...It is to weep...

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MikeKozlowski
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...It is to weep...

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Bob Dedmon
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Post by Bob Dedmon »

Where's the "Way back Machine"?
warshipadmin
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I'd take the Stearman, maintenance is a nightmare on anything else.
DaveAAA
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Post by DaveAAA »

If it helps lessen the blow, $1,000 in 1946 is equivalent to about $16,000 today.
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jemhouston
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Still want a B-25.
warshipadmin
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I've changed my mind. Catalina.
Poohbah
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A B-25 Mitchell for me. Convert it into a flying RV.
Johnnie Lyle
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Post by Johnnie Lyle »

warshipadmin wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:05 pm I'd take the Stearman, maintenance is a nightmare on anything else.
I miss the Red Baron Stearman Squadron. That was a big piece of my childhood there.
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A Catalina is the same as a B-17 or a B-24. Remarkably, a C-47 is the same price as a B-29. A P-38 is the same price a Corsair or a PT-17, and a third of a P-51.

My shopping list would a trio of PBY, a brace each of P-38 and F4U, and either a six-pack or twelve-pack of T-6.
JBG
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Post by JBG »

I note the typos for the B-24 and the L-5 ....

On reflection I am not surprised at the cost of the C-47 and C-54.

Jonathan
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