Other Aircraft
Updated:
1/24/10
Other Aircraft
Updated:
1/24/10
Hellcat
In the early 60's the (Late) John Sandberg and his bother Jim Sandberg happened across a Hellcat located in Fergus Falls, MN. As you can see by the photos it was a derelict aircraft. She was pushed into the weeds and left to rot. After spending numerous weekends up in Fergus Falls working on the aircraft; they were finally able to fly the aircraft home. In 1965, John had an engine failure and landed in the industrial area in the New Hope district (today it would be off of highway 169 and Bass Lake Road). To read more about the accident you can view the report on the NTSB website by clicking on the link here.
John and Jim rebuilt her and painted her in the black color scheme. As of today, the aircraft is still flying in Midland, TX. Jack donated the aircraft to the CAF. At that time they were located in the Harlingen, TX, area.
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