I posted a link to the Canadian Typhoon restoration a while back - lets look at a Canadian Tempest one now - great progress! Who do you think will fly first? This one - Richard Grace or Kermit Weeks?
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Canadian Tempest
Re: Canadian Tempest
Neither of Kermit’s Tempests are ever likely to fly under his ownership. The project has effectively been abandoned (like the Spitfire return to flight, getting the B-25 back in the air, the Benoist, the 2 DH-4s, and many more). Andy Salter, who was leading the restoration, retired and moved away and the two Tempests were boxed up and put away into deep storage a couple of years ago.
With the sad death of Nelson Ezell on Sunday, the future of his Tempest rebuild at Breckinridge is now uncertain. There is also one with Chris Miller near Houston in Texas, although it has been worked on for about 8 years now progress has been limited.
With the sad death of Nelson Ezell on Sunday, the future of his Tempest rebuild at Breckinridge is now uncertain. There is also one with Chris Miller near Houston in Texas, although it has been worked on for about 8 years now progress has been limited.
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Re: Canadian Tempest
The Air Leasing machine is pretty far advanced - I'd put my bet on it being first and also being the star of Flying Legends 2021 along with PT's Ruskispit
TT
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Re: Canadian Tempest
PT and Flying Legends. An ‘interesting’ concept.
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Yep I know...
PT is a mate - and a good mate of Sywell !
TT
PT is a mate - and a good mate of Sywell !
TT
Re: Canadian Tempest
Project update - the Canadian Tempest MW376 is currently in the paint booth at KF Aero. Hopefully should be completed and wheeled out next week.
Re: Canadian Tempest
I've been watching and waiting - I built and painted a Matchbox Tempest Mk.II after she arrived in NZ but decided to hold off on decals until she was completed...due to later events it's been waiting for decals (and now a repaint!) ever since.
Zac in NZ
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