The B-25 in the Backyard Soplata Wally
The B-25 in the Backyard Soplata Wally Only in America could Walter A. After a childhood spent building model airplanes while dreaming about having his own airfield, Soplata worked in a large…
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The B-25 in the Backyard Soplata Wally
Only in America could Walter A. After a childhood spent building model airplanes while dreaming about having his own airfield, Soplata worked in a large scrapyard taking apart hundreds of warplane engines. Soplata, the son of penniless Czech immigrants, accomplish so much single-handedly saving historic aircraft from World War II and other periods.
He eventually collected nearly 20 complete aircraft and countless pieces of others. Shocked to see a rare engine or sometimes a complete warplane on its way to the recycling furnace, he began collecting whatever he could find and afford. One of his Corsair fighters included the experimental F2G Corsair #74 that won the Cleveland National Air Races in 1947.
Among other priceless aircraft he rescued was an experimental XP-82 Twin Mustang, an F-82E Twin Mustang, an X-prototype Skyraider, a stainless steel BT-12, and an F7U Cutlass--Soplata
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