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Eight or ten years before that they were selling P/F-51's, some with as little as fifty hours or ferry time on them and they were selling for $500-$1500. Also, back then you could get a balloon pilot license with no experience, IIRC. Sweet Jeezus!
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They still store unused aircraft (mostly freighter and airliners) at Kingman, at least there's a heckuva lot of them there in the dry desert air. You can see the from I-40 as you drive in from the eastern side. I think most of them are freight aircraft, but I didn't get close enough to tell.
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They still store unused aircraft (mostly freighter and airliners) at Kingman, at least there's a heckuva lot of them there in the dry desert air. You can see the from I-40 as you drive in from the eastern side. I think most of them are freight aircraft, but I didn't get close enough to tell. Kingman was a huge depository for WW2 aircraft. B-17's, BT-13's and whatever else. There are photos of that. Here's a link to one article: https://airplaneboneyards.com/kingman-arizona-airplane-boneyard-storage.htm
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