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To: Douglas V. Fant who wrote (52330)10/4/1999 7:39:00 PM
From: stevedhu  Read Replies (1) of 95453
 
Douglas V. Fant <OT>
I think the HE 111 and the Junker came from Spain, I know that the ME 109's the CAF had or may still have one or two of and were used in the movie the Battle of Britain were built under license in Spain. I don't think the
Rockville Museum will let the 262 go at any price and take a chance it would be flown and crashed. Doug you mentioned you saw and A-20, the last one I knew of went down when the pilot had a heart attack after a bomber fly-by at one of the last CAF air shows in Harlingen, he put it in a field between a row of home's and some apartment's, he was the only one killed or hurt, I was there.
A Col. named Lefty Gardner drives the CAF's P-38 and there are a few others as well as P-47's still flying. The CAF many years ago had 6 P-47's they bought from some South American Air Force, but they all got moved out for different reasons. My dad flew the SB2C for a number of years when it was home based in Harlingen, both at air show's there and other's in the area, that ended when another pilot took it up for a hop and plowed up a field with it, it was a MAJOR labor of love and work of art to rebuild it and get it back in the air. If you are interested the Lone Star Museum located in Galveston has some of the best restored flying
WW II aircraft in the world.
The Gulf Coast and West Houston Wing's of the CAF are going to have there annual air show in Houston at Ellington Field
Oct. 16-17 if anyone is interested, it's a GREAT Show.
Take Care
Steve
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