- Vol.13 - No.3 - 2006 - Issue 56

Swamp Ghost Saved Arthur's P-40 Avenger Over Oz Full Fury V Butcher Bird 4 Tipsey Survivors Airshows

 

Swamp Ghost Saved	One of the most significant WW2 aircraft recoveries in recent times took place in May when the largely intact B-17E, known as 'Swamp Ghost,' was rescued by a multi national team from its resting place of 64 years. We had been liaising with recovery coordinator and regular CW contributor, Rob Greinert for a long time over this aircraft, and he explains how the recovery came together.
It has become an almost unwritten rule that P-40s being restored to fly in New Zealand will be completed and test flown just in time to debut at the major Easter air show, either Wanaka or Omaka. This year was no exception with Allan Arthur's stunning P-40N-1 flying just days before heading down to thrill the crowds at Wanaka, marked in its very attractive 112 Sq. colours. This article describes the rebuild and is complimented with air to airs over the stunning Marlborough Coast.	Arthur's P-40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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