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RE: Restored aircraft from theatre. - 8/18/2008 7:22:35 AM   
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ORIGINAL: John 3rd

That is a great picture of the Dauntless.

"Commemorative Air Force?"  What a LOAD of CRAP!  It shall always be the Confederate AF to this man.




Thought the Confederates stopped existing sometime in the 19th century?

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RE: Restored aircraft from theatre. - 8/18/2008 11:21:13 PM   
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RE: Restored aircraft from theatre. - 8/19/2008 12:15:29 AM   
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That is a great picture of the Dauntless.

"Commemorative Air Force?"  What a LOAD of CRAP!  It shall always be the Confederate AF to this man.



In contemporary terms they world be terrorist insurgents.

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RE: Restored aircraft from theatre. - 8/19/2008 1:01:26 AM   
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I thought the name change was due to bankruptcy.

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RE: Restored aircraft from theatre. - 8/19/2008 2:45:16 AM   
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I do belive that Kermit Weeks (Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida) has by far the largest private collection of vintage aircraft (and warbirds).  Basically, he's got more a bunch of money to spend (oil), and spends his time buying up vintage aircraft in all states of (dis)repair.  Then restores them -completely-, as in, just about everything in his 4 hangers is completely flyable (and he's the primary test pilot, not a bad deal!).

This is but a small list of what he's got (you can tour the museum).  He's got everything from Blen IVs to Tigercats to Furys still in crates.

http://www.fantasyofflight.com/collection.htm

Yes, Daton is much bigger, but it helps to have the backing of the United States Airforce. Fantasy of Flight is certainly in the top 10 air museums in the US (better than 8th AF museum in Savanna, about as good as US Naval Museum of Avaition (or close to).

I'll also point out that the Wildcat in m10bob's post that is in the back (gray), is actually Week's FM-2 (you can see it on his list in the link, and I can tell you it's parked near to the B-26 )

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His museum is by a big lake. Besides the B-17 (wich is a display, not flyable), and B-24 (flyable), he's got a Suderland Flying Boat (among many other toys). It goes right out the hanger into the lake. And yes, it even flew over my house once (that was certianly cool, about as cool as when the B-25 & B-17 flew over on approach to Zepherhills).






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RE: Restored aircraft from theatre. - 8/19/2008 3:50:55 AM   
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And now that I look at it, m10bob's B-25 (Apache Princess), is also part of Week's collection (and the nose-art is a pic of his wife - I remember reading that on the plaquard, thinking that was kinda neat).

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Even as an Airfix plastic model back in the sixties, the Sunderland was huge, and one of my favorites.

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Not sure if this particular plane was in theater, but just trying to contribute.




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RE: Restored aircraft from theatre. - 8/20/2008 9:44:57 PM   
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The Pima Air Museum in Tucson is interesting. It has a lot more than just WW2 though but WW2 is well represented. I was there once just after a B24 had flown in from India. This was in 1987 or 1988. The guy I was with flew these in WW2 and so they let us climb in and look around. While we were in the plane he sat down and started to cry. His plane was shot down over what is now Serbia. He was the last one out of the plane but most of his crew was captured and never made it out of the war alive. My friend walked out (a long trek).

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Same P-51 D, Val-Halla, at the Reno Air Races; part of the Heritage Flight Museum collection here in Bellingham, WA


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In relation to the Denver Area WiTPer's and this thread, there has been a vintage twin engine aircraft flying around the south side of Denver the last month.  It's about the size of a B25 & has the split tail (no tail gunner that I saw, but I could be wrong in my Old Age), but has a closed sharply rounded nose that looks similar to an A20.  I like to consider myself an above average Joe when it comes to military aircraft of that era, but I have never seen anything like it in picture or news reel.  Any  of you affecianados have any idea what this UFO might be?

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RE: Restored aircraft from theatre. - 8/21/2008 12:09:06 AM   
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I've seen that plane and suspect it may be a privately owned P-61. I've seen it only at a distance near Buckley AFB.

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