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I wonder why the Buchon has been put up for sale, though? I thought that the owners were putting together a proper bad-ass collection of warbirds – Spitfire T.9 MJ772 was going to their facility after completion, was it not?

Well, I do not know, I am just guessing. When looking at the concept of their collection, it seems to me to be quite straight. They want to show the way a fighter pilot in WW II had to go – for 4 different Air Forces. Britain, USA, Russia and Germany. They do have flying primary trainers – Tiger Moth, Stearman, Po 2 and Bücker Jungmann. They have a flying Yak 9, had a flying P-51. They have a flying Buchon. They will get a TF-51, and a Spitfire T.9. And there seems to be a Bf 109 on the way. Maybe even a replacement P-51 some day and a Spitfire, I have no idea. A Bf 109 G-12 would be nice, but personally I doubt it (where would you get one?). But….. if you can get a Bf 109, why not sell the Buchon? That is only my guess, but it seems to have some logic in it IMHO.

Michael