[Milsurplus] PBY restoration

[Mark Bell]

H&P Flew PBY's???   Are we talking about a PBY Catalina or a PB4Y Privateer
??

Mark K3MSB

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry K" <w5kp at direcway.com>
To: "Dick" <rertman at ix.netcom.com>; "MILSURPLUS"
<milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>; "Mel Vance" <icra at galaxynet.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 10:13 AM
Subject: RE: [Milsurplus] PBY restoration


> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Dick
> 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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