Historic Feature from Warbirds Worldwide: Col Borman's Kingcobra
By PAUL A. COGGAN of Warbirds Worldwide, 1998. Simon Brown of Square One Aviation tells the story of a remarkable project.
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By PAUL A. COGGAN of Warbirds Worldwide, 1998. Simon Brown of Square One Aviation tells the story of a remarkable project.
As most readers will be well aware, AirCorps Aviation has completed numerous world-class aircraft restorations over the past decade or so at their now-famed workshop in Bemidji, Minnesota. Not an organization to rest on its laurels, AirCorps is working hard on a number of fascinating projects at present, one of which they started in mid-2021 for the Wings of the North Air Museum in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. This particular effort is based around the mortal remains of a rare, early-model Mustang with an extensive combat history, this being P-51B 42-106602 nicknamed Shillelagh. Two of those who ...
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