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Re: my point exactly! n/t
Posted by nO tEXT on Fri Dec 06, 2002 06:40:38 PM
In reply top we are "extreme enthusiats" n/t posted by Pat Carry on Fri Dec 06, 2002 06:19:22 PM
: : To the best of my knowledge, Paul Allen's P-38 is NOT be
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: : g restored in Rialto as indicated by the "P-38's Still i
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: : Existance" page. It is only in storage.
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: : Are you suggesting that two P-38's from PNG are now in C
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: : Paul Allen's "people" also bought some (two?) NOS P-38 Q
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: : 's recently from another collector (who shall remain nam
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: : I can't imagine that three R-2800's would be too difficu
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: : to find. Cores are plentiful in the US. Overhaul parts
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: : e becoming scarce though.
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: : I'm sure all of these aircraft will be restored as time
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: : d funds allow. The public will have their chance, eventu
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: : ly. Most of these things probably aren't much worth look
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: : g at now anyways except to the occasional "extreme" enth
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: : iast. I doubt the general public (the masses) would much
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: : : Hi there... just heard from a friend of mine about tho
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: : : wo P-38's which were recovered from PNG a couple of ye
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: : : ago now. Apparently, there was also a third P-38 which
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: : : stopped on the docks after the other two left. They a
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: : : n California at the moment, and it seems pretty certai
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: : : at they are for Paul Allen's collection, as the person
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: : : m has them has one of his non-disclosure clauses... no
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: : : r certain, but this usually points in only one directi
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: : : Paul Allen! One thing for sure is that both are expect
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: : : o be restored, as the restorer was looking for 4 Allis
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: : : Also of note, there were three razorback P-47's recove
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: : : at the same time. Apparently they had been buried at a
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: : : p in PNG and were recovered. The same restorer is supp
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: : : to be handling these as well... and you guessed it, t
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: : : want 3 R-2800's for the restorations....
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: : : Should be some interesting things coming to fruition i
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: : : couple of years. Only thing is that I hope that the pu
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: : : eventually gets to enjoy them too. Oh well, same old
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: : : old... whomever has the toys can do with them as they
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: : : l!
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: : : Cheers,
: : : Richard