[SZonian]

As time passes, it seems more and more "treasures" are beginning to surface [Re: 'vettes in NY warehouse]...

[yarddog]

I guess if his prices are too high the buyer could just wait a while and buy them at an estate sale.

[smokingfrog]

I love stuff like this! Those airplanes and parts are worth a small fortune!

[Vinnie]

Just got back from a ‘behind the scenes’ tour of the restoration hangar at the Air Force Museum in Dayton.
Fascinating. Amazing the lengths they are going through to restore the Memphis Belle.
Right down to cloth wrapped wiring, correct gauge of course.

[rockrr]

I’m so glad to see him to this - especially on his terms ;’)

All too often guys hold onto their treasures just a wee bit too long and then invariably either they rot into worthess junk or someone else has to dispose of them (or both!).

[Karl Spooner]

Great well done story. He certainly has a high opinion on the ME 109's.

Thanks for posting.

[Rodamala]

My pop is an AOPA member and I happened to visit him in July and had a chance to read this article. Seeing that thread regarding the Corvettes the other day totally reminded me of this.

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With many hundreds of hours in both the P–51 and Bf 109/Buchon, for example, he says the German-designed aircraft is far and away the more nimble fighter. “It’s not even a close contest,” he says. “In the hands of a similarly trained and experienced pilot, the 109 wins hands-down.”

I wonder if his experience is limited to the Spanish 109 with the Rolls Royce engine. Switching from the Allison engine to the Rolls Royce certainly changed the capabilities of the P-51.

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Did anyone catch NOVA last night? A bunch of guys in New Zealand built WWI replica aircraft to learn about combat flying in those planes from 1914-1918.