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Re: Santa Monica Museum of Flying
Posted by TonyD on Mon May 13, 2002 03:03:15 PM
In reply top Re: Santa Monica Museum of Flying posted by JohnH on Mon May 13, 2002 02:41:15 AM
Thanx for the sad info John. It is a great pity. Dave Price's 109 etc are wonderful aircraft...it must be heartbreaking for him.
: Hi Rob,
:
: I'm not an insider but you have to consider the following
: as contributing factors: David Price's business problems,
: including the problems he has had trying to merge two Golf
: companies and the conflict of interest charges that are p
: resently being mentioned with that situation, the companie
: s' money losing status, Price's recent divorce... Sept 11
: and the downturn in the US tourism industry that has seen
: the museum pull back to weekend only hours. Price has prop
: ped this thing up from the beginning 13 years ago and it p
: robably has never made a lot of money . Saw in Pacific Fly
: er that it's possible all the airplanes will end up at Moj
: ave for the time being and perhaps being open for viewing
: there... However everything is for sale and I don't expect
: to see Price in the warbird world much longer, But we use
: d to say that about Tallichet when he was having business
: problems and he is still flying around in that B-17. It's
: a shame too, with that excellent Shafter warbirds show and
: next week's Chino, how amazing would it be to have the 10
: 9 attending these shows?
:
: JH
:
:
: : Are there any insiders who can give further information
: ab
: : out the closing of the Santa Monica Museum of Flying? A
: re
: : there any known facts about the fate of the museum's co
: ll
: : ection?