jimh
Senior Airman
In light of recent events there is some positive news on the warbird front. I spent some time on Facebook going through all the shops that I know are active. Air Corps Aviation recently test ran their P-47 Razorback and they have 2 P-51B/C Mustangs being rebuilt. One is a combat veteran that was flown by Ken Dahlberg named Shillelagh, using bits of the wreckage dug up in Europe. The other is the Jimmy Stewart cobalt blue racing Mustang named Thunderbird.
Legend Flyers in Seattle recently finished an AM63 Zero project that is owned by Jerry Yagen and should be close to, if not already test flown.
Chuck Wahl is making huge strides in his shop with 8 Corsairs under various stages of rebuild, including Birdcage variants and Cook Cleland's racer "Lucky Gallon". He can be found on Facebook under Vultures Row Aviation. He is constantly updated his Facebook page.
There are numerous Mustangs going together in Salinas at the Teeter's facility, including work on Kermit's A model and around 6-7 D models.
Ray Moore is plugging away on the rebuild of the B-17 Liberty Bell tail section and his own B-17 build "Lucky 13".
Fagen Fighters is quickly moving ahead with it's Helldiver restoration and recently took delivery of a P-51D that is incorporating parts from the original Jane VI, both are probably less than a year from flyable.
There are extensive pages on Facebook of guys building P-40's and 109's. Alot is happening on this front to manufacture all new components using CAD, including critical engine components for the DB series of engines.
Brent Hisey, who owns P-51D Miss America, has a P-51B going together and is pretty far along, probably another year or two to completion.
The next Classic Wings magazine will have a full report on the P-47 and hopefully P-38 projects going together in Australia, they let out a teaser photo post below.
The other two photos are from Air Corps Aviation and I'm not sure who took them.
Trying to find something positive to spread around, there are lots of exciting airframes coming back to life.
Jim
P-51B Shillelagh
Jimmy Stewart's P-51 Thunderbird
Razorback going together down under
Legend Flyers in Seattle recently finished an AM63 Zero project that is owned by Jerry Yagen and should be close to, if not already test flown.
Chuck Wahl is making huge strides in his shop with 8 Corsairs under various stages of rebuild, including Birdcage variants and Cook Cleland's racer "Lucky Gallon". He can be found on Facebook under Vultures Row Aviation. He is constantly updated his Facebook page.
There are numerous Mustangs going together in Salinas at the Teeter's facility, including work on Kermit's A model and around 6-7 D models.
Ray Moore is plugging away on the rebuild of the B-17 Liberty Bell tail section and his own B-17 build "Lucky 13".
Fagen Fighters is quickly moving ahead with it's Helldiver restoration and recently took delivery of a P-51D that is incorporating parts from the original Jane VI, both are probably less than a year from flyable.
There are extensive pages on Facebook of guys building P-40's and 109's. Alot is happening on this front to manufacture all new components using CAD, including critical engine components for the DB series of engines.
Brent Hisey, who owns P-51D Miss America, has a P-51B going together and is pretty far along, probably another year or two to completion.
The next Classic Wings magazine will have a full report on the P-47 and hopefully P-38 projects going together in Australia, they let out a teaser photo post below.
The other two photos are from Air Corps Aviation and I'm not sure who took them.
Trying to find something positive to spread around, there are lots of exciting airframes coming back to life.
Jim
P-51B Shillelagh
Jimmy Stewart's P-51 Thunderbird
Razorback going together down under
, here are a few screen grabs from Chuck Wahl's place at Vultures Row, it literally looks like the Vought factory.
