[ARC5] Are You Kidding?

[K5MYJ]

I had a high school friend that bid $25 on a Stearman PT-17 and won it. He 
could only afford to fly it once a month.

The local airport (1950) gave him free parking in exchange for the use of 
it. They did the maintenance too!

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa.
"Real Radios Glow In The Dark"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
To: "Robert Eleazer" <releazer at earthlink.net>
Cc: <Arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Are You Kidding?


> On 10 Feb 2014 at 20:53, Robert  Eleazer wrote:
>
>> Of course, at that time you could buy a brand new never used fully
>> equipped P-38 for $1,500, and supposedly there were places that were
>> selling well used P-39's and P-40's for $50 each.
>
> A friend bought one of those P-40s. He and another friend decided against
> doing anything with it when they took a close look at the fuel line: it 
> was over
> 3/4" in diameter.
>
> They decided they couldn't afford the fuel.
>
> I don't know what they ever did with the P-40. Sold it, I think.
>
> Ken W7EKB
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