The latest FlyPast has a story on the Champlin Fighter Museum aircraft being folded into Seattle’s Museum of Flight.
One aircraft noticable by its absence was the ex-Irish two seat Spitfire.
Does anyone know which Champlin aircraft ARE NOT being put into the MoF, and what happened to those planes?
By: srpatterson - 22nd June 2004 at 01:14
Mark12
I’ll do you a deal. If you correct the spelling of Oskosh above (it helps when searching for research), I’ll delete this comment.
🙂 🙂
OK kids, now you’ve lost me. Is this a British thing? Something to do with peanut brittle?
Oshkosh, Wittman Regional KOSH
By: Stieglitz - 21st June 2004 at 19:59
On the museums website, the spitfire is reported to be part of the collection, but it is reported not to be in the museum in Seattle. So a temporary trade makes perfect sense.
See the link of the Seattle museum of flight:
http://www.museumofflight.org/index.html
J.V.
By: MK959 - 21st June 2004 at 19:42
EAA, Museum Of Flight Trade WWII Fighters
You can find more details about the Ki-43 & Spitfire trade on the EAA web site:
http://www.airventuremuseum.org/news/archived/2004%20-%2004_14%20-%20EAA,%20Museum%20Of%20Flight%20Trade%20WWII%20Fighters.asp
By: Mark V - 21st June 2004 at 19:35
The ex Irish two seat Spitfire 159 (RAF serial MJ772) of Doug Champlin, was reported in April 2004 as moved to the EAA Museum at Oshkosh on a two year loan arrangement.
Can anybody confirm?
Mark
Yes I have just had confirmation from a fellow EAA member in Oshkosh that the Spitfire is in the EAA Museum positioned next to the (prototype) Mustang.
By: Chad Veich - 21st June 2004 at 19:34
The Champlin two seat Spit has indeed gone to the EAA museum in Oshkosh and, I believe in return, the Ki-43 Oscar has gone from the EAA to the MoF.
By: Mark12 - 21st June 2004 at 18:59
Oshkosh be gosh.
Mark12
I’ll do you a deal. If you correct the spelling of Oskosh above (it helps when searching for research), I’ll delete this comment.
🙂 🙂
Janie,
..but you have spelt it the same as I 🙁
Mark
By: Chipmunk Carol - 21st June 2004 at 18:05
Mark12
I’ll do you a deal. If you correct the spelling of Oskosh above (it helps when searching for research), I’ll delete this comment.
🙂 🙂
By: Mark12 - 21st June 2004 at 18:03
Champlin Spitfire.
The ex Irish two seat Spitfire 159 (RAF serial MJ772) of Doug Champlin, was reported in April 2004 as moved to the EAA Museum at Oshkosh on a two year loan arrangement.
Can anybody confirm?
Mark
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June 21, 2004 at 5:35 pm