Horsham-based Delaware Valley Historical Aircraft Association received approval to fix and relocate a P-3.
It took six months of red tape, but the Delaware Valley Historical Aircraft Association finally got the go-ahead to access its P-3 for repairs and relocation. Since the space the volunteer-run, Horsham-based group's Harold F. Pitcairn Wings of Freedom Museum is situated on is federally owned, DVHAA has had to make requests to the federal government to carry out seemingly simple tasks like extending its fence line and fixing a plane. During the Horsham Land Redevelopment Authority's meeting this month, officials shared an executed license agreement between the Navy and DVHAA, which would allow DVHAA representatives to access the 142,000-pound plane to repair it and relocate it. HLRA Executive Director Mike McGee joked that the group has "…
The Horsham Land Redevelopment Authority approved a sub-license agreement with the Delaware Valley Historical Aircraft Association to allow for the repair and relocation of a P-3 conditioned upon final federal approval.
The Delaware Valley Historical Aircraft Association will need to wait a bit longer for federal approval to relocate a plane, extend its fence line to offer greater public viewing access and carry out other upgrades envisioned for the Easton Road museum. In the meantime while the Navy reviews the four plans that were submitted in July, the Horsham Land Redevelopment Authority, during Wednesday’s meeting, approved a license agreement with the Navy, as well as a sublicense with DVHAA for repair and relocation of the P-3, currently located on Horsham Road. HLRA Executive Director Mike McGee said the license agreements were approved “just in case” the federal government OKs the P-3 repair and relocation prior to the next HLRA board meeting on …
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Robert Applegarth
8:14 pm on Thursday, October 18, 2012
This is the first real positive article concerning the DVHHA I have seen or read in the past several months. Hopefully everything is for real and not just a smokescreen. Please pardon my skepticism. Good luck DVHHA. more ›