What’s New at the Collings Foundation?

February 19, 2016 by 1 Comment

North American TF-51D Mustang “Toulouse Nuts”

The Collings Foundation’s TF-51D Mustang has been undergoing an extensive rebuild back to original condition.  This TF-51D is about a month away from its first flight. It is slated to join the Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour for 2016 and will be available for flight training.

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Curtiss P-40B Warhawk

This P-40 was formerly owned by Stephen Grey’s Fighter Collection based in Duxford, UK, before arriving to the Collings Foundation.  This P-40B is one of the few surviving aircraft of the Pearl Harbor Attack.   This P-40B underwent repairs and was repainted following a landing gear failure in November 2014. The Foundation’s P-40’s repairs were completed and it was successfully test flown by Steve Hinton and is ready to go for the 2016 airshow season.

 

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Grumman F6F Hellcat

The Collings Foundation’s Hellcat is an F6F-3 model, Bu. 41476.  This Hellcat served with the U.S. Navy in WWII.  Formerly owned by the USMC Museum in Quantico, VA and displayed at the Evergreen Aviation Museum.  Since being acquired by the Collings Foundation, this F6F has been undergoing a full restoration back to airworthy condition at American Aero Services in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.  Seen here this Hellcat is being prepped for paint.  Full History

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Photo Credit: Jim Harley

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Cavanaugh Flight Museum Adds Another Skyraider

February 17, 2016 by Leave a Comment
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The Cavanaugh Flight Museum’s newly acquired Douglas AD-6 Skyraider

The Cavanaugh Flight Museum located in Addison, Texas recently announced that they have added a second Douglas Skyraider to their collection.  The museum already owns an AD-5W Skyraider Bureau No. 135152, which they give rides in.  The recent addition is an AD-6 (A-1H) Skyraider s/n 139606.

 

This AD-6 is one of only two -6 Skyraiders currently airworthy in the world, an unlike the museum’s AD-5 this Skyraider is a single seat model.  This AD-6 Skyraider served with the South Vietnamese Air Force and was recovered from Thailand by Yesterday’s Airforce in 1980.  After passing through a

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few owners it was rebuild to fly by Steve Hinton’s Fighter Rebuilders in Chino, CA in 1989.  This AD-6 was recently sold through Courtesy Aircraft Sales to the Cavanaugh Flight Museum in early 2016.  The Cavanaugh Flight Museum said, it is “…look(ing) forward to having two Skyraider’s in the air at Warbirds Over Addison, May 21-22.” If you are in the area, check it out!

 

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New SBD For USMC Museum

February 14, 2016 by Leave a Comment

12715752_10153572055422880_2483914366204617610_nThe National Museum of the United States Marine Corps recently added a Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless to their collection of aircraft.  This Dauntless was recovered from the bottom of Lake Michigan, where it sank after a carrier qualification incident aboard the USS Wolverine in 1943.  The restoration was carried out by the National Marine Corps Museum’s restoration team, along with Century Aviation.  This is a great addition to an already world class museum.  The museum is currently closed for renovations and is scheduled to reopen in April 2016.  Further additions to the museum are set to be completed by 2017.

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For more information visit National USMC Museum’s website and check them out on Facebook

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