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    Me 262 in Willow Grove, Pa.

    The Willow Grove Naval Air Station on route 611 has a small museum set up on the grounds, The Deleware Valley Historical Aircraft Association. They have an original, fully restored Me 262 , the rare two seater, trainer version. A growing collection of small displays, artifacts, uniforms, etc as well as other vintage aircraft outside make for a great day trip if ever in the Philadelphia area.

    Doug
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    I sat in that plane and the Japanese plane when I was little--we were on a VIP tour of Willow Grove. None of the aircraft had been restored at that time--they were on display, unprotected from the elements. Glad to hear they've been restored!
    Erich
    Festina lente!

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      #3
      Willow Grove

      Yes Erich I did the same when my uncle was stationed there and we lived near-by. They also had a sea plane from the Prinz Eugen as well. I think one of the Japaneses fighters is now down at the new Dulles Air-and Space annex. I also remember the US Navy Jet on skis. Dirk

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        #4
        Willow Grove

        Small world--I wonder how many collectors can say that they sat in a 262? You're right--I think that was an Arado floatplane and the odd ski jet. I was there in the 60s.
        Erich
        Festina lente!

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          #5
          Willow Grove

          Erich- I went to grade school in Lower Moreland and would go to the air shows each year. My uncle was assigned in the mid to late 1960's. He flew A-4s. Remember the Neptune P-2's (and later the P-3s) that flew over the area. I never got to sit in the Me-262 (I don't remember it being open) but did sit in the seaplane (because they had a large "step ladder" going to it. When I was 7 or 8 I also saw President Johnson when he flew into the air station. Today the P-3's are still there and now the ANG flys A-10's but it seems a much quiter place then I remember. Dirk

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            #6
            German Floatplane

            I believe the German floatplane is from the heavy cruiser "Prinz Eugen" that was later sunk during an atomic bomb test in the Pacific. Does any one have pictures of the Me 262 as it is now restored?

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              #7
              Willow Grove

              Im going to try to get back to get a couple of shots of the plane . Its hard to believe remembering how it used to look years ago.The curator told me that the guy making the new ( knockoff ) 262 now for sale made jigs from this original and helped with the restoring in the process.
              Doug

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                #8
                That was part of the deal: he could use the Smithsonian's example for patterns providing he refurbished it. Bargain!

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                  #9
                  does anybody know the flight status of the replica 262's?i heard one was flown and had a rough landing but no other info.

                  tony

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                    #10
                    Hi Tony, here are the lastest updates:

                    http://www.stormbirds.com/project/general/updates.htm

                    Cheers, Ade.

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                      #11
                      If this is an original ME262 then they;re silly enough to fly one of the rarest aircraft in this world without consider about the possiblity of crash consequences. I don't care about the life of that pilot...





                      Originally posted by Adrian Stevenson
                      Hi Tony, here are the lastest updates:

                      http://www.stormbirds.com/project/general/updates.htm

                      Cheers, Ade.

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                        #12
                        Hi Ken, no, these are the new replicas they are just starting to fly. No one would risk an original Me262; besides the the risk to pilot and losing the aircraft, the old Jumo engines are just not reliable enough.

                        Cheers, Ade.

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                          Originally posted by kchuah
                          If this is an original ME262 then they;re silly enough to fly one of the rarest aircraft in this world without consider about the possiblity of crash consequences. I don't care about the life of that pilot...



                          I don't care about the life of that pilot

                          Unless I misunderstood your intent of this statement, that is very sad

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                            #14
                            Yes, you're misunderstand my statement. Read again..
                            I said, if those pilot are flying the antique ME262 then they're very irresponsible to the history and yes, to themselves... but Adrian has clarify that...thx

                            Ken

                            Originally posted by Jim61
                            I don't care about the life of that pilot

                            Unless I misunderstood your intent of this statement, that is very sad
                            Last edited by kchuah; 03-21-2004, 10:20 PM.

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                              I've got to locate which book it was in but the Smithsonian owns many many ME262's. They aren't on display, location was disclosed but these aren't rare if you're the Smithsonian. I've often wondered why they just don't part them out to the flight museums around the country. Political correctness no doubt...

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