The Amjet Collection: Where are They Now?

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By: Newforest - 30th December 2007 at 15:53

Too busy in other areas? Is this the same Wally, the race driver?

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By: T J Johansen - 30th December 2007 at 14:45

Anyone know why Fisk got out of vintage aircraft so suddenly?

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By: Steve T - 29th December 2007 at 19:20

Mark–

Thanks for the correction on PR503; that was the one I had to look up, guess I looked it up in the wrong place! Any word on the progress of those two XV projects?

I think Courtesy Aircraft had a Sea Venom for sale a while back also. If so, it was doubtless a Fisk collection bird too.

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By: David Burke - 29th December 2007 at 15:51

Tim – search Google – there is a site with serial tie ups. I think there might be another to add to the list in the U.S.

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By: Binbrook 01 - 29th December 2007 at 11:30

Hi All,

David and Bruce,

Thats interesting as I was under the impression that only 2 Sea Venoms were imported to the USA (By the late Frank Sanders in early 1990 – IIRC?)

Does anyone out there in Australia have serial tie ups for the Australian Sea Venoms?

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By: canadair - 29th December 2007 at 10:50

I purchased his Cessna Caravan on amphibious floats, back in 2005, which I bought direct from Wally,
I sold it again one year later.

(I know, not a warbird, but it was part of his collection, and one of the last to go as it was one of his favorites)

It is a very nice Caravan.

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By: David Burke - 28th December 2007 at 22:32

Bruce – I have as follows using their U.K military serials but all ex Australian.

WZ903 (N903WZ) at Chino

WZ944 (N7022H) in Oregon and appears airworthy

WZ946 Hulk exported to U.S in 1990’s and in poor condition.

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By: Mark12 - 28th December 2007 at 19:52

Tim–

Seafire XV PR503/N503PR, ex-CWH, to David Gouldsmith in Missouri for continuation of restoration (alongside ex-Burmese Seafire XV SR462)

S.

This does not sound right.

I would suggest that both are with Wes Stricker in Columbia, Missouri.

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By: Bruce - 28th December 2007 at 19:45

What happened to the ex Aussie Sea Venom?

Anyone?

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By: Scorpion89 - 28th December 2007 at 19:11

C-123 Cat House was sold tot he Air America Group in Tico Florida

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By: Steve T - 28th December 2007 at 18:54

Tim–

Quite a few airframes from the former Polar Air Museum (Fisk/Amjet collection) were sold through Courtesy Aircraft in Illinois; off the top of my head (excepting that I had to look up the Seafire owner’s name):

EF-82E Twin Mustang 46-256/NACA 133, ex-Walter Soplata and David Arnold, to C&P Aviation (also at Anoka MN) for restoration to fly

Seafire XV PR503/N503PR, ex-CWH, to David Gouldsmith in Missouri for continuation of restoration (alongside ex-Burmese Seafire XV SR462)

Sea Fury T.20 “Dragon Of Cymru” (serial escapes me at the moment), sold through Courtesy and donated recently to RNHF at Yeovilton

Fury ISS project, Sea Hawk project (G-SEAH), Hunter two-seater (Singapore AF 500), sold through Courtesy about two years ago

Is the Shackleton AEW.2 “Mr McHenry” that was briefly operated cooperatively with the CAF? If so, it was flown from Midland, Texas, to Pima, Arizona, for static display at the Pima Air Museum this past month; some excellent photos of the Shack’s final engine run are online.

Cheers

S.