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Re: A-36 possibility...

Posted by Sammy on Tue Feb 18, 2003 07:28:07 PM

In reply top Re: A-36 possibility... posted by Ryan Keough on Tue Feb 18, 2003 07:20:44 PM

My understanding is that this project consists of the A-36 parts that John Paul didn't use in rebuild of his P-51B. Paul's Mustang has a scratch built fuselage built by Teeters along with many new pieces.

That's what I have been told anyway....



I will go into the office and pull the file to get more in
: formation for everyone. I am fairly sure we don't have par
: ts of 42-83769 though.
:
: The aircraft is being restored by Cameron Aircraft in Broo
: ksville, FL (Cameron is also the maintainer of the B-24 Li
: berator) and is still a very long way from completion. The
: USAFM was very helpful in allowing us access to their A-3
: 6 for measurements and photography this past summer, so we
: are slowly progressing on it.
:
: Ryan Keough
: Collings Foundation
:
: : : The Collings Foundation website states that they have
: an
: : A
: : : -36 Apache under restoration in Florida. This a/c is
: no
: : t
: : : listed on either the WRG Registry or the MustangMustan
: g
: : Su
: : : rvivor lists. Does anyone know more about this bird?
:
: :
: : I do not know any more info on this but it fires the ima
: gi
: : nation. There were only 4 A-36 aircraft registered post
: wa
: : r and three of those are accounted for. These are of co
: ur
: : se the A-36/P-51B in Idaho, the USAFM static and the A-3
: 6
: : that was at Legends this year. The fourth was 42-83769
: re
: : gistered N4E and race #15 at the 1947 Thompson Trophy Ra
: ce
: : . She was a modified A-36 with a 4 bladed propeller and
: a
: : hopped up Allison. She crashed, bellied in there at th
: e
: : races and the wreck was hauled off to a local yard, disa
: pe
: : aring from sight. Perhaps this bird is coming back into
: t
: : he light?
: :
: : Joe

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