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It is 42-18547
Posted by Mike Henniger on Mon May 06, 2002 02:21:07 PM
In reply top P-39 "Little Sir Echo" posted by Mike Henniger on Fri May 03, 2002 02:39:25 PM
I got a response from the message board on the Planes of Fame web site. Here it is...
> The number of the airframe is 42-18547. This is one of a
> number of airframes brought into the country by David
> Tallichet in the early 70s with this particular plane
> being recovered from New Guinea. After her acquisition in
> 1977 she was originally displayed at the museum
> as ?Little Sir Echo? with the number 42-19027. I?ve also
> seen the other number listed but have no idea where it
> came from as it doesn?t match any of the airframes known
> to be in existence at the time that Planes of Fame
> acquired the aircraft.
> Jim Muche
: Does anyone know the identity of a P-39 that, as a Warbird
: I assume, once carried the name "Little Sir Echo"? I am
: guessing that the photo I have is at least 10+ years old.