In the latest VAC Newsletter, the Valiant Air Command will being receiving, on-loan, a F-100 A, 53‐1629, from Fort Smith, AR. No delivery date yet.
Colling’s Foundation’s P-40B has arrived at American Aero Services
The Colling’s Foundation’s P-40B arrived today at American Aero Services. First flight will hopefully be in September.
Mustang flyover for Coke Zero 400 in Daytona
The Daytona News Journal is reporting that 3 P-51 Mustangs will do the beginning of the race flyover. The flyover will be lead by Scott Yoak flying his P-51 Quicksilver.
Details can be found here: http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20140630/NEWS/140639973/1040?p=1&tc=pg&tc=ar
Ongoing Aircraft Maintenance at Fantasy of Flight
Although Fantasy of Flight may be closed, the maintenance team has been busy on a couple of projects.
The Spitfire Mk-16 is undergoing maintenance for landing gear bolts replacement and Kermit Weeks is looking to fly this aircraft by year’s end.
The Curtiss TP-40N is also being worked on with the addition of an emergency landing gear system to ensure that the gear will come down.
Sanford Naval Air Station Ventura Restoration
At the Orlando-Sanford International Airport, there is a dedicated group of men that are working to restore a PV1-Ventura, a type that flew from this field back in the 1940s when the airfield was the Sanford Naval Air Station.
This PV-1 Ventura was offered to the Sanford Airport Memorial Committee by the Museum of Naval Aviation for display in the airpark. This aircraft has quite the history (http://www.warbirdregistry.org/pv1venturaregistry/LOCKHEED%20.txt) having served with the US Navy and the RAF, along with time South America and Cuba.
Volunteers work on the this aircraft every Saturday and Tuesday in BLDG 125 and are looking for volunteers to assist. The door is always open to visitors as well.
Florida Warbirds 