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Re: Kissimmee Museum - Many Questions

Posted by Tim Savage on Tue Feb 24, 2004 09:25:30 AM

In reply top Kissimmee Museum - Many Questions posted by Mike Henniger on Tue Feb 24, 2004 09:02:59 AM

: My dad will be in the Kissimmee area in the next week or t
: wo. Before he leaves I plan to give him some film and poi
: nt him towards to the Reilly museum, the Flying Tigers War
: bird Restoration Museum. Of course when he returns and I
: get my hands on the film I will be posting pictures for al
: l here to see. Right now I am looking for help from WIX t
: o answer a few questions so that I can send him there prep
: ared.
:
: Does anyone know what is currently going on in the restora
: tion shop? I now the "new spar" Corsair is no longer ther
: e, but is the P-40 there?
:
: What other aircraft are being worked on?
:
: What is the latest status of the B-17?
:
: I know there is an A-26 airframe on the ramp, along with a
: few hulks. Any new arrivals in the last few years?
:
: Should I be asking him to look over any fences? I.e. is t
: here anything that isn't on the ramp which might be intere
: sting? Do they have a storage yard?
:
: How far away is Stallion 51? I was there in 1998, but did
: n't know I should be looking for Stallion 51? Do they kee
: p their Mustang(s) parked outside?
:
: What other interesting stuff is close-by (walking distance
: )?
:
: TIA for any info the WIX can provide.
:
: Regards,
:
: Mike

Mike-

I was there about three weeks ago.

There are two P-40s there. Don Brooks and the N-Model that used to be owned by Roger Simpson. The Brooks fuselage looks pretty far along...

The B-17 is coming along. They say it will fly this spring. But to be honest, I have my doubts.

The A-26 is still corroding away in front of the hangar.

Stallion 51 is down the taxi-way from Reilly's place. Best bet is to get on the road and go around to it. The times I have been there they keep the Mustang inside anytime it is not being flown. Usually there are multiple Mustangs in their hangar complex.

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