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[PLMerite]

Next to College Park Airport, Maryland.

[Russell Underwood]

"PLMerite" > wrote in message
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> Next to College Park Airport, Maryland.

Looks like I'll have to make a stop next time I travel up that way. Never
knew that they were there. Hopefully, someone will trim that shrub near the
P47 soon.

Regards,

Russell Underwood

[Andrew-S]

Did you have a chance to visit the museum nearby?

Andrew

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> Next to College Park Airport, Maryland.

[PLMerite]

"Andrew-S" <I-Still-Hate-Spammers@Sorry-I had-to-leave-for-bit.com> wrote in
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> Did you have a chance to visit the museum nearby?


It's one of those situations where I live right in the area but don't ever
get around to seeing the local sights.




> Andrew
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>> Next to College Park Airport, Maryland.
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[Andrew-S]

I live in Northern Virginia and occasionally fly and shoot for the PG
police... As a matter of fact I will probably be over there on either or
Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. We should try and link up sometime...

Do you shoot?

Andrew


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> "Andrew-S" <I-Still-Hate-Spammers@Sorry-I had-to-leave-for-bit.com> wrote
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>> Did you have a chance to visit the museum nearby?
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> It's one of those situations where I live right in the area but don't ever
> get around to seeing the local sights.
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>> Andrew
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>>> Next to College Park Airport, Maryland.
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[Tom Hayden]

What exactly are these "faux fighters"?

Are they replicas, made from fiberglass or such?

Were they made especially for the 94th A. S. business, or for some other
purpose? Maybe for the movies? Seems like they would've been pretty
expensive to make just to sit outside some restaurants.

Tom

[PLMerite]

"Tom Hayden" <geezer1two3atcomcast.net> wrote in message
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> What exactly are these "faux fighters"?
>
> Are they replicas, made from fiberglass or such?
>
> Were they made especially for the 94th A. S. business, or for some other
> purpose? Maybe for the movies? Seems like they would've been pretty
> expensive to make just to sit outside some restaurants.



Well, I didn't actually go up and thump any of them to see, but my guess is
some combinaiton of metal and fiberglass. The screw heads along the panel
joins look pretty real. There seem to be quite a few 94th Aero Sqdn
franchises around the country and judging from the photos at least some of
them have the same artwork parked outside. I have no idea how expensive it
is compared to any other kind of decor.



Regards, PLMerite




> Tom
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[Mark M]

I have been next to the P-51D replica outside the Columbus, OH restaurant.
It was made mainly of fiberglass.

Mark M
"Tom Hayden" <geezer1two3atcomcast.net> wrote in message
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> What exactly are these "faux fighters"?
>
> Are they replicas, made from fiberglass or such?
>
> Were they made especially for the 94th A. S. business, or for some other
> purpose? Maybe for the movies? Seems like they would've been pretty
> expensive to make just to sit outside some restaurants.
>
> Tom
>

[Tom Hayden]

I drove up to the Columbus restaurant last month, but didn't get out. From
the street I thought those planes were real, but I couldn't figure out why
anyone would consign good parts to restaurant duty. I didn't even realize
there was more than one 94th Aero Sq. restaurant.

I wonder where they came from? Anyone out there have any ideas?

Thanks, Mark.

Tom

[john smith[_2_]]

In article >,
"Tom Hayden" <geezer1two3atcomcast.net> wrote:

> I drove up to the Columbus restaurant last month, but didn't get out. From
> the street I thought those planes were real, but I couldn't figure out why
> anyone would consign good parts to restaurant duty. I didn't even realize
> there was more than one 94th Aero Sq. restaurant.
>
> I wonder where they came from? Anyone out there have any ideas?

I never noticed it all the times I have driven by.
The last real airplanes I remember parked there were 25 years ago.
They were on the airside. One day a crew came in and began working on
the B-25. A few days later, it flew out.
I had to look at Google Earth to see the P-51 replica parked on the
public side of the the restaurant.