Jerry Yagen – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com The latest in warbirds and historical aviation Thu, 27 Jun 2013 20:41:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/WWN-icon-256-150x150.png Jerry Yagen – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com 32 32 Military Aviation Museum to sell its aircraft https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2013/06/27/military-aviation-museum-to-sell-its-aircraft/ https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2013/06/27/military-aviation-museum-to-sell-its-aircraft/#comments Thu, 27 Jun 2013 20:41:49 +0000 http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?p=1930

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An F4U Corsair at the Military Aviation Museum. (Photo Joanna Poe (CC BY-SA 2.0))

Stunning news: the aircraft composing the collections of the Military Aviation Museum, founded in Virginia Beach by Jerry Yagen in 2005, are for sale. Yagen explained that he could no longer afford to pay for the museum, which is not self-sustaining. Two aircraft, a B-17 Flying Fortress and a Focke-Wulf Fw 190, have been reported as already sold.

The museum, one of the largest of its type, may also have to be shut down after the aircraft have been sold. Yagen has told reporters that he does not know how many aircraft he owns exactly, as many are not on display. The MAM’s collections include at least 70 World War One and Two aircraft.

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Continue reading]]> The de Havilland Mosquito FB.26 KA114 under restoration by Avspecs Ltd made its first engine run today. The company, based in Auckland, New Zealand, is restoring the aircraft to airworthiness for its owner, Jerry Yagen. The restoration of the Mosquito being a lengthy process, the first flight of KA114 has been postponed several times but should take place soon. The first flight should take place 29th of September, although such a date could be postponed for various reasons.

The Mosquito is a rare warbird as its wooden construction does not age well. The last flight of a Mosquito took place on 21 July 1996, when T.3 RR299 crashed, killing its crew of two.

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A Fiat G.55 Centauro during World War II.

According to Aeroplane Monthly, the Fiat G.59B MM53778 is to be restored to its wartime configuration as a Fiat G.55 Centauro. The aircraft belongs to Jerry Yagen’s Military Aviation Museum. Although a German-built DB.605 engine is available, there are doubts that it can be rebuilt to airworthiness and the MAM is looking for an licence-built Fiat or Alfa Romeo engine to power the aircraft.

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