_Mike_
July 5, 2011 at 1:55 pm

Walter Soplata's Aircraft Collection

Hi,

Any idea what has happened/is happening to the collection of aircraft built up by Walter Soplata since his death last November?

There were some rare airframes on his farm and it would be a shame to watch them rot away.

Cheers,

Mike

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By: David Burke - 5th July 2011 at 17:32

Mike -there is no chance of the aircraft in this collection rotting away. The collection is so well known and documented that would forsee an auction or controlled dispersal of the airframes in the foreseeable future.

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By: trumper - 5th July 2011 at 17:20

🙂 WOW ,what a story,thanks for posting.I too would be interested in an update of what happened to the remaining airframes.

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By: ian_ - 5th July 2011 at 16:36

Allways an amazing story, great to hear the son’s version.

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By: scotavia - 5th July 2011 at 15:00

I enjoyed his sons story…
http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/soplata.html?c=y&page=1

Good thread here…
http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/soplata.html?c=y&page=1