Amazing American Barn Find!

Yes it was part of the Ernie Simmions collection. If you go to my website, under projects, and Yale you will find the whole history of the aircraft.

I’m guessing the yale is part of the famous Ernie Simmons sale in the very early 70s.

Anyone know how many of the Ex-Simmons Yales are accounted for today?

This barn find is true. What he is talking about is Jack Tafts collection located in Jackson, Michigan. There is one PT-19, one P-39, and Yale 3383 which I now own. There is a lot of vintage aircraft parts around the farm, including a couple ranger engines still in crates, one Allison 1710 in a create and an old Curtiss V-12 engine. I was told by a neighbor that helped me load the Yale that Jack did in fact have the fuselage for a Curtiss P-6 Hawk in one of the many semi trailers that he has out on the property. I did see all of the aircraft and parts when i was there including the Curtiss engine. The genial man that is helping with selling the estate didn’t look inside the trailers as of yet when I was there. Here is the Yale on Jacks farm, now in my hanger. You can also visit the our website to see the Yale: www.legendofaces.com

P-6E in Michigan — one of the famous Snow Owls based at Selfridge Field?

As I posted on WIX, I believe this is the Jack Taft collection in Michigan. Not really lost, just lesser known. I know he has a Yale, P-400, and a PT-19. No idea on the P-6 though.

Jim

They have made things up before. Anyone ever seen the He111 from Spain, exported to America?

No, didnt think so!

Bruce

As a WIX member, let me assure you WIX isn’t infallible.
Like any forum, once you get way from certain topics, sometimes the expertise can be rather thin, so they might have missed it.

And with the silly secrecy sometimes found in the warbird world, it not hard to believe the owners kept it quiet.
Or perhaps it was promised to the other magazine first.
I don’t think they’d make it up. It’s a fine publication…remember it employs our very own JDK.

It’s exciting about the P-6.
With the Nevada-based concern making P-12 replicas and the ex-Aviator-fim P-12 that recently sold, and a P-26 replica that was for sale…we could have a renaissance of flying 1930s USAAC fighters soon.

Here’s a likely paint scheme…and picture for those of you who don’t know what a P-6 looks like.

Increased sales ? PR stunt ? They been hoodwinked ? Belated April fools ? and on, and on……

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So, what would Aeroplane gain by lying about it?

Are there any pictures? I’m surprised this hasnt been picked up on WIX….

exactly… 😮

There’s a small one of a P-39 fuselage in the magazine-hopefully someone will have more details-the P-6 consists of a fuselage from the cockpit back, 2 engines and lots of other parts-always thought it was such a handsome beast!

Are there any pictures? I’m surprised this hasnt been picked up on WIX….