Farewell to Paul Allen's Flying Heritage Collection

[@realpropertymangement7640]

I was a member of Paul's protective team. I had the privilege of accompany him in attending numerous annual Flying Heritage airshows. I too am an enthusiast of this era of warbird history, so accompanying him and discussing the various attributes and accomplishments of the various aircraft types was exciting and enjoyable for both of us. I was sad to see Paul go, and I'm now equally sad to see his beloved collection depart the Seattle area. I'll miss seeing those vintage wings against the Pacific northwest sky as much as I miss my chats with Paul. Fair skies Paul, and to the incredible preservation and display of this pivotal time in aviation and humanity. Mr. Walton, cherish and protect what Paul assembled as much as he did!

[@leehale5828]

I just visited the museum last weekend, September 16, 2023. The displays were excellent and there was no sign that the museum was preparing to move, in fact it appears to have expanded since I was there last pre-pandemic.

[@fight2flyphoto]

Definitely has not expanded, but they did shift things around. The F-105 went back to the Air Force museum and apparently they put the Jenny back on display.

[@psoon04286]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe the museum is not photographer friendly. Lots of restrictions posted on their website.

[@leehale5828]

@@psoon04286 Not at all, I took multiple photographs of many of the exhibits. The staff was friendly and helpful. They don't want the exhibits touched but I did not get a sense that they had a lot of restrictions.

[@welshparamedic]

Don't worry about the shakiness! I am a 63 year old retired Paramedic here in the UK who has spinal injuries which mean I could never have visited Paul Allen's Museum, but because of your videos and similar from fellow aviation enthusiasts the world over, mean that I can indeed visit them all be it virtually! Okay, I cant hear and feel the noise of the engines you mentioned, well not over there but I can visit Duxford and the RAF museum but I am limited just to the ones here in the UK. So, once again, Thankyou for sharing these brilliant images and the sound of those powerful warbird engines! (Just have to turn the volume up to full to really appreciate them!)

[@michaelcarter8647]

I was a docent for 12 years at the FHCAM and I will miss being able to out and give tours about these aircraft.

[@PaddyPatrone]

Sad. But at least now there might be a future where these birds fly again. It`s still kinda mindboggeling that Paul Allen didn`t plan ahead in case he wouldn`t be there anymore. Thanks for the great video!

[@TheAmerican1963]

So did the FW 190 D fly ?????? I am so in love with that aircraft !!!! :-) I sub-contracted for Boeing and would visit the Museum and the ME-262 factory often ...... the first time I saw the "D-13" I had tears running down my face as i thought i would never live to see one up close. I am retired after 35 years and some of my fondest memories were visiting this fantastic Museum ......... Thank you. Paul, for what you had accomplished ...........

[@fredgarv79]

No it did not fly, they said it was just too rare.

[@TheAmerican1963]

@@fredgarv79 True .... I read further that some engine parts are missing, also 😞

[@kalashloy4179]

engine was runable and did ran a few times when the Dora was still with its previous owners. Its engine wasn't running that well nor did it started easily from the old footages, as suspected lacked of crucial parts contributed to these.

[@4vepvik781]

Paul Allen's collection is arguably the most diverse collection of WW2 Legends in the World..A brilliant n fantastic collection of Allied/Axis Aircraft alike..!!.

[@ZacYates]

A magnificent tribute, Jason. Thank you for sharing so much of this remarkable collection with us over the years: it’s been an absolute pleasure and privilege. Thank you.

[@cannonfodder4376]

I am so sad this is the fate of the FHC and its collection. Paul's sister simply does not appreciate them like others do but thankfully the new buyer appreciates them enough to buy the whole collection. Mr. Walton will be the latest in a long line of custodians to care and cherish the history of these historical artifacts. I hope to see him continue Paul's great work. Great video work as always.

[@markthibault8579]

Hello from Canada. Thanks so much for this and your other videos. While I had the pleasure of only one visit to the museum, it was incredible. I had hoped to visit one more time but it was not to be. Thanks again!

[@darkredvan]

I have mixed feelings about the sale. On one hand the museum was closed anyway, with no chance to open with the previous owner. So the sale can be a good step forward in seeing the planes (fly). It is good the collection was sold as a whole. A positive aspect can be that the new owner is an active warbird pilot. I wish him all the best with his acquisition, it is a very big investment for sure. Hopefully we will see many of the planes kept in their perfect condition and flown regularly. And if one or another plane gets sold: most (if not all) collections buy and sell planes, change their collections (most try for the better). Good luck Mr. Walton, sad for those enthusiasts in the Seattle area.

[@AmishHitman73.Archive]

lol i see walton fly when he is in town, he almost rammed a bearcat with his mustage in view of where i live, these waltons are richbois that never grew up and have tons of money, the sale is sad. i live two miles from his collection

[@FoundingYouTuber-2005]

I was concerned when I heard the music. Then, pleasures of pleasures, you did the right thing and played the real music. What wonderful music all those war boids sing, e.g., at 8:26.

[@GingerThePlane]

Awesome video! What an incredible collection, thank you for sharing this, wow!!

[@joshkam8458]

Very nice. Impressive. Now Let’s see paul allen’s collection

[@fredgarv79]

I forgot to say, thank you for this, you have documented it and did a great job. at 18:45 that P-47, can you imagine seeing that beast come up from behind you? at 20:50 wow,great pass of the 109, the sound is incredible! I noticed they didn't fly the FW 190 much, too rare? It was my favorite plane growing up as a kid, I had models hanging from the ceiling of my bedroom of the spit, the fw and the 109. I loved the corsair, and still watch repeats of black sheep every saturday, as I'll bet you do, just to see those planes. I missed a few of the shows thinking oh well,there will be more right? wrong. I wonder if covid had not happened, would she have still sold everything? most likely yes,she did use that as an excuse. what a shame. Yes I'm happy where its going, not sold of one by one, but hey I ain't payin flights and hotel rooms to see a few planes fly again. but then maybe I will That green B-25 flew over my house so many times, I could hear it coming,and would run outside to see it. The husband and red haired wife who flew it,she really impressed me. Once they had a B-17 there, not part of his museum, just taking a tour of the area and I went there on a week day, and nobody was around at all, so I got to board it and hang out on it all alone, the thing that got me was how thin the metal was and how cramped it was. I talked to the guy there and he said it used to bomb supply lines to the germans in Italy. I think I donated $7 or something, then was all alone around the plane and inside it.

[@morecowbell164]

Sad but I guess it eventually had to happen. We were happy to see how the museum benefited the community.... Now we get to see how much we lost and how much Jody Allen gains by the sale.

[@clgdswr]

I've been to countless fly days and I thank everyone at fhc for the opportunity for a gen x,r to see what my grandparents saw

[@fight2flyphoto]

If only they still did that. :-(

[@billace90]

Sad to see the collection go. I guess the Stuka’s restoration project is now over after so much work invested. What a shame.

[@robertpigott5312]

I was at the museum on 10/10/23. The folks I talked to said the museum is not moving. Its a fabulous collection of ww2 machines. 3 big hangers full of machines including the rare Mosquito which is flying condition. Go see it.

[@milliondollarsooner]

Yes correct there are no “current” plans to move the museum, of course it could change.

[@johnosbourn4312]

It's a real shame to see these birds leave their longtime home, in Washington, but, here's hoping that Mr. Walton will take care of these beautiful aircraft, and keeps them flying, as well. Also, I have a total of 103 books, combined for these aircraft.

[@delta3675]

Makes me sad honestly cause I really wish I could have seen the collection. I just hope that a new museum gets opened. But if not I hope their kept in a good home.

[@jsmutny]

FHCAM events were my favorite shows, going to miss them a lot.

[@tim7052]

I'm not sad at all! These iconic aircraft stand as testimony to those who actually fought in the air during WWII. As such they belong to our shared history and responsibility. Therefore, the new "owner" of this collection is not an owner at all - but the next custodian in a long succession, to be passed onto the next.

[@fight2flyphoto]

So very true. As long as they're being shown off and flying, it's a happy next step along their journey. Just sad that this is how it came to an end. Wish they could have at least had a proper sendoff.

[@ChizAfterHours]

@@fight2flyphoto I'm sure they will be flown. For what I understand, Walton is the owner of several P51s and the last flying Goodyear F2G Super Corsair, of which he flies all of them. I'm sure they'll be taken care of and flown.

[@aaronmeliza4379]

My great grandpa helped build the 109 E3 in their collection. Crushed to see it leave.

[@tracysrocket]

I hope that the many other artifacts of the museum besides the aircraft are preserved.

[@kenbrown9164]

I was fortunate enough to visit Paul Allen's Heritage Flight Museum located at Paine Field in Everett, WA very near where Boeing has a facility that has built every model in their commercial airline inventory. It was on a bright sunny day in May 2005 (I think) and we got to see many of these planes flying over the field. Paul Allen's dream was to amass every significant WWII fighter aircraft and restore them and maintain them in flying condition. I think he was very nearly able to accomplish this. The museum allowed visitors to get close to the planes and observe some of the maintenance activities required to keep these planes flying. They also maintained a website that provided visual access to the maintenance and care (and some of the interesting technical aspects) of these aircraft. I have seen almost all of the air museums in the US and the Heritage Flight Museum was unique in that all the aircraft were in flying condition and were flown on a regular basis. The only exception, I believe, was an FW190D that was the only restored version of that aircraft in the world and was deemed to be too valuable to risk. Many thanks to Paul Allen and the craftsmen that maintained and repaired these magnificent aircraft so that the public could actually see them in flight. I hope the new owner continues Paul Allen's dream! My uncle flew a P47D and was KIA in Belgium in November 1944, and my dad was an aircraft mechanic in the USN at Geiger Field in Spokane, WA. He worked on Avengers, Hellcats, Bearcats and the infamous Curtiss SB2C and later went on to work for Boeing at Paine Field building 707's 727's, 737's and 707's. This was before they had the huge buildings at Paine Field and much of the interior work (installing seats, galleys, overhead bins, etc.) was done outside on the taxiways. Airplane museums are in my blood, and next year we hope to visit the Imperial War Museum at Duxford, UK.

[@oldyoung9379]

Incredibles pictures. Thank's for this dreams.

[@drewpedrick124]

My wife and I made it to the last (I believe) flying day back in Aug of 2019, it's sad now to think that the next time we visit Seattle that FHC will no longer be there as it was one of our mandatory stops every time we visited. I share the same sadness with you as my son will never get to experience this amazing museum since he was born later in 2020. It's a shame that Jody thought all the sports teams were more important than an appreciation for flight history. I do have to ask what the name of the song you used was, it is exceptionally fitting.

[@pickle4293]

What about the restoration projects like the me262 or the ju87?

[@andrewwaller5913]

Hopefully be completed and flying.

[@fight2flyphoto]

@@andrewwaller5913 There was a hard stop on both projects as soon as Jody shut it down. Here's hoping the new owner picks them back up and finishes them. The 262 was already doing taxi tests.

[@andrewwaller5913]

@@fight2flyphoto Indeed, Steve Hinton taxied the 262. Thanks for the video.

[@billace90]

I was thinking about that!

[@johnreed9435]

They are staying!!!!! Hooray

[@jongallant6054]

Too bad this came to pass. I watched most all their planes fly back in 2015. Sad to see it go.

[@joey95661]

This collection isn't going anywhere

[@fight2flyphoto]

They have one foot out the door. They're jacking prices and making it less accessible to justify picking up and moving.

[@knoxrutherford2165]

Man as someone from Western Washington its so infuriating that Jody and Vulcan screwed this museum and Allens other projects, I'm optimistic about the new owner as he seems to care much more about the planes than Jody and Vulcan

[@jongallant6054]

Probably are members of the new generation who hates history and pushes over statues.

[@knoxrutherford2165]

@@jongallant6054 I highly doubt it’s for political reasons or anything like that, Jody Allen is Paul Allen’s sister and she took everything over after he died as he had no wife or Children, this is definitely just a money thing as it seems Jody would rather sell off Paul’s passion projects than actually honor his legacy

[@LINJ638]

@@knoxrutherford2165 A shitbag she really is and wants nothing to do with him.

[@shanethepain2009]

Sad day , never go to go see the collection or museum

[@owenmiller4887]

Thanks for the great video ! I find myself wondering what will become of the unfinished projects? Will the B-17 and Stuka head to Arkansas to be completed. Where is RACE 57? And what of the Crusaders and other projects. Allen also had armor, artillery, and God knows memorabilia? Were they included in the sale?

[@fight2flyphoto]

The P-38, B-17, Fw 189, Zero, and jets have been up for sale for a while now. Not sure of the fate of the 262 and Stuka. Apparently he purchased the entire thing, so I assume it's all the armor and artifacts as well.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

@@fight2flyphoto I am reading that Allen's sister wanted everything sold as a lot. The Zero was sold last year and I think it's going to Meier in Germany (then perhaps to Hangar10 maybe.) The Fw-189 was taken off market last year and maybe it found a buyer already. I'm more excited to see the Stuka finished than the Me-262. I don't think the Me-262 would have been flown much anyways.

[@andrewwaller5913]

@@fight2flyphoto The Fw189 is still here with ARCO at Duxford I believe, so be interesting to see what happens.

[@milliondollarsooner]

Race 57 has been based in Arkansas for awhile now.

[@fredgarv79]

Do you know anything about when they will start to move the planes? the article said they would ship some, but some would fly to their new home. I drive by there a few times a week and so far nothing. I managed to talk to a volunteer just before the announcement and he said he didn't know if the place would reopen or not. I asked him about the Stuka and he just grinned and said he couldn't talk about it, he was just there to do general maintenance. I'm going to keep trying. like you I used to go there on my days off during the week and park out by the fence and watch them do tests. I also live on the flight path and saw the planes flying overhead on week days, so I would jump in my car and drive up there. (I live on Shore Ave) to try to catch them. I'm just sick about it, for I do not want to fly to Arkansas just to see an air show. I used to go to the photography hill where they flew right over your head. it was so cool. I was in touch with the Everett Herald bussiness writer, she actually interviewed me as she was investigating the whole sorry thing. She said they would not return her calls and not comment. It makes me both mad,and sad at the same time. You would think she has plenty of money anyway, and she would want to respect his love for the museum and just keep it going. but no One show, we were standing by that fence and a big car showed up, they opened the fence and I looked in and there was allen and his sister and her little dog. they set up a cheap chair for him to sit there and watch the show,but he looked very sick and pale. they left early. but that was like 2 years before he died so I had thought maybe he recovered, I was hoping I have a few videos of my own on my you tube channel. this one got the most views. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWbEhmCNoKuNobs that mosquito was something, wasn't it? just amazing. All the shows were a father and son thing, then my dad got too old to go, so I took a friend of mine who is a big huge liberal, and he said well I don't know if I want to go see war machines, but he went, and he absolutely loved it, I told him look it's not about the war itself, it's about the beauty of the planes, they are like works of art

[@Patrick_Ross]

The new owner would be insane to move it to Arkansas. Would draw even half the numbers they get in Everett.

[@fight2flyphoto]

Yeah, but with the crap they are pulling here, I would bet the numbers in Arkansas would actually be better. They had 2 events this Spring called, "Amateur Photographer day" that they offered from noon to 4 PM on Wednesdays and charged a laughable $250! No engine runs, just static aircraft in their hangars. Their "membership" plan charges you a couple hundred dollars for a *discount* to general admission. Good riddance.

[@2-Hands]

Anyone know the name of the location of where these Warbirds will be going to???

[@andrewwaller5913]

The owners has several warbirds in Bentonville, Arkansas.

[@ginacalabrese3869]

A grandson of the founder of Walmart bought them. At least the collection will still be together in Arkansas instead of being sold off all over the world.

[@billace90]

@@ginacalabrese3869 i hope they keep those who still fly, airworthy and finish the restoration of the 262 and the Stuka.

[@fredgarv79]

I noticed they stopped flying the Rata, I wondered if it was just too rare? or too hard to fly so possibly dangerous? The first few years there were like 50 people there,nobody knew about it. I couldn't believe it, then it got more and more and more popular so much so if you wanted to pay and get inside, you had to park blocks away and take a shuttle. no thanks we just went to the free show on the hill where they flew right over your head. they used to do it every two weeks with just 2 planes, then did fewer shows, but with more planes. Do you remember there was one of those, where the pilots got a little frisky and started to do some swinging around, chasing each other and really flying them, up and down. I thought maybe they were going to do this from now on, but they went back to the static fly by's. I wonder if somebody told them you can't do that. Plus you never got to see them go really fast, which is a shame.

[@crooked-halo]

Wait! Is this where the Stuka is/was being restored? If so, what does this mean for the restoration?

[@fredgarv79]

yes, it was, they were close to finishing it I believe. I saw it partially restored, they had the original seat and other parts that were original. so sad

[@alexaltamura1724]

Does the Museum was closed

[@69jmcc94]

Anyone know the status of the ju87

[@ginacalabrese3869]

If Paul Allen truly cared about preserving these aircraft for future generations he would have made the proper financial arrangements to keep the museum funded and the aircraft airworthy regardless. Simply leaving everything to his sister (who used the pandemic as an excuse to liquidate the collection along with his other pet projects) tells me he really didn't care what happened after he was gone. Hopefully the Walton who bought the collection will open a similar museum to the general public and not just keep them hidden away for himself.

[@oxcart4172]

I guess your priorities change when you're dying

[@fight2flyphoto]

The museum director assured members that Paul had made arrangements to make the museum independent from Vulcan, Inc. and to "keep the planes flying for another 50 years." Apparently that was a lie.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+ Sonny Crockett Wrong, because Paul Allen did make arrangements for several museums through his estate with money from the Vulcan Entertainment corporate division. My guess is his sister and the lawyers found a workaround by closing Vulcan Entertainment entirely as of 2021. Vulcan Sports still pays for the Seattle Seahawks, so it is wishful thinking if Allen had associated the museum with that funding. Vulcan is a multi-billion dollar corporate entity, with multiple parts for sports, real estate, etc.

[@magoid]

@@FiveCentsPlease I guess you are right. Family can say things in front of you and act the opposite when you are not around.

[@realpropertymangement7640]

@@fight2flyphoto It wasn't Paul who lied. His wishes, passions, visions and priorites are NOT being respected. Such a shame.

[@AmishHitman73.Archive]

i live here in "Arkinsas" as you put it. i am about two miles from the airport where walton keeps his birds. he almost rammed a bear cat with his mustang one day last year, i know four of us know about it, the two pilots and my son and myself saw this go down lol rich kids that got old and think life is a freaking game they get to enjoy is what a walton is

[@4vepvik781]

Sad to hear of this development in the wake of Paul Allen's passing. Let''s hope that the new proprietor will keep n maintain these legendsry WW2 Icons to the exacting standards of the previous forbear. NO numpty free loading pilots with no aptitude allowed near the precious aircraft or all We will see/hear is this example crashed or other!!😐

[@fight2flyphoto]

Knowing his sister who inherited it all, it wasn't surprising... just... disappointing. I hope they're in good hands and they do a better job of displaying them for the public.

[@4vepvik781]

@@fight2flyphoto Clearly the sister didn't have the passion n cashed in large!! Probably more complex than that!.

[@MainesOwn]

Do you, as a neighbour, have any news about the current affairs? As some articles from last August indicated, it seems there was some consideration to leave the whole circus in town and re-open it?

[@fight2flyphoto]

They are fully open now and even announced yesterday they will be doing engine runs on their F6F Hellcat this week. So that's a very positive sign.

[@MainesOwn]

@@fight2flyphoto That's great, thanks so much for the update

[@Trojan0304]

Did Allen’s sister close his museum? I visited in 2019

[@fight2flyphoto]

Yup. :-( And many other Seattle attractions that Paul was passionate about.

[@teenagerinsac]

@@fight2flyphoto MONEY was more important to that woman :(

[@johnosbourn4312]

@@teenagerinsac Obiovusly, she didn't care about the Greatest Generation that flew, and maintained these aircraft in the war.

[@dyer2cycle]

..very sad, when heirs don't see fit to keep up the dreams and work of a loved one..just sell, sell, sell...I just hope all this will stay together, stay airworthy, and stay visible to the public...I'm afraid, in time, nearly all our surviving WW2 aircraft will all lapse into non-airworthiness, stuffed one-or-two here and there into private hangars, hidden away, or wind up on static display in government museums, or worse, be sold off to collectors in China, etc...I can think of at least a couple more collections that are in danger of this happening to...one in Florida, and another in San Antonio, Texas...and a third I can think of is in Virginia Beach, VA...the owners are all getting up in age..The one in San Antonio could well eventually go the way of Paul Allen's collection...the one in Virginia Beach has teetered on the edge of financial collapse before, and I would imagine, likely to be broken up when the aging collector passes(or even before)..the one in Florida has been closed down for several years, and seems to be in a semi-state of limbo..many of the very significant aircraft in this collection haven't appeared to have been flown in years, even though they were in airworthy condition and were flown regularly previously..even the vaunted collection in Chino, CA seems to have gone down in recent years..I blame a lot of this on dwindling interest by the public, especially by younger people, which is very sad, tragic, really..and the astronomical cost of owning and sharing with others an airworthy collection of such rare gems..to do this nowadays, it must really be your life passion to do it, above all else, and you must be really, really, REALLY Wealthy..not just Wealthy..like a multi-billionaire, not just a millionaire or even a multi-millionaire...wealthy enough that you can afford to lose money on it year after year and not worry about it...if you have to worry about how much money it is costing, you aren't wealthy enough to do this anymore..just the sad brutal truth..hopefully, Mr. Walmart will be able, and passionate enough, to keep this collection together and share it for many years...I am crossing my fingers...

[@dale3852]

Can anyone tell us the latest? 🇬🇧 .thanks

[@pucky900]

Fortunately I was able to visit the museum while Paul was still alive. One of my dear friends from the Marines worked at Vulcan... yes, until he passed away. His sister is garbage and I hope she rots in hell.

[@tjsmith4647]

GREAT NEWS! ITS STAYING!. LOOK AT THE WEB SITE!

[@deandee8082]

looks like Paine field Everett, my buddy and I used to roll up to the flight deck there on our Hayabusas, go have something and watch planes come and go for an hour or so, place became a serious meat market early 2k I stopped hanging out, women wouldn't leave me a alone, sheesh man im taken sorry... lol yea too bad about Pauls stuff I don't think Jody is into any of it, nothing, not the experience music project, not the seahawks, just his yachts, long long time ago back in the mid late 80s we did Pai;s hardwood floors, totally redid them all, pavers too, one day after the job was completed and we are all packed up ready to go everyone was standing in the street chit chatting you know how it goes and no chit man Paul looks at me and says hey let me give you a tip, i was like really OK, I thought he was gonna hand me some cash he says to me, "Microsoft" I was like huh? fuggs that? he said buy as much microsoft stock as you can it was what $2 a share back then? something crazy, had I just taken $4-5k and took his advice good little best egg today, hale construction worker, but he was like yea man, invest in it as long as you can as much as you can one day it's going to be very valuable.. fact is I think we were upgrading that house so he could sell it and buy the stock, I believe he mentioned that was the case.. back then sadly that large very nice home was prolly $500k or so? maybe less, today, oh 7-8 millon I am sure, I always wonder if that entryway hardwood design is still there Bill Gore refinished, Bill Gores hardwood floors, no jokes.. 6 years later I am working on Bill Gates house down there in Madina, Sue development, talk about HUGE, it was then I realized microsoft stock made it, dumb constructions worker they only gamble with their health, walking 12/12 rafters 150 ft off the ground, stock oh no that's dangerous.. nobody's fault but mine, I was told by a very reputable source to buy microsoft when literally no one else knew, I didn't do it, see partying and chasing tail was far more important than money and stuff, hale had I just invested $100 a paycheck into rare muscle cars, the good ones, bought ten cheap acres and built pole buildings to store them, multi millionaire today.. dig this back in 1980 I used my income tax check 683.00 to buy a MINT 1969 Olds 442 W/30.. so nice, I left it at an apartment after the chic blew a gear out in the M21, those deals were EVERYWHERE back then sometimes if it needed engine work something? FREE, not kidding, my very first car at age 16 and this is no jokes was a mint clean black on yellow 1955 Dodge Custom Lancer, all there so clean, low miles, my friends parents got divorced and neither one wanted the car it sat in a neighbors field in benton city washington, yup, so nice, a few small parts battery so forth belts it ran like top, the maggots at tri city towing and the kennewick police stole it from me, .. loved that car, lil hemi automatic, 2 dr hardtop.. dumb kid, bought it for $50, not kidding..

[@viperq]

bummer

[@freedomearthmoon1]

Well, perhaps Arkansas will reap the same benefits you did for so long? If I were you, I would be disappointed as well.

[@fight2flyphoto]

My hope is that the new owners manage the museum better than Vulcan. Those people were awful. Mind you, I do NOT mean the museum volunteers or staff, such as pilots and mechanics. Those people were absolutely amazing. I'm talking about the fact they not once would allow me to shoot on site. *everything* you see was shot from an alternate location, or through barbed wire. Mechanics would almost have to speak in code to tell me anything about the planes or maintenance, for fear of being fired from their Vulcan, Inc. Overlords. If there's another person obsessed and in love with these vintage aircraft like I was, I hope the new owners do the right thing and bring them into the organization. It'll make that person feel like they're on top of the world, while gaining a valuable asset and extra set of hands. Vulcan, Inc. did it all wrong. I advertised their aircraft in spite of their efforts to stop me. At one point, they even had their private security yell at me for filming their aircraft from PUBLIC property. Like, WTF?

[@FiveCentsPlease]

@@fight2flyphoto The secrecy at Vulcan was pretty bad. I actually liked the new video format from the museum with project updates. Somebody in California must already have video of the Stuka engine running on the test stand, but they don't have permission to share it. I hope they bring in the team from Hungary to finish the Stuka right away.

[@freedomearthmoon1]

@@fight2flyphoto Its hard to explain the actions of others. I love your videos, it appears your source material has pretty much dried up. That's a shame.

[@johnosbourn4312]

@@fight2flyphotoThey had some nerve to try, and stop you from shooting your video on public property, Jason.

[@fredgarv79]

@@fight2flyphoto you must have been there at the 262 reveal in Arlington, I remember everybody saw an HE-111 behind curtains and people started taking photo's of it, they rushed up and said no photos. and closed the curtains. I drive up there as I live close by too and one day last year ran into the head restoration guy, the one who did videos. A very nice guy, I asked him if the museum would reopen and he said he didn't know, blamed covid. So I said too bad you were so close to that 262 to fly, are you optimistic? and he said I'm always optimistic,and maybe one day you will get to see it fly" I mentioned that it was all up to his sister and he would not comment. Everybody always wondered about the secrecy, why?

[@TheJessfletcher17]

Sold to some Walmart slave trader

[@dyer2cycle]

Warbirdmart...

[@juansugueti2748]

Les daría un dedo arriba, pero siempre cometen la misma