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Re: At least 14... here's a list
Posted by Richard Allnutt on Wed Apr 21, 2004 05:27:24 PM
In reply top Re: At least 14... here's a list posted by Rob Mears on Wed Apr 21, 2004 12:07:44 PM
Thanks for the information Rob... very interesting indeed. Any photos or airframe history available?
Cheers,
Richard
: : I wasn't aware of 92213 owned by the Thomas brothers...
:
: : what is the history behind this aircraft.
:
: This was basically a derelict center section that was foun
: d at the defunct NAS Memphis Naval Air Station back in the
: late 1960s. It was recovered from that location by Bob H
: ood and stored for many years. It later went to Dave Etch
: ell in California who bought it as a long term restoration
: project. Etchell later sold the plane, as well as his ai
: rworthy AT-6 in order to buy his current, more complete Co
: rsair project. BuNo.92213 was sold to Jim & Judd Thomas w
: ho are currently pursuing the long term restoration/recons
: truction of the plane.
:
: : Also, what are the details on the McPhereson aircraft...
:
: : I thought this one got really burned up, is that true?
:
: This one didn't burn at all actually. This was the plane
: that crashed on take off from Sikorsky Memorial Airport in
: Bridgeport, Connecticut with Joe Bellantoni at the contro
: ls back in 1981. The center spar was broken, and both win
: gs were basically destroyed. John Roxbury initially bough
: t the wreckage, later selling it to Conrad Egan in 1988.
: Egan procured a servicable main spar for the plane from Bo
: b Hood. That act alone transformed the plane from a "coll
: ection of parts" into a viable restoration project again (
: albeit still very incomplete).
:
: MacPhearson bought it in 1991, and has maintained it as a
: very long term restoration project.
:
:
: : And finally, do you know much about Jean-Pierre Parizon?
:
:
: Jean-Pierre Parizon is an aviator and warbird enthusiast f
: rom Lons-Le-Saunier, France. He is working with Florida b
: ased restoration specialist Greg Sheppard to restore this
: Corsair back into a complete aircraft. They were going to
: perform the restoration in Florida, but later they found
: out that, for the plane to fly in France, it had to either
: be grandfathered, or had to be rebuilt on French soil! L
: ast I heard, they were going to have to relocate the proje
: ct overseas. Bear in mind that this is a very long term p
: roject. The main spar itself has a football-sized hole in
: it just below the firewall, which was sustained during it
: s 1984 forced landing in Texas. It won't be an easy task,
: and I'm very glad to see it become something other than a
: derelict source for parts. They are very excited that th
: e plane has a traceable combat history, but their efforts
: to reinstate it's identity are sure to ruffle a few feathe
: rs before all is said & done. I'll leave that subject alo
: ne though :)