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Would that be a Bat Cave??? N?T
Posted by Paul McMillan on Tue Jan 28, 2003 08:45:59 AM
In reply top Re: I salute the man posted by Jim Bates on Mon Jan 27, 2003 07:53:58 PM
: : MacGuire is the only man I've heard about who's salvaged
: a
: : cache of this type of aircraft. I wonder what the stor
: y
: : is behind their recovery?
:
: The story I was told by his chief mechanic was they bought
: so many (I thinking 8 to 10) so that they would have enou
: gh parts to get one flying. With that many airframes, the
: y reasoned that they would have one good or restorable par
: t and not have to scrounge or build new parts. (Nice way
: to restore things if you can afford it!) I can't remember
: the story of how they got the TU-2s, but I think some wer
: e stored in a cave at one point.
:
: Btw, Mr. McGuire also bought quite a few P-51Ds and MiG-15
: s. (Six or more of each of those.) I assume it was simila
: r thinking to the TU-2 project.
:
: I always thought Mr. McGuire was an interesting guy. I ha
: ve met many at War Eagles, but was never able to meet Mr.
: McGuire.
:
: Jim