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Lopes Hope 3rd – A Restoration Retrospective

March 27, 2019 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Chuck Cravens recently submitted a fascinating retrospective featuring the recent restoration at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota of the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-51C Mustang Lope’s Hope 3rd, dedicated to the life of the legendary […]

Texas Flying Legends Museum’s P-51C Mustang ‘Lopes Hope 3rd’ Flies!

October 25, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 17

As many of our readers will be well be aware, we have been following the restoration of Texas Flying Legends Museum’s North American P-51C Mustang at AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota for some time now. […]

Lopes Hopes fuselage as she looked in February 2016

Texas Flying Legends P-51C Restoration Report

April 23, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

by Richard Mallory Allnutt Over the past few years, AirCorps Aviation, based in Bemidji, Minnesota has developed an enviable reputation for world-class warbird restorations. This includes combat veteran P-51D Mustangs 44-63675 Sierra Sue II and 44-63864 Twilight […]

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