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Posted by Jim H on Fri Jun 14, 2002 04:22:28 PM

In reply top Re: Planes of Fame 262 posted by Rob Mears on Fri Jun 14, 2002 04:07:27 PM

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: : My bet is on Paul Allen...although rumors fly more than
: a/
: : c ;) search the archive of the Planes of Fame Board...t
: he
: : re is a mention of the sale of the 262 and that...if I r
: em
: : ember right...she was on loan from someone else to the m
: us
: : eum. I could be wrong, that was several months ago now.
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: The Me262 was originally sole property of the Air Museum (
: POF). Mr. Maloney recued the plane as a derelict way back
: in the 1950's (if I remember correctly). I believe at th
: e time it was a derelict training aid at a technical schoo
: l, and was recovered along with two A6M's and a couple of
: other extremely rare examples by Mr. Maloney.
:
: At the time P.O.F. sold the plane I remember being under t
: he clear assumption that it did in fact go to the Flying H
: eritage Collection. I believe its sale was partly decided
: upon to help finance the construction of P.O.F.'s new mus
: eum facility (an exciting prospect in itself!).
:
: Does anyone recall any differently? Chances are if no one
: can "officially" confirm who actually took delivery of th
: e plane - it was probably the FHC :)
:
This 262 was at one time the property of Howard Hughes who was prepping the jet for transcontinental races...obviously never happened though.

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