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Whats The Latest News On N974R In Polk City Fla.

doulasc From United States of America, joined Dec 2011, 348 posts, RR: 0
Posted (1 year 4 months 3 weeks 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 5232 times:

I know Maurice Roundy sold his Three Lockheed 1649A Starliners. One is being restored in
Auburn Maine, another one is a parts plane.What does the future hold for the one in Florida?
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NASCARAirforce From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 3079 posts, RR: 5
Reply 1, posted (1 year 4 months 3 weeks 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 5032 times:

Are you talking about the Starliner that Kermit Weekes owns that looks to be in former Lufthansa colors? Its sitting at the entrance to Fantasy of Flight. Last year he did tow it down and park it along I-4 for a few months but its back at the entrance on the north side of his property. I am sure Kermit will get around to actually restoring it - not sure if he will have it flying again but I am sure he will have it at least looking museum worthy.

doulasc From United States of America, joined Dec 2011, 348 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (1 year 4 months 3 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 4776 times:

I was not aware this Starliner was sold again since Marice sold it along with his other two
Lockheed Starliners in Auburn Maine.

kiffy From United States of America, joined Mar 2010, 83 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (1 year 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 3416 times:

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DL_Mech From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 1761 posts, RR: 10
Reply 4, posted (1 year 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 2548 times:

Since Lufthansa chose to restore an original TWA Starliner and not this original Lufthansa bird, I wonder what the real condition of this plane is...........

It's not going to the Moon.....It's just going to California

MEA-707 From Netherlands, joined Nov 1999, 4117 posts, RR: 37
Reply 5, posted (1 year 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 2201 times:

Quoting DL_Mech (Reply 4):
Since Lufthansa chose to restore an original TWA Starliner and not this original Lufthansa bird, I wonder what the real condition of this plane is...........

The interesting fact is this Starliner is the only Starliner (so far) which had made any flight since the 1990s, it had a short ferryflight to Polk City on 19-10-2001. Lufthansa probably took or will take parts from it to make their cn 1018 operational as they own this one too.

nobody has ever died from hard work, but why take the risk?

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