Saturday, September 27, 2014

Dated: Rare warbirds to depart Edwards Ranch

Via Adam


Hang around aircraft restorers and you’ll inevitably hear tales of priceless historical relics hidden in barns, buried in shrink wrap, or otherwise stuck in time awaiting discovery.

These stories are almost always wild exaggerations or outright fiction. But if you’ve ever heard of the cache of iconic warbirds at Wilson Connell “Connie” Edwards’ west Texas ranch, it’s absolutely real.
The irascible former movie pilot who made a fortune in the oil business has added to his vast inventory of mostly World War II-era fighters, seaplanes, and surplus parts for more than a half century. Now, he’s decided to sell many of them—but only on his own nonnegotiable terms.

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2 comments:

  1. Walter ZoomieSeptember 27, 2014 at 10:37 PM

    Those are Hispano 109s.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispano_Aviaci%C3%B3n_HA-1112

    Not quite the same as BF109s, but close enough. That is a treasure trove for sure.

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