[Milsurplus] PBY restoration

[Scott Johnson]

H&P has flown (and Crashed) PB4Y's, B-17's, C-119's, KC-97G's, C-130's, 
tigercats, A-20's, and just about everything else they could get into the 
air without putting any effort into. They've pretty much single-handedly 
ruined the large (type III) air tanker program with their non-existant 
maintenance program.

Scott
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Bell" <bell at blazenet.net>
To: "Jerry K" <w5kp at direcway.com>; "Dick" <rertman at ix.netcom.com>; 
"MILSURPLUS" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>; "Mel Vance" <icra at galaxynet.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 4:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] PBY restoration


> 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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