A lot of interesting info. in this newspaper report. Not sure how close Scorpion is to the action, but the betting is that only N7316C will migrate eastwards.

http://www.sunjournal.com/story/243999-3/LewistonAuburn/German_company_has_plan_to_save_Connies/#

Newforest.

Lets just say I’m rather close tot he action;) 😀 , As for 16Charlie, let me explain how bad she is if you go back up and look at the photos I posted, Charlie is the one with out the Left Side Engines, also the whole cockpit are has been stripped as has the FE station. Charlie also might have a spar crack also Hotel does that I know since I was the one who discovered it on a inspection some 10 Years ago we never really looked at Charlie because we were decide that 74R would be the best Flying aircraft.

I’m not sure what the new owners are going to do, other then get one flying. I’m happy to hear that they are going to rebuild it in Auburn its a very fitting to all of us who have been around them for the past 20+ Years. While I don’t live in Maine anymore I do get back up there at least once a month. I plan on stopping by when they get the Hanger build.

Richard thanks for the photo of 74R in Sanford the paint scheme at the time was the Old Cargo Colors she had on. If you noted #2 is feather and the big Buffalo looking thing was either the Old Start Cart or the Fuel Car. If the photo is from Feb, of 93 then we were doing some maintance on her. The reason we ended up in Sanford was because we had a runway on #2 and and right side Bus Fire in the cockpit.

As for the Scheme on it now it was what it had on it towards the end of its Days with Lufthansa.

Helldiver perhaps!?!:confused:
Hope the USN is not after him now for “theft of government property”!!!

Yea we have a winner, this aircraft is a early SB2C-2 all the junk you see sitting is what is left of the tail this one came down after the pilot got lost and put it into some tree’s.

As for the ownership thing no problem you see all the stuff that Mr. Webster has recovered over the years have come from Private Land owners.

So who wants another one:diablo:

Three companies…how about an Avenger?

Sorry Mr. Boyle but the TBF/TBM was only build by Grumman and Eastern Aircraft.

It’s got leading edge slats too… so probably not WWII. It’s too ******** up for me to tell though. Any more clues Rob?

Cheers,
Richard

Richard,

Its WWII an Flew out of Rhode Island, also they were build by three different companys.

How about an F-6F, a Hellcat? (Taking the filename of the photo as a hint!)

Sorry but not a F6F

47 Views and no taker alright so here is a few Clues,

1 Its US Naval Aircraft

2 It crash on the East Coast of the United States

3 Its sitting in Larry Webster backyard