Houston Avenger

Roger, thanks for the post.

The pilot, Capt Bill Hill, said this was the last surviving Avenger with combat history (and damage).

But you would never know it.

I have always liked the Avenger. I built a Monogram plastic model of it as a kid, and loved it.

Bill has his aircraft in a very high standard of restoration.

I will see if I can figure out how to post a few of the pictures I took to the forum… or I can send you some directly.

Nice to hear from someone from “across the pond”!

There are other aircraft at Hooks, one I think is an eastern block STOL single engine high wing taildragger… I did not get a digital picture of it, but it had Polish markings on it. I hope to surf the web and find a picture of one like it.

PS. Bill said the other flying (7 or 8) Avengers that were configured for forest fire fighting have been grounded. Perhaps due to recent vintage firefighting planes having accidents. Let’s hope these Avengers (and the Privateers) get into the classic airplane circuit vs the scrap heap!