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Re: MAPS P-40 and P-39
Posted by Jim Bates on Thu May 30, 2002 10:23:54 PM
In reply top one in my backyard posted by Jim H on Wed May 29, 2002 01:39:49 PM
: This a/c I think is slated to be moved in the not too dist
: ant future...unless plans have changed. There are no wing
: s to this bird and is basically a shell. They have started
: to build/reconstruct the horizontal stab and the vertical
: fin has been attached. What is interesting about the MAPS
: museum is the 3-4 P-39 airframes stored in the "yard". T
: his place has come along way in 12 years and very little f
: unding.
:
: jim
Jim,
Last I heard the P-40 was to go to Chino, but as with most of Dave T's stuff things happen slowly. MAPS does have the wings from a P-40 but they are really beat up. The two P-39 hulks are still on the loading ramp outside.
Jim