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Re: Fiberglass replicas...

Posted by Pat Carry on Wed Aug 28, 2002 05:15:03 PM

In reply top Fiberglass replicas... posted by Jim on Wed Aug 28, 2002 09:23:27 AM

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: I think accurate fiberglass replicas, like the Spitfires i
: n the UK, are a better choice for pedestal aircraft. They
: are far more easier to move when necessary and they are ea
: sier to repair and maintain.
:
: There are a lot of authentic warbirds sitting on pedestals
: out there and they are just slowly rotting away.
: The worst case of this in my opinion is the P-38 at MacGuire AFB in New Jersey
:
: : As a footnote to the discussion below about the getting
: th
: : e Canadian pedestal mounted Lancaster under cover, here
: is
: : a interesting website, with pictures of pedestal mounte
: d
: : aircraft all over Canada.
: :
: : http://www.cyberbeach.net/~solonyka/LCRA/pop.htm
: :
: : Perhaps once the Lancaster is down we can turn our atten
: ti
: : on to some of these others, like the Sabres and the CF-1
: 00
: : s to start, and the DC-3s as well.
: :
: : I guess when these aircraft are retired, putting them on
: p
: : edestals seems like a great idea, but as they age, and t
: he
: : men who flew them age, their heritage value increases.
: S
: : eems like many of these should be down, away from the su
: n,
: : the rain, the vandals and the pigeons. Maybe we could
: ev
: : en get some vintage jets back in the skies over Canada.
: P
: : ersonally, I'm too young to have remember seeing Sabres,
: b
: : ut I'd love to see one at an airshow somewhere.
: :
: : Just a thought. A campaign to get all of these under co
: ve
: : r and into restoration. At least we know where they all
: a
: : re, and they are in better shape than old crashes and pl
: an
: : es dug out of swamps.
: :
: : And I'm sure there are hundreds more perched on pedestal
: s
: : around the world. It is not a uniquely Canadian thing t
: o
: : do.
: :
: : Charles

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