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Curtiss Aeroplane Factory is my guess....

Posted by Alan Brooks on Sat Mar 27, 2004 10:00:53 AM

In reply top Re: CA or GA? posted by RMB on Sat Mar 27, 2004 12:21:54 AM

Thats what the name looks like on one shelf from the wall or whatever..... Tom Wilson is/was the guy behind the company. Remember he was involved with Don Brooks in the late 80's, early 90's when they retrieved at least 5 P-40's from the former USSR. This included two C models.... one of which is on display at P-Cola..... The other had been off the radar screen for many years, but now is owned by Chris Gruys (spelled correctly?) out in New Mexico. This airplane is reportedly in Griffin, Ga with Tom and Co. being rebuilt. Two of the other P-40's out of this batch of five were Jerry Yagen's P-40E and Don Brooks P-40N that is currently at Kissimmee with Tom Reilly and is almost completed. Anyone else??? Alan

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