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Re: Pictures and story from my "spy" visit NASM Udvar-Hazy

Posted by Rob Mawhinney on Mon Oct 20, 2003 04:49:08 PM

In reply top Re: Pictures and story from my "spy" visit NASM Udvar-Hazy posted by Ryan Keough on Fri Oct 17, 2003 11:11:43 PM

Yes, its Nick. Fuselage only for opening day... but more to come. Irving is on the list for 2004.

Rob



: Steve,
:
: It looks like a Nick from what I see. Referring to the WRG
: Japanese a/c listings they both look the same, but I noti
: ce that the front part of the canopy seems to resemble the
: Nick more (note the pane seperation on the Nick in respec
: t to the pilots side windows compared to the unseperated p
: anels on the Irving). Also I note the antenna-like protrus
: ion just behind the pilot's head on the top-left part of t
: he canopy in the side profile on the Nick in WRG and the s
: ame thing poking out of the tarp on the fuselage picture I
: took. Also it was mentioned to me by my friend Doug who e
: scorted me there that he thought he heard it was a Nick (w
: hich I based my ident on).
:
: If only I had more time to snap a few more shots!
:
: Ryan Keough
:
: : Rob et al--
: :
: : I for one was delighted at the sight of the "unrefinis
: he
: : d" P-38 in the "spy pix". I well remember looking at thi
: s
: : P-38 twenty years ago in the annex display at Silver Hil
: l.
: : ..and thinking later what a pity it was that it would so
: me
: : day look pristine. How neat to be wrong! Here is a P-38
: EX
: : ACTLY as it was...frozen in time, as it were. Of course
: wi
: : th many restoration projects this option doesn't exist:
: an
: : d I certainly won't complain at the sight of a pristine
: P-
: : 38 at an airshow or in a museum...but in this case the o
: pt
: : ion WAS there, that 1944 paint was still in reasonable c
: on
: : dition...kudos to NASM for keeping it just the way it wa
: s.
: :
: :
: : Ryan--was the Japanese twin actually the "Nick"? Or wa
: s
: : it the J1N "Irving"? If it is indeed the "Nick" that's a
: g
: : rand surprise: I had thought the "Nick" had been deacces
: si
: : oned many years ago when the Smithsonian had to downsize
: i
: : ts aircraft collection.
: :
: : Great report and pix...makes me keen to hop a flight t
: o
: : DC!
: :
: : Cheers
: :
: : S.

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