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    PV-2 Harpoon

    Hi all! Has been a bit since the last post....A lot has happened in the last 16 months....Got the wings pulled from Annie last May, and have moved them to Missouri. Aquired a Lockheed Lodestar/C-60A last fall as well...This bird is in pretty sad shape, and like Annie, is less firewall...
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    PV-2 Harpoon

    Sorry it's been so long since my last entry....Sometimes life gets in the way...John, I've been to Mt Comfort a few times since my last post..Have talked via email with PJ a time or two, and have followed the progress on Hot Stuff's engine change....I met Steve at Heber City, Ut. when he and...
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    Recognitiion Lights

    PV-2 Harpoon...Recognition lights are located on fuslage centerline, underneath , just aft the bomb-bay doors. In the order mentioned previously Formation lights are located on the top of the wings...Port wing has a single blue light..Right wing has a blue light and what appears to be a white...
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    F4U vs. P-51 essay

    It was a proven fact that the Corsiar was superior to the Mustang..Looking back to the 70's during the Soccor Wars in South America...Not sure of the level of pilot training though...
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    Waiting to be found

    Holy Cow! I didn't realise that there were 6 pages to this thread when I posted the previous.....Now I have read thru them! I bought my PV-2 last year...this bird was the bastard of a group of 4 Harpoons auctioned off in 2005 in Wyoming... I was called by Bill Duff, who had bought my PV...
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    Waiting to be found

    Most people recognise Kingman, AZ. ....The most aircraft at any disposal site was at Walnut Ridge, Arkansas....There were a lot of other sites across the States....Missouri, Kansas, Ohio, Fl....Ok...Stilwater, where Paul Mantz purchased at that time , the worlds second largest airforce....He did...
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    B-17 Turbo Prop

    The converted B-17F used Rolls-Royce Dart turbines same as what were on the Vickers Viscount....They had named her "The Batmobile" prior to her crash.
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    PV-2 Harpoon

    Thanks for the quick replys..I've heard the stories about the a/c being disposed of in the most extreme methods...would love to see a pic of a PV-2 in RNZAF trim...Wildcat, thanks for the welcome, It seems we're a little short on the PV-1s stateside...about all were converted to Howard...
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    PV-2 Harpoon

    Hi, My first post here...Since buying a PV-2 last year, I've been doing research on the 'Poons....I am interested in talking with anyone that flew, crewed, or just like the ole pigs, like myself. A lot of my research is in tracking down the surviving PVs...of the 535 PV-2s built, I believe...
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