[Milsurplus] PBY restoration

[Jerry K]

I presume they have already had contact with Hawkins & Powers Aviation in
Greybull, WY, who restored and flew PBY's under firefighting contracts with
Uncle Sam for many, many years. I suspect some of their guys are PBY
wizards.
Jerry W5KP

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Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 4:20 AM
To: MILSURPLUS; Mel Vance
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] B-36 run-up


Mel et al:

You might want to suggest that they contact The New England Air Museum
at Bradley International Airport (www.neam.org) in CT.  They have some
very talented restorers and might be interested in the PBY.

I know your folks would like to memorialize the Whidbey history, but a
base closing there might, as you said, result in scrapping the airplane and
that would be a pure shame.

73,

Dick W1NMZ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mel Vance" <icra at galaxynet.com>
To: "Mil Surplus LIst" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: 16 March, 2005 19:14
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] B-36 run-up


>> Well, here's the answer to my question; shoulda googled first.....
>>
>> http://www.cowtown.net/proweb/last_one.htm
>>
> Sounds a lot like some of the fun and games the local PBY association is
> going through....
>
> They found one, went through all kinds of trouble to get it just good
> enough to fly to NAS
> Whidbey. While sitting on the ramp there, fuel leaks became a major
> problem. Think they
> have removed all fuel, and are working on a full restore on it. They still
> have no location for
> display when done.
>
> There has been talk of attempting to get 1 of each aircraft type based at
> NAS Whidbey, but
> with all the troubles they have been having with the PBY, that talk has
> dried up.
>
> Also, with the chances (I say likelihood) of closing of NAS Whidbey, the
> PBY may never be
> displayed in the area. If the base does close, they may be forced to scrap
> the PBY.
>
> Mel
> N7OKL
>
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