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From: rjg@sialis.mn.org (Robert J. Granvin)
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Subject: Re: CAF Airshow at Lorain County
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Date: 8 Aug 90 03:01:37 GMT
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From: rjg@sialis.mn.org (Robert J. Granvin)
In article <1990Aug3.031145.19983@cbnews.att.com> geoffm@EBay.Sun.COM (Geoff Miller) writes:
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|From: geoffm@EBay.Sun.COM (Geoff Miller)
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|In article <1990Jul30.153536.26030@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov> pspod@venus.lerc.nasa.gov writes:
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|>The Cleveland Wing of the Confederate Air Force is presenting an airshow at
|>the Lorain County Airport, Aug 3rd, 4th, and 5th. Two of the aircraft present
|>will be the ME 109 and A6M2 Zero.  Does anyone know if these aircraft are 
|>actual 109 and Zero or some modification of other aircraft e.g. AT-6?
|
|The Zero is probably one of the  converted AT-6s used in the filming of
|_Tora Tora Tora_.   I'd think that a real Zero would be far too valuable to
|fly around the airshow circuit, and there'd be a real shortage of spare engine
|parts.  Also,  I believe that the CAF's Me-109 is a Spanish-built CASA-
|something.  Same plane, essentially.

I'm fairly certain that it's a replica.  The Indiana Wing is currently
restoring a true Zero, though for lack of available parts, won't have
a truly authentic engine (if I understand, or remember, correctly).

The general statement is that this will be the only true flying Zero in
existance, once it is completed.  It will, as all CAF aircraft do, travel
to airshows from time to time.  The Zero won't be the only "one of a kind"
aircraft the CAF has, but I still expect that they'll take very very good
care of it as they do the others.  I can't be fully certain of the details,
as I've been paying more attention to our own restorations. :-)
(B-25J (Miss Mitchell) and North American P-51C).

"Colonel" Bob Granvin
Southern Minnesota Wing

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