Here is a new and interesting link to the Edwards Ranch collection of warbirds and parts. I had the privilege of being out there in the mid 80s and it was unreal but I remember a lot more Mustangs which I guess he does not care for. I got to climb all over one of those Me 109s and it was a real blast. Sad about his son, except for his daughter(not sure what happened to her) he has nobody to pass the ranch and collection to.
He had halftracks and a Sharman tank there too. His house-Castle more like it is amazing too.
There's something just plain wrong when a skilled accomplished person who engages in high risk loses their life in a random unrelated event. James Jabara should not have died in an automobile crash either.
Posted: 10/9/2014 2:47:04 PM EDT
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Neat thanks for sharing. I believe those are Spanish built 109's. Since we are talking German planes I will be a spelling nazi, it's Sherman tank, not Sharmon. Those tanks would be made out of toilet paper.
Posted: 10/9/2014 5:45:04 PM EDT
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Spelling Nazi?
You got the tank right though
Posted: 10/10/2014 7:03:00 AM EDT
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Cool, thanks!
Posted: 10/10/2014 9:01:54 AM EDT
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Darn spelling nazis...
Posted: 10/10/2014 12:02:21 PM EDT
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I bet the British Government will bid hard on that BoB Spitfire. Those things are treasured over there. Or, whomever gets it would get anything they wanted in trade. Something like a Tornado.
Posted: 10/10/2014 1:31:27 PM EDT
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Apparently from what I read they have already sold. The Spit went back to England and the 109's to someone in Europe.
Posted: 10/10/2014 4:23:34 PM EDT
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Probably ARC at Duxford or someone working with ARC.
Posted: 10/12/2014 9:05:29 PM EDT
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Soon a small squadron of BF-109's will be in the air again.
Posted: 10/13/2014 7:22:23 PM EDT
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For some reason I drool at the ex Guatemalan AF P-51.
Posted: 10/13/2014 8:02:32 PM EDT
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You and me both.
Posted: 10/15/2014 7:59:16 PM EDT
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I have seen a couple of videos of this hangar. The amount of spare parts alone is staggering.
Old man seems like he would be a cool dude to sit down and have a beer with. Unfortunately I suspect he gets a lot of "Can I borrow a few hundred thousand?" instead of just sitting down to chat.