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Confused....
Posted by bdk on Mon Jul 29, 2002 02:28:56 PM
In reply top From Joe Baugher..... posted by Tony on Mon Jul 29, 2002 10:32:55 AM
Is this an A or a C then????
: There is a P-61A on display at the Beijing Institute of Ae
: ronautical Engineering in Beijing, China. I am unaware of
: its serial number. The story of how it got there is sort o
: f interesting. It seems that the 427th Night Fighter Squad
: ron based in China during the war was in preparation for t
: he return home after the end of hostilities. Just as they
: were were about to leave, some Communist troops came onto
: the field and ordered the Americans to get out immediately
: , but to leave their aircraft behind. The Beijing Institut
: e Black Widow may be one of the three P-61Cs seized at tha
: t time. It is reported that the Chinese will sell the plan
: e for 2 million dollars, but the wing spar is reportedly s
: o corroded that the aircraft would collapse if moved. Ther
: e may be other Black Widows in other locations in China.