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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Jan 27, 2022 4:05 pm

Here's another update on the restoration of the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27609.
Restoration of the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27609 is progressing well at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota, as Chuck Cravens’ November/December, 2021 report reveals.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Jan 27, 2022 4:57 pm

For Sale: 1950 Douglas AD-4N Skyraider F-AZHK. 4080 TTSN. 178 hrs since restoration. 178 hrs on R-3350-26WD o/h by Anderson Airmotive. 24 hrs SPOH. New paint 2021. Great spares package. Located in France. $750,000. For more information see: https://www.platinumfighters.com/.../1950-douglas-ad-4n...
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Jan 28, 2022 4:26 pm

Forgotten Huns destined for preservation?

It recently came to the ears of Scramble magazine that two long term Mojave (CA) inmates, being North American TF-100F Super Sabres, are destined to become museum pieces.

Affectively named the "Hun", the Super Sabres in question, with registration numbers N417FS (c/n 243-118) and N418FS (c/n 243-272), were recently owned by Big Sky Warbirds LLc, Belgrade (MT) and have been stored in a forlorn corner of Mojave Air & Space Port (CA) since at least 2002.

In the fall of 2020, aviation enthusiast Darryl Weflen, purchased both F-100s at an online auction.

Before they were stored at Mojave, the two Tracor Flight Systems TF-100Fs flew in the eighties and nineties in Europe as an aerial target-tow aircraft from Wittmundhafen air base (Germany).

Before that, they were flown by the Flyvevåbnet (RDAF, Royal Danish Air Force) with serial numbers GT-842 (N417FS) and GT-996 (N418FS). The Danish serials are derived from their former USAF and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) serials 56-3842 respectively 56-3996.

At this moment it is not known where the Super Sabres eventually will end up.

The owner, Darryl Weflen, is definitely planning to donate them to a museum. Multiple museums in the US and Canada have been named.
https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/f ... eservation
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Jan 31, 2022 4:40 pm

The Experimental Aircraft Association’s B-17G, Aluminum Overcast (44-85740, N5017N), has been at Punta Gorda, Florida since April 2021, grounded after a wing-attach issue was found. The EAA’s Director of Communications, Dick Knapinski, recently provided a progress update on the necessary repairs.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Feb 02, 2022 4:30 pm

Here is the latest update about the rebuilding of Hawker Typhoon Mk.Ib RB396As by the Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group. Sam Worthington-Leese is spearheading this project, and he wrote the following report describing how the projects faring presently.
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Post by kalamazookid » Thu Feb 03, 2022 4:54 pm

Big news for airworthy deHavilland Mosquito B. Mk 35 VR796, which is joining the collection at KF Aerospace Centre for Excellence at Kelowna International Airport, Kelowna, B.C. KF is also currently restoring Hawker Tempest II MW376, which is projected to fly in 2022.

Video announcement on the Mossie:


And a link to the Tempest restoration:
https://www.facebook.com/KFhawker
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Feb 07, 2022 4:09 pm

The Vulcan to the Sky announced that their plans for The Vulcan Experience will not be going ahead as they had hoped due to a fundraising shortfall.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Feb 09, 2022 5:25 pm

It has been a while since our last report from the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum regarding progress with Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver Bu.83393, which their restoration shop has been working on in Granite Falls, Minnesota. This past Friday marked a major milestone for the Helldiver, with the permanent mounting of its Curtiss-Wright R-2600 Twin Cyclone engine!
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