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Historic Aircraft Recovery and Preservation => General discussion => Topic started by: Ric Gillespie on July 26, 2016, 08:13:51 AM

Title: Grace McGuire's Electra 10E (CN 1042) moving to Atchison, Kansas
Post by: Ric Gillespie on July 26, 2016, 08:13:51 AM
Looks like Grace McGuire's 10E will be going to Atchison, KS.  It's not clear from the article how it's going to get there. Is it airworthy or will it be trucked?
http://www.newspressnow.com/news/local_news/article_ce7a2390-f0e2-5efe-baa1-934f8cc8f0c9.html
Title: Re: Grace McGuire's Electra 10E (CN 1042) moving to Atchison, Kansas
Post by: Russ Matthews on July 26, 2016, 02:03:52 PM
Quote from: Ric Gillespie on July 26, 2016, 08:13:51 AM
It's not clear from the article how it's going to get there. Is it airworthy or will it be trucked?

By truck.

The Facebook page mentioned in the article has pictures and video of the plane being disassembled, loaded onto tractor trailers and hitting the road to Kansas.

For those who have FB accounts, here's the link ...

https://www.facebook.com/murielsjourney/
Title: Re: Grace McGuire's Electra 10E (CN 1042) moving to Atchison, Kansas
Post by: Ric Gillespie on July 26, 2016, 02:24:29 PM
I think Atchison is a good place for the airplane, as long as they get it under cover until the museum is built. Nothing good happens to an airplane left parked outdoors.
I don't know how a good a replica cn1042 is but it will be good to finally have it accessible to researchers.  It's the only genuine surviving 10E (cn1015 in Seattle is a converted 10A).
Title: Re: Grace McGuire's Electra 10E (CN 1042) moving to Atchison, Kansas
Post by: Greg Daspit on July 26, 2016, 03:08:28 PM
A chance to look at genuine 10E components in person is good news.
Title: Re: Grace McGuire's Electra 10E (CN 1042) moving to Atchison, Kansas
Post by: Ric Gillespie on July 26, 2016, 03:19:49 PM
Quote from: Greg Daspit on July 26, 2016, 03:08:28 PM
A chance to look at genuine 10E components in person is good news.

Yes and no. Grace McGuire has been rebuilding this beast since she bought it back in the 1970s after it had nearly burned up in a Florida hangar fire.
Title: Re: Grace McGuire's Electra 10E (CN 1042) moving to Atchison, Kansas
Post by: Randy Conrad on August 10, 2016, 12:37:41 AM
HI! Thought you guys might find this article interesting!
Title: Re: Grace McGuire's Electra 10E (CN 1042) moving to Atchison, Kansas
Post by: Martin X. Moleski, SJ on August 10, 2016, 05:17:36 AM
Quote from: Randy Conrad on August 10, 2016, 12:37:41 AM
HI! Thought you guys might find this article interesting!

Thanks, Randy.

I've updated the "Electra Survivors" article  (https://tighar.org/wiki/Electra_Survivors_Project)on the wiki.