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Old 24th Jul 2022, 20:06
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Originally Posted by Haraka
The story was that when the T4 arrived at Strathallan , the fuel in the tanks was worth more than what it had been sold for.
I'm not sure what they are worth now but that (used to be) true for a lot of large Warbirds. I remember reading in the 70's B17's going for around 40k. When you work out a B17 can burn that in just a few flights it's not the purchase price that's the issue.
It's all the other stuff.
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