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Re: Remains of P38 etc

Posted by Jim on Wed Jul 31, 2002 05:54:20 PM

In reply top Re: Remains of P38 etc posted by Richard Allnutt on Wed Jul 31, 2002 05:28:49 PM


Sadly, this sounds as if the removal of the airframe did far more damage than the crash. Couldn't the owner just have built new cockpit for an eventual rebirth of this aircraft?

Cutting it up just so it'll fit the back of truck sounds crazy.


: This aircraft was in pretty amazing condition following th
: e crash... it went in flat, and fairly slowly. I have seen
: the photographs which clearly show a small tree poking un
: disturbed between the intact forked tails. The only part w
: ith substantial damage was the cockpit, which burned prett
: y intensely, but not before Jeff was able to get out, thou
: gh he sadly died of internal injuries.
:
: The aircraft belonged to Bruce Pruett, and from anechdotal
: information I heard he wanted the aircraft off the crash
: site ASAP, so it was cut into sections (sadly fairly small
: ones) and removed to a holding yard. I have seen the pict
: ures of it in the yard, and it seemed to have been cut int
: o chunks that at most two or three people could man-handle
: from the crash site. The owner, Bruce Pruett, has I belie
: ve done a deal with the P-38 association, to restore the a
: ircraft back to static condition, though I do not know whe
: re this would be, whom would do the restoration, or what t
: he status is of this airframe currently.
:
: Hope this helps.
:
: Cheers,
: Richard
:
: : : Speaking of crashed P-38's, what happened to the wreck
: ag
: : e of the P-38 that Jeff Ethel was killed in. Was there
: an
: : ything left of that plane?

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