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Re: Polish/German Exchange. Also 'your Dream exchange'
Posted by Mikael O on Sat Sep 21, 2002 12:08:13 PM
In reply top Polish/German Exchange. Also 'your Dream exchange' posted by Paul McMillan on Sat Sep 21, 2002 09:32:08 AM
I don't think and I really hope that the Turks wouldn't swap their PZL P.24G since it is the sole remaining example in the world. A Spit can be bought quite easily if the need be. Secondly, why would the Poles be so very extremely interested in the PZL P.24? As I remember (from the top of my head) they didn't fly the 24 operationally (may be exept a few that was to be exported but impounded when the war begun), only the PZL 11 and the earlier ones (some PZL 7 if I remember correctly) were flewn operationally by the Poles. Thirdly the P.24 in Turkey was built on license by the company Keyseri in that country so it's not "polish" other than by design (and there are modifications to it), and this would also hopefully make the Turks very reluctant to let go of it since it has been made in their own country. In my very subjective view the PZL P24 should stay in Turkey since it (again in my subjective opinion) have the most important historical connections with that country.
The Poles have a PZL 11 already, so why look for a PZL 24?, when they should go for a PZL 37 instead! Or a PZL P 23 that would be something!
/Mikael
: On this board Tony recently alluded to the fact that the G
: erman Berlin Deutsches Technikmuseum wanted to negotiate s
: ome of its exhibits back (of WW1 aircraft) from Poland. He
: said what was on the Polish musuems wants list: PZL P.24,
: Halifax or Mustang (with Polish History) . He said that t
: he German Govt was willing to exchange a jet (not specifie
: d) or something with a government with a questionable huma
: n rights record (again not specified) to help facilate a d
: eal..
:
: Now... Here is a fact that may be relevant!
:
: There is an original PZL P.24G in Turkey!
:
: I leave it up to you to decide if this was the unmentioned
: country!
:
: I would have thought to get anything out of Turkey a Spitf
: ire would be a good exchange seeing as not one original on
: e is in that country. And also seeing as how many served..
:
:
: So the second point is whats is your DREAM Exchange Deal..
:
:
: I would swap a Spit with the Turkish Govt to get the PZL,
: this would give you bargaining power with either the Polis
: h or German govt. But I would bargian with the Poles to re
: trieve some of the original WW1 aircraft from them.. They
: are interesting but do not nessarily have a particular 'Po
: lish' history..
:
: Now with an original: LVG, Albatros, DFW or even Camel etc
: image what you could exchange on the open market