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What took you so long?

Following R engine change at Kunming, XUX arrived at its final destination Guilin, a 3 hour leg. It will be disassembled and towed to the Flying Tiger Heritage Park about 10 kms away.

Last take off, Kunming
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....0c2d33157e.jpg

Arrival Guilin
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....88536b08df.jpg

Final leg, Kunming-Guilin crew
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....0ecbfdeab9.jpg

Guilin Flying Tigers Heritage Park
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....e89bfac7da.jpg

PURPOSE BUILT 'HANGER'
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....015a3481b4.jpg

Tow into park

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....3a179a9a3d.jpg

Man power the last few yards
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....61cebb157e.jpg

IN PARK
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....b11c1eabc4.jpg

Original Buzz Buggy
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....38b9da4be5.jpg

"Over the Top of the World" PAINTING by ROY GRINNELL
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....0f06ea5785.jpg

Spent a lot of playing inside this as kid when it was at Berwick!. It was saved from the scrapper by my grandfather. Good to see it preserved. I guess they are not going to keep it flying though are they?

I imagine I would have worked on this aircraft in my time with MMA.
I think there were 7 DC3/C47 in the fleet back then.
I was licensed on the PW R1830. Did my share of cylinder changes.:)
SD

Did a lot of work on this aircraft as an apprentice at MMA and then on it in Papua New Guinea as a LAME.