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The Mosquito has Arrived

Bomber_12th said:
Thank you Witt for mentioning that! The Museum's Mosquito, Me 262, and Skyraider are all booked to be at this year's Thunder Over Michigan air show.

The Museum's Mosquito, Spitfire, Hurricane, Me 262, Fw 190, and Skyraider are also all booked to be at this year's Hamilton, Ontario air show, which will be happening in mid-June.
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The Hamilton area has a lot to see; those a/c would be frosting on the cake.
 
It sounds like the FAA will be arriving on Tuesday to check over the Mosquito and sign it off so that flight testing can begin - the aircraft has been registered as N114KA. The Museum's chief pilot Mike Spalding will be conducting the first flights with the aircraft in the U.S. Yesterday they did a fast taxi test down MAM's main runway.
 
After a few days of waiting due to weather, she is now officially a U.S. flyer! Hopefully they'll be able to work off all of the needed test flight hours in time for the big air show May 17-19. What a fantastic accomplishment for all those involved from Avspecs and the Military Aviation Museum. Can't wait to see this thing chasing around the Museum's Fw 190 and Me 262, along with their Spitfire and Hurricane.

Photo taken today from the Military Aviation Museum, at their location in Virginia Beach:

 
The Fighter Factory/Military Aviation Museum has quite a number of really interesting restorations currently happening and future projects in-waiting. These include:

Bf-109E (an original - actively being restored to airworthy - fitted with DB engine)
Bf-109G x2 (one original, one a conversion from a Buchon - both actively being restored to airworthy - both to be fitted with DB engines - at MeirMotors)
Fw-190A-3 (no info on current status - original airframe)
Fw-190A-8 x3 or 4 (no info on current status - all original airfames of varying levels of completeness)
Fw-109D-9 (an original - reported as being under restoration to airworthy with Jumo engine)
Fiat G.55 (conversion from a G.59, actively being restored/built to airworthy - to be fitted with DB engine - at MeirMotors)
P-39F Airacobra (actively being restored to airworthy - at Precision Aerospace)
OS2U Kingfisher (actively being restored to airworthy - at Precision Aerospace)
P-40's (possibly one under restoration right now, and up to three others in storage - at Precision Aerospace)
Ki-61 Tony (an original - being actively restored with original Kawasaki Ha-40 engine to airworthy - at Precision Aerospace)
FG-1A Corsair (recovered from Lake Washington in 1983 - actively being restored to airworthy - at Precision Aerospace)
F4U-1D Corsair (being actively restored to airworthy - at Precision Aerospace)
A-26B Invader (no current info, but reported to be under active restoration to airworthy)
Hawker Hurricane (recovered from a Russian bog several years ago - no other info)
P-400 Airacobra (in storage, pending future plans (just obtained in 2010, following the death of its previous owner (which had been restoring the airframe at his home))
Components for future A-20 Havoc and P-38 restorations (from numerous wrecks) in storage at Precision Aerospace
 
Bomber_12th said:
The Fighter Factory/Military Aviation Museum has quite a number of really interesting restorations currently happening and future projects in-waiting. These include:

Bf-109E (an original - actively being restored to airworthy - fitted with DB engine)
Bf-109G x2 (one original, one a conversion from a Buchon - both actively being restored to airworthy - both to be fitted with DB engines - at MeirMotors)
Fw-190A-3 (no info on current status - original airframe)
Fw-190A-8 x3 or 4 (no info on current status - all original airfames of varying levels of completeness)
Fw-109D-9 (an original - reported as being under restoration to airworthy with Jumo engine)
Fiat G.55 (conversion from a G.59, actively being restored/built to airworthy - to be fitted with DB engine - at MeirMotors)
P-39F Airacobra (actively being restored to airworthy - at Precision Aerospace)
OS2U Kingfisher (actively being restored to airworthy - at Precision Aerospace)
P-40's (possibly one under restoration right now, and up to three others in storage - at Precision Aerospace)
Ki-61 Tony (an original - being actively restored with original Kawasaki Ha-40 engine to airworthy - at Precision Aerospace)
FG-1A Corsair (recovered from Lake Washington in 1983 - actively being restored to airworthy - at Precision Aerospace)
F4U-1D Corsair (being actively restored to airworthy - at Precision Aerospace)
A-26B Invader (no current info, but reported to be under active restoration to airworthy)
Hawker Hurricane (recovered from a Russian bog several years ago - no other info)
P-400 Airacobra (in storage, pending future plans (just obtained in 2010, following the death of its previous owner (which had been restoring the airframe at his home))
Components for future A-20 Havoc and P-38 restorations (from numerous wrecks) in storage at Precision Aerospace
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is this the same as "GossHawk"? story in this months air classics has some..not all..of the same types that you mention here...like the A-20 Havoc and the FW-190s..if not..that would be kinda cool to know there at two A20 havoc's out there...the one at gosshawk is for sale btw
 
Hi Dave, no the A-20 at GossHawk (and Fw 190 work there), is unrelated. Precision Aerospace, which as mentioned many of the MAM projects are at, is located in Australia.

There is an A-20 which is very actively being restored to complete stock, airworthy condition at Aerotrader (Chino), for Rod Lewis (owner of Glacier Girl and numerous other warbirds). The aircraft used to be with the Lone Star Flight Museum.

There is also a static A-20 nearing completion at Precision Aerospace, which will be displayed at the RAF museum, Hendon.
 
I believe there is an A-20 under restoration to flying condition in Australia.

Several years ago 2 A-20 wrecks were recovered from New Guinea and brought to Amberly RAAF base. They were then moved to Precision Aerospace for restoration. Part of the deal was that one was to be restored for static display and the other one to fly. The static aircraft has been completed and is on display at Amberly.
 
Bomber_12th said:
Bf-109G x2 (one a conversion from a Buchon - both actively being restored to airworthy - both to be fitted with DB engines - at MeirMotors)
Fiat G.55 (conversion from a G.59, actively being restored/built to airworthy - to be fitted with DB engine - at MeirMotors)
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One of my pet peeves. The G.59 in particular is one of my favourite aircraft. Why "butcher" it? Leave it as it was meant to be! Same goes for the Buchon.
 
Hi Pat,

That first example that you mention, at Amberly, is of course "Hell'N Pelican II", which is owned by the "National Museum of Papua New Guinea" and awaits display there when the facility is completed.

The second example that you refer to is "Big Nig", which has been under restoration at Precision for a number of years. It was thought that it would fly when completed, and initial work was being done to make it airworthy. However, since the aircraft was obtained by the RAF Museum in 2009, the work is being finished up for static display only.

Here are some news pages that are a few years old - the aircraft is looking far more complete these days:

http://www.key.aero/view_news.asp?ID=2173&thisSection=historic
http://www.aviationmuseumguide.co.uk/news-oct-2009/news_havoc.php

The RAAF Museum, Point Cook, has a true RAAF Boston III on static display.

Kermit Weeks/Fantasy of Flight owns Howard Hughes' old executive A-20, and it is in desert storage with Aerotrader, pending future restoration.

Another A-20 Havoc which could be made to fly, is 44-0020 (N99385), owned by the Military Aircraft Restoration Company. Everything done on the restoration of the aircraft through the 90's and earl-to-mid 2000's has been to airworthy, but in recent years it has been assembled and put on static display at the Geneseo airport, likely awaiting more funding down the line to get it completed and flying.

And as mentioned already, there is the A-20 being restored at Aerotrader for Rod Lewis and will fly regularly when completed (in full stock condition).

I do think that the mention of Jerry Yagen owning an A-20 project in storage at Precision might now just be an old rumor.
 
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