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J Boyle
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No, Walt owns it. Future plans? Rebuild it and fly it!

That’s good, I’m not a big fan of the NASM’s restoration policies….which seem to favor the obscure over planes that have made a real difference to aviation.

Recall they restored the Aichi M6A submarine-borne floatplane and DO 335 before lifting a finger to restore the B-17D Swoose, the sole survivor of it variant and a survivor of the early, dark days of the Pacific War.
I’m not against either being preserved, but I do question the management of their restoration queue.

I’d love to see the prototype fly.
It’s amazing that it and the prototype beech 17 “Staggerwing” still exist. Though the Staggerwing has been rebuild from a crash.