Originally Posted by chandlers dad
Fast forward and Lefty's P-38 is not in very good shape now. Darren's brother Ladd, was flying the aircraft back from an airshow 4-5 years ago and the right engine turbo-supercharger let go in flight, and then caught fire. He landed the bird in a field and saved the plane but its in bad shape. Was trucked back to Texas and is currently undergoing restoration but its going to take a long time and lot of money.
The ex-Lefty Gardner P-38 is begining to look pretty good now in the hands of Nelson Ezell's restoration shop, and it won't be that long before it takes to the air again, there was a projection of it returning to the air before the end of this year, but whether they will make that who knows.
And err, money is not something Dietrich Mateschitz is really that short of.....
See here for updates....
http://ezellaviation.com/p38.htm