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In 2021 I learned that another attempt will be made to auction off these propliner hulks.. UPDATE JAN.2022 (warbirdsnews.com): On December 5th, 2021, BAHF’s President, Tim Chopp, its Vice President Kevin Kearney, and Maintenance Coordinator, Matthew Chopp made their way back to Greybull, Wyoming to meet with B&G Industries President, Karl Bertagnole to continue discussions regarding the future of the organization’s C-97 program. As a result of their investigations, BAHF came to an agreement with B&G Industries on December 7th, 2021 which will allow them to acquire several of these long-dormant C-97s for essential spare parts." Contribute to the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation, please click HERE! |
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This visit and my two hours here in the desert among these hulks was among the highlights of my trip! A unique place.
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A little bit of history I came across (sep.2015), on the pre-H&P days of Greybull,WY "(Greybull, WY.) — Morris Avery, one of Wyoming’s first helicopter pilots and a pioneer in aerial spraying, firefighting, search and rescue and mountain flying, is the 2015 inductee into the Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame. "In 1949 they formed Christler and Avery Aviation in Greybull, purchasing a surplus Douglas B-18 bomber and converting it into an agricultural sprayer. It also was retrofitted to haul ore from a uranium mine in the Big Horn Mountains." "Late in 1958, the company purchased four World War II-era Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateers from the U.S. Coast Guard. A variant of the B-24 Liberator, the large four-engine bombers were retrofitted for aerial firefighting, making Christler and Avery Aviation among the early companies to contract with the U.S. Forest Service to use large aircraft to fight forest fires." "Avery purchased Christler’s share of the company in 1960 and changed the name to Avery Aviation. Aerial firefighting continued to be a major part of the company’s business. "His wife, Reba, continued to operate the company with the assistance of employees Gene Powers and Dan Hawkins. She sold the company to them in 1969, and it continued to operate for decades as Hawkins & Powers." http://dallyup.co/2015/09/15/avery-named-to-wyoming-aviation-hall-of-fame-ceremony-set-in-greybull/
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Links to browse my website on Greybull aeroplanes and the mysteries involved: EXTERNAL LINKS |
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