Florida Wing Commemorative Air Force website updates

The Florida Wing Commemorative Air Force has updated their website to include the latest newsletters. Of interest, is the following from the Fall 2012 newsletter that included the Wing’s meeting minutes:

“TBM sale – Colonel Foley is working with a private party who may be interested in purchasing the TBM. He has refrained from offering it to a broker or other Warbird collectors until he receives a firm reply from the private party. As an aside, I noted that the Heritage of Flight museum here in Washington did not have a TBM in their collection. I went ahead and made an overture to their curator but was informed that Mr. Paul Allen has repeatedly declined TBM offers in the past and was not interested in purchasing a TBM.”

Looks like they are trying to sell the TBM that they have been working on for the past couple of years.

CAF Florida Wing posts Dec 2011 newsletter

The Florida Wing of Commemorative Air Force has posted their Dec 2011 newsletter online. Great story about the history of the current wing dating back to 1995 to current.

Goal is early 2014 to get the TBM in the air.

May 2011 CAF FL newsletter is online

The May 2011 edition of the Florida Wing, Commemorative Air Force’s Newsletter is available online. Coverage of the restoration of their TBF Avenger is the main news to include the  engine and propeller being mounted along with continued work on the fuselage, wings and bomb bay.

July newsletter online at the CAF website

The Florida Wing of the CAF has posted their July newsletter online. Great update on the TBM restoration they are doing.

Here is the link to the newsletter.