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Mystery P-61 status?

Does anyone have an update on the two P-61s that were seem being shipped a couple of months ago?

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By: Andy in Beds - 7th December 2004 at 08:24

Hi Steve
sorry, I’ve been off-line.
Yes, very interested.
Thanks for posting.
Cheers
Andy

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By: Steve Bond - 7th December 2004 at 08:03

What, no-one interested?

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By: Steve Bond - 6th December 2004 at 08:34

As promised, here is the shot I took of Beijing’s P-61 on 20 November, plus a few other interesting machines in the collection.

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By: Steve Bond - 30th November 2004 at 17:14

Nope, it is definately a real aeroplane.

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By: HP57 - 30th November 2004 at 16:57

Perhaps it’s replaced by a fsm replica? That would explain the better condition.

Just guessing.

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By: Kye - 30th November 2004 at 14:51

Please excuse my ignorance, but what is all this about a P-61?? We have one here in Britain? whats happening to it?

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By: Steve Bond - 30th November 2004 at 08:24

Sure, I’ll scan it in the next few days. It’s condition is far better than almost every other aeroplane in the collection, most of which are awful. It at least looks as though the P-61 receives some occasional TLC.

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By: Yak 11 Fan - 29th November 2004 at 14:02

Interesting one Steve, would it be possible you could post the pic, I’ve not seen a pic of this machine for years now, be interesting to see what condition it’s in these days.

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By: Steve Bond - 29th November 2004 at 14:00

I’ve lost the plot again I’m afraid. Having been out of the country for 2 weeks and then finding the forum off-line, I’m not sure whether this has been covered, but here goes.

The Beijing P-61 is still there, despite reports to the contrary. I photographed it in situ on 20 November.

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By: setter - 21st November 2004 at 08:55

Hi Mike and others.

As far as I know the two P61s from the SE asia area are now in the UK with a company called Gilberts somewher near Birmingham. I am still trying to find out any more info but at this stage that is all I know – I can’t imagine they aren’t linked to the Bejing project but I don’t know that – more when I do know something.

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By: Veltro - 20th November 2004 at 13:23

Ooops!

Thanks for setting me straight, Mike! I guess I’ll go take a closer look at that pile of black-painted junk in my backyard…
;-)) Veltro

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By: Andy in Beds - 19th November 2004 at 20:32

Will either or both of them be at Legends?
🙂 🙂 😉 😉 🙂 🙂

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By: Veltro - 19th November 2004 at 20:23

No Mistery

The answer has been posted for some days on “the other” board. The Bejiing P-61 is apparently linked to a major shareholder in a monopolistic software firm.

Veltro

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