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    Restored F4F Wildcat

    The Wildcat on the cover is an F4F-3, that is part of the Rod Lewis's Air Legends collection. It's BuNo 12260 that was an F4F-3 that was built during Grumman F4F-4 production. How this came about was a contract for 100 F4F-7 (long range recon), that was changed to F4F-3S (floatplane). When the...
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    Warbird you regret the most that there isn't a single surving example of?

    Too many to even list. Yeah, hindsight is 20/20, but it would have been nice if, even now, more foresight was used, like with the B-26 "Flak Bait." Think of all the true "time capsules" there could have been. You always read about "saved" aircraft that were later scraped, because of storage...
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    B-17 Cowling

    I have just about every reference book on the B-17 along with a B-17G Parts Catalog on CD. I have combed thru these attempted to verify what the differences were between the B-17E and the B-17F/G cowling anti-drag ring, but the subject is only vaguely mentioned. Most mention that with the...
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