Aircraft of World War II, like good wine, increase in value with age. All over the world such private fleet of airplanes leciwych steadily growing. In this project, exceptionally, it is not about money.
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Spitfire – the model during the war latalim.in. Polish pilots in Britain. A year ago, this has been a Mainko Jack, who developed a passion for flying as a child, when walking with his grandfather at the meeting airmen. His grandfather (grandmother’s second husband) served as a mechanic, among others, at 303 Squadron in the UK. /> Fig. Photo. Who the GNU Free Documentation License
“Blue, glistening in the sun Grumman F6F Hellcat wing bend sharply to avoid a pusher for not Japanese Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero, and the two planes have a simple and faster, leaving behind pervading sky roar of engines – this type of air battles played out countless times over the central Pacific Ocean in November 43 years (…). Except that, this one, was just the place in June 2013 on the former military training area near Seattle. “- Recently wrote Bloomberg.
There is – in Seattle – keep your private collection of historic fighter multi-billionaire Paul Allen, one of the co-owners of Microsoft. It has the 20 – all in perfect condition, suitable for flight in almost every moment worth several million dollars. Similar, or even slightly more, epoch-making arsenal can boast the director of “Lord of the Rings” – Peter Jackson. New Zealander found, bought and restored many as 40 such machines. It’s just come on, the most famous in the world, private collectors of old aircraft. But though it’s incredibly elitist and expensive hobby, fans – and maybe even fanatics – machines for former Allied air forces, is more and more.
– it starts to be popular also in Poland – says Wojciech Luczak, vice president of Altair Publishing House, the publisher of “Skrzydlata Polish”. How is the business side
Now, it is difficult to discern her. Market historic aircraft traditionally divided into two target groups – foundations and private collectors, generally pilots (excluding, of course, state museums). That is, both in the United States, as well as with us. In Poland belonged to the most famous Polish Eagles Foundation, which organized demonstrations aerobatics in Góraszka (its founder and president Zbigniew Niemczycki, one of the richest Poles). Four years ago, the event was held for the last time and took a foundation for the protection of old, historic airframe – that is more or less what they do Paul Allen and Peter Jackson. The planes that flew in the Airshow, but do not remember as far back as those belonging to the two famous krezusów.
– In Poland, a relatively popular is collecting old machines on the Soviet-made military licenses in PRL because they are easier to find and buy. This has, among others, Foundation for Polish Eagles (eg. Old fighters Lima). The situation is different airplanes from World War II “- explains Grzegorz Sobczak from” Skrzydlata Polish. “
According to his calculations in Poland is only six private, restored and flying airplanes from World War II, one – Boeing Stearman – is co-owned by up to 4 people. These are training planes that do not serve the purpose of combat. For the latter to become probably only someone who made a fortune like Paul Allen and Peter Jackson.
Polish number one among the leaders of this unusual passion is the famous pilot Jacek Mainka that on a summer day among others for airlines. Last year, after a series of trainings and long efforts for permission, he was able to take over Germany flight British Spitfire fighter, which during the war learned to fly the Polish pilots. In the private collection of a school while a biplane “Tiger Motha” from ’39 on., And model “Auster MK4 with 44″ r., Who served as an artillery spotter.
On the question of the cost of your hobby in interviews corresponds only that the whole project “Tiger Moth” is “probably the equivalent of a pretty good home”, adding that bringing the machine to a state of volatile took him seven years and cost additionally countless meetings and flights to the UK, where the basin collectors such machines.
– there after the war, such equipment even in default – as explained Gregory Sobaczak. In Poland, due to the nature of military operations conducted here – hard to even look for. Expert estimates the cost of bringing into use a small, mid-range aircraft with military history, preserving the original parts per minute. 200 thousand. zł. Then there are considerable maintenance costs, which consist of, among others, service in the UK (in Poland there is no mechanics, with permission). At the same time, owners of historic machines generally do not use them commercially, because it is very hard to get their permission.
– after all, these planes with age only increase in value. If you are in good condition, is a great investment of capital – says with conviction Grzegorz Sobczak. According to him are even better than wine, because “you never know what you will find in an old bottle, after its odkorkowaniu.”
– On these machines you can be sure that they will be effective for a long time – adds the expert .
Maybe it’s because in the United States have successfully found their niche in the market by companies such as Pride and Platinum Fighter Aircraft that all over the world seek out buyers for private aviation wrecks from World War II, including the most valuable – fighting, and their parts.
– sell more of them – says in the Bloomberg one of the representatives of the company. In the United States as historical aircraft reach up to $ 5 million. The more interesting story is the plane, the more it is worth it, especially for someone who has a family of pilots-veterans.
In addition to flying passion, sentiment to the history of their grandparents serving in the military, is another thing that is often combined collectors. Therefore, both Peter Jackson, Paul Allen and Jacek Mainka, do not look at their machines as capital investment. And they are willing to invest in them without end and without regard to income or lack thereof.
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