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While we're on the subject, u have seen this PaulC
Posted by Tony on Wed Feb 13, 2002 10:30:17 AM
In reply top Well said Paul posted by Tony on Wed Feb 13, 2002 09:33:24 AM
From the Mustangs2 pale imitation board :0)
In Reply to: Re: Mustangs in USAAF posted by Ted on January 20, 2002 at 07:10:02:
Hi Ted.
Thank you for the information.
My data of the IAF mustangs which came from Sweden,Came from a book once published in Sweden.This book lists all of the Swedish mustangs.
As for the ones went to Israel,Some of them have USAAF history,Some not.
Is it possible that those without USAAF history and deployment did not see any combat?
As for P-51 "YELLOW KILO" owned by Flygexpo and now for sale:
In the Flygexpo web site we can see the aircraft history.It says that it was 44-63864,HL-W with 78 grp,83 sqn 8 af,Than Swedish AF 26158,And notes that there is a plate in the aft part of the tail with the number 26158.
O.K.Till now.The WARBIRDS book says that this aircraft,IAF S/N 54 was sold when SOC to Bill Lear (Learjets...)in 1963 and crashed in Keflavik,Iceland.Last owner of the wreck was Ken Hake of Tipton,Kansas,Acft registration N42805.
I know two facts:1.The man who restored the acft to flying condition (Israel Yitshaki)built it with parts of P-51 # 41 2.In order to get Israeli CofA,Yitshaki bought MFR plates (Those on the cockpit)from a Mustang crashed in Iceland.
But the mystery gets bigger when my records say that the hulk of Mustang # 41 was recovered by Robert Lamplough from Kibutz Palmahim in Israel in 1976,And the last info is that Mr.Noel Robinson and David Laight were restoring it in Tees-Side Airport,England in 1992.
Mr.Yitshaki refuses to say ANYTHING.Can you help to solve the mystery?
Follow Ups:
- Re: While we're on the subject, u have seen this PaulC - Paul Wed Feb 13, 2002 11:10:35 AM
- Re: While we're on the subject, u have seen this PaulC - Stephen Grey Thu Feb 14, 2002 05:50:34 AM
- Sorry Stephen, your replies missing........:0) N/T - Tony Thu Feb 14, 2002 06:40:19 AM
- Re: While we're on the subject, u have seen this PaulC - Stephen Grey Thu Feb 14, 2002 05:50:34 AM