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Re: Most bizarre fate for a warbird - Disney P38 et al
Posted by john parker on Mon Mar 08, 2004 09:42:56 PM
In reply top Most bizarre fate for a warbird posted by Scott WRG Editor on Mon Mar 08, 2004 05:53:38 PM
: I was thinking about all the weird ending for warbirds (ie
: Mi-8 helicopter into a bus, Cataline into a boat, Blenhei
: m nose into a car, etc...) And was just wondering what was
: the most bizarre (or dumbest) fate for a warbird all of y
: ou guys had heard about.
:
: Scott WRG Editor
:
: P.S. Using A-6's as coral reefs ranks up there with dumbes
: t use of a warbird.
In 1997 I visited Disney world in florida and they had a P38 fuselage and stubs of the wings that had been cut up to make some sort of Batmobile looking mess - A real shame - I don't know what it was used for or if it's still there but it was a real travisty.
No it wasn't the same parts that were at universal studios - equally stupid but not the same. There were some other parts at Disney too but I will have to find the photos to see what they were. Over the years the movie industry has had a lot to answer for in this regard but I suppose you can also assert that they saved a lot of aircraft too - Is the glass half empty or full ?
Kindest regards
John Parker