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Fw-190F8 now in Kissimmee, FL under restoration to fly. n/t

Posted by Richard Allnutt on Tue Feb 25, 2003 11:17:12 AM

In reply top Seeing the P-82 notes again,... and Fw-190 posted by Lowell on Tue Feb 25, 2003 11:07:23 AM

: http://www.pacificwrecks.com/photos/current/odgers/
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: Seeing again the notes on Dick Odgers and the P-82 sent
: me digging for a Challenge Publication from 1995 called W
: ARBIRDS SPECIAL WARBIRD Vol.1 No.1. This 87-page magazine
: had a single page (p.63) article on the recovery of P-82
: parts including the 5 data plates, 46-393, 46-382, 46-395,
: 46-391, and either 46-386 or -387 (for which he found ver
: tical fins for both). That article even said he thought t
: here were remains of two G-model P-51s in the scrapyard. (
: Is that possible???). Sure wish someone would do a few ne
: w-build P-82s, preferably B-models though, a prettier bird
: .
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: Now this old Warbird magazine also had a 2-page update(
: p. 20-21) on the Texas Air Museum Fw-190F-8 being restored
: in Rio Hondo, Texas. I haven't been following this long
: story closely at all over the years. What is the status o
: f that restioration? If one were to make a prediction on
: the next (first) 5 Fw-190 restorations or replicas to fly
: (in order) what would you say (give approx. dates, owners,
: location,...). Please post a prediction list. Thanks!
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