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Re: Florida Update
Posted by Ryan Keough on Wed Aug 14, 2002 06:55:54 PM
In reply top Re: Florida Update posted by dave hackett on Wed Aug 14, 2002 01:07:12 AM
The shop is American Aero Services (www.americanaeroservices.com) and is now run by Gary Norville. They do the yearly work on our B-17 "Nine O Nine" and yes, the F4U-5NL Corsair is there being restored from the dunk it took in the mid-90's. Also recently they have begin the reassembly work on the Collings Foundation's new Yakolev Yak-3UA... the former Yancey family owned one that came out of Russia as part of the new builds in 1993. The Corsair is looking at a Winter/Spring 2003 first post restoration flight and the Yak is looking like Fall 2003 for the post restoration flight... just a prediction since we just started on the Yak.
Ryan Keough
Collings Foundation
: Hey Bob,
:
: If you get a chance, make your way over to New Syrnma Beac
: h, Just south of Daytona. IF you plan a KSC run, then jus
: t take US 1 north. When you get north of HWY 44, you will
: see the airport on the west side of US 1. Just north of
: the field, you will have a road that goes west. Just abou
: t 500 yards down is a hanger set up. That is George Baker
: 's restoration shop. It has been a few years since I had
: a chance to visit, but the Dave Norland Mustang was there,
: as was Charlie Hillards Fury after it was turned over. T
: he restoration of the Fury is long since done, and flying.
: The Corsair that the Collins Foundation had unfortunatel
: y end up in the Atlantic was there for a while. Not sure
: if they are still doing that restoration or not. Dependin
: g on the day, you will see any number of other warbirds in
: for annuals and the like. I have seen, and have pictures
: of several T-28s, T-6s, T-34s, B-25s, B-17s, a Skyraider,
: several DC-3s, and a couple of Albatrosses.
:
: Gene McNeely had his T-6 there for a while, but I am not s
: ure where it is now, as he is doing airshows with a couple
: other T-6s. There were a few twin otters there as well.
: Who knows what all is around there right now. But if you
: get a chance to swing by, then post what you find.
:
: Oh yeah, they used to have a sign which read in essence, l
: ook around all you want, but please don't bother the help.
: Really nice people there.
:
: dave h