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Draken city...

Posted by bdk on Thu Sep 26, 2002 03:21:51 PM

In reply top Swedish Mosquito posted by Christer on Thu Sep 26, 2002 10:05:10 AM

Hmmm.... There are now three Drakens sitting behind a fence at Chino Airport. I remember seeing some Mosquito rubbish there a few months ago as well (indoors thankfully).

The guy in Chino is named Jim Merzian, but I have no idea if this is your "Mr. X" or not. :-)

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N9909F PZ474/NZ2384 Mosquito FB.VI - Located with Jim Merizan, California (USA), owned by Swedish Air Force Museum, Link?ping (Sweden)
Ex New Zealand, sold in 1953 to California (USA). De-registered in 1970, became derelict and components acquired by Jim Merizan, California. Traded ownership in 1980's to Swedish ownership.
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- MM625 Mosquito NF.XIX - Located with Jim Merizan, California, owned by the Swedish Air Force Museum, Link?ping (Sweden) Static


: It?s correct that a Mosquito is on the wanted list for the
: Swedish Air Force Museum.
:
: There has been an american individual, let?s call him Mr.X
: , involved who was to build a replica fuselage (wooden) an
: d fix the wing but, it wasn?t Mike Meeker.
:
: Mr.X was to receive two ex - Swedish Air Force J35 Draken
: to operate in the US, flying at airshows. The revenue shou
: ld support the Mosquito project. One J35 was shipped to th
: e US and was flown there. The other was prevented from lea
: ving Sweden by the authorities. Soon the first one was out
: of service due to a mechanical problem and no revenue cam
: e in. The Mosquito project was stopped.
:
: In the meantime Mr.X experienced financial difficulties an
: d among other things the Swedish Mosquito project was impo
: unded.
: The project consists of 75 % of a wing and engines. In add
: ition to that, large quantities of details recovered from
: a crash site in northern Sweden.
: Rather than going the expensive legal way the SAFM decided
: to make a deal and simply buy back what they already owne
: d!
:
: In July this year all the small items, such as the engines
: and all the bits and pieces from the crash site, was retu
: rned to Sweden. The wing is too large for air transportati
: on, at least within economical reason, so it will probably
: be shipped back by boat.
:
: Everything is gathered in V?ster?s and it?s hoped that a t
: eam of volunteers will do the brunt of the job as was done
: with a few other projects, among others the S31 (Swedish
: designation for Spitfire PR Mk 19).
:
: Some of You might know who Mr.X is but, due to the above c
: ircumstances I decided to not reveal his name.
:
: Christer

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