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[Ack-Ack]

The only flying P-82 was owned by the CAF and I believe it still is, but it will most likely not fly again due to the fact that an Airline Pilot who was getting checked out in it back in the 80's landed about 20 foot to high and dropped it in.  It bent the plane very badly, and the noise was well, UUUGGGHHHHH the humanity, they have the fuselage rebuilt and have had, to my understanding, is finding one of the props.  I cant remember which one it is but it had counter rotating props so one of the props is very hard to find and VERY expensive.

Was that the one being restored at the CAF Museum at Gillespie Field in El Cajon?  Last time I was there about 6-7 years ago (when I still lived in San Diego) I saw the P-82 they had there while it was being restored and they were installing one of the engines on it.

ack-ack

[Dream Child]

The only flying P-82 was owned by the CAF and I believe it still is, but it will most likely not fly again due to the fact that an Airline Pilot who was getting checked out in it back in the 80's landed about 20 foot to high and dropped it in...

Let me guess...he was an ex NAVY pilot...(I'd like to think an airline pilot wouldn't drop a plane 20 feet, mostly because I don't want to be on that plane when he does...)

[AWwrgwy]

Was that the one being restored at the CAF Museum at Gillespie Field in El Cajon?  Last time I was there about 6-7 years ago (when I still lived in San Diego) I saw the P-82 they had there while it was being restored and they were installing one of the engines on it.

ack-ack

IIRC there was a dispute over ownership.  It was "loaned" to the CAF by the U.S.A.F.  It was a former gate guard and the agreement was they needed to be flying it to keep it. 

The Air Force wants it back.

caf-loses-p-82-appeal



wrongway

[2ADoc]

Thank for the add on I had heard rumors but was not sure ab0out that.

IIRC there was a dispute over ownership.  It was "loaned" to the CAF by the U.S.A.F.  It was a former gate guard and the agreement was they needed to be flying it to keep it. 

The Air Force wants it back.

caf-loses-p-82-appeal



wrongway
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[oakranger]

IIRC there was a dispute over ownership.  It was "loaned" to the CAF by the U.S.A.F.  It was a former gate guard and the agreement was they needed to be flying it to keep it. 

The Air Force wants it back.

caf-loses-p-82-appeal



wrongway

USAF wants one of their little toys back? 

[2ADoc]

Was that the one being restored at the CAF Museum at Gillespie Field in El Cajon?  Last time I was there about 6-7 years ago (when I still lived in San Diego) I saw the P-82 they had there while it was being restored and they were installing one of the engines on it.

ack-ack

No that one I am refering to was with the CAF Headquarters branch when it was in Harlingen Texas.  I believe that it was sent to Midland Texas when the CAF was bought and moved there.  You can say it was a vote to move there but Bill Hobby and Fina gas bought it.  Anyway that is another soapbox for a later time.  If anyone has seen a P-51 and a P-82 side by side, a P-82 is not 2 P-51s stuck together.  The fuselages are alot bigger than P-51s.   The reason that it was dropped in was because the Check pilot was not paying attention.  No one was hurt but it cost a great airplane.  I believe that was the same year that they stood a Heinkle He 111 on its nose, or it could have been when the gear collapsed on landing.  It was about 3 years after the Seafury dug a hole at the end of 35R.