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Re: South African Warbirds 4 sale
Posted by Steve T on Mon Oct 27, 2003 09:37:11 PM
In reply top South African Warbirds 4 sale posted by B Darnell on Mon Oct 27, 2003 08:34:01 AM
This'd be quite intriguing for someone with a well-equipped rebuild shop already to hand: restore and sell one or two each of the 86s/28s/33s and more or less recoup your investment, while still possessing two Fireflies!
Anyway, these Fireflies would be the second ex-Ethiopian AF pair recovered to South Africa from Eritrea a few years ago (after two other ex-EAF Fireflies had been recovered to Canada). I had been wondering about the status of the South African pair and had posted once or twice on WIX about it.
One of these two is a rare (unique surviving?) T.1 dual control trainer. I believe both these Fireflies are ex-RCN, as were the two that came to Canada in 1995. Anyone have any serial number info (EAF or FAA/RCN)?
S.