| Walter A. Soplata Aviation Collection |
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| Nathan W , Georgia |  I Googled this collection and was astonished at the Extremely poor condition of these planes! Half of these are in peices and are nearly Unidentifiable, and the other half are either in recognizable chuncks, are fusalages, or are in such poor condition that the whole place LOOKES LIKE A JUNKYARD!!!!! It deserves worse than this rating 05/21/2008 @ 12:52 [ref: 7807] |
| David Jones Twinsburg, Ohio |  I know Walter, a very nice man who along with his wife and son collected and stored "some what improperly maybe" some planes that are found no other place in the world. Yes most may look like just junk but he has them! He has tryed to do what he could to save the planes. Only to be taken to the cleaners so to speek by nearly everyone he has attempted to partner with. 03/27/2008 @ 05:05 [ref: 7241] |
| William J. Doody Potomac, Maryland |  I was the last Navy pilot to fly the F7U-3 Cutlass 129685 currently in the Walter A. Soplata collection of aircraft.I flew it from our Squadron VA - 12 at NAS Cecil Field, Florida on May 9th 1957. I flew it to NAS South Weymouth Massachusetts.It stayed at that field as a display until purchased by Mr. Spolata.After the Cutlass our squadron then transitioned to the A4D Skyhawk. The Cutlass was fun airplane to fly, but a maintenance disaster.I should also add that I ejected from a Cutlass as well. 12/26/2007 @ 17:37 [ref: 6628] |
| James Golden Bowie, Maryland | This museum was written up in the November 2007 Air & Space Magazine by Walter's son, who is a retired U. S. Air Force officer and pilot. The P2V mentioned in the article was modified with a ski landing system for Antarctic service and is the one in the museum. The museum is closed now. I was a crew member (radio operator)on three of the four planes that were modified, 140434, 140437 and 140439. The P2VSKI plane in this museum is 140436. I flew a few flights on that plane, but was never assigned. I was on the crew that crashed on the final flight of 140434 at Ontario, California on August 11, 1958. 140439 crashed about two years later in the Antarctic. 1400437 was cut up for scrap about five years ago. 11/09/2007 @ 07:06 [ref: 6479] |
| jim Mason, Ohio | Air & Space Magazine just did an nice article on Walter and his collection. Thank you Walter!!!!! 09/21/2007 @ 08:38 [ref: 6329] |
| JT Mentor, Ohio |  When I was a kid, my father was lucky enough to be well-liked by Mr. Soplata. We visited the "museam" a number of times, and Walter would let us roam the grounds. True, Walter is a strange guy. I have some stories of those trips that Mr. Soplata probably wouldnt like posted here. If you want to see an areal view, check this out from Microsoft Live Search http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=qxbc7386ygkn&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=9375333&sp=Point.qygpwg86nq6s_Mentor%2C%20Ohio%2C%20United%20States___~Point.qsx4tf5pbz86_1201%20Chandler%20Dr%2C%20Salt%20Lake%20City%2C%20UT%2084103-4241%2C%20United%20States___~Point.ppff3p53xc93_707%20N%20Faring%20Rd%2C%20Los%20Angeles%2C%20CA%2090077-3524%2C%20United%20States___~Point.qjy3dc8mf2hh_28%20Murray%20Hill%20Cir%2C%20Baltimore%2C%20MD%2021212-1025%2C%20United%20States___~Point.pmbjq055btxm_18802%20Bardeen%20Ave%2C%20Irvine%2C%20CA%2092612-1521%2C%20United%20States___&encType=1 His house is in the Southwest corner of the trail of airplanes. 07/15/2007 @ 15:06 [ref: 6085] |
| Clint , Ohio |  Try looking at 41-28-09.53 north by 81-13-10.10 west 07/02/2007 @ 08:14 [ref: 6031] |
| richard merrill houston, Texas | Does anyone know if the collection is still in place and what is the lat-long of his place (to view in Goggle Earth) 03/24/2007 @ 13:45 [ref: 5760] |
| Mike Woosley Chagrin Falls, Ohio | Ole Austin Stephens from California is an obvious Punk, and we dont need his punk (ass) in our neighborhood anyway. Walter, the sight is great. Take Care................. 05/26/2006 @ 07:06 [ref: 5028] |
| Troy Westrum West Des Moines, Iowa | I had the pleasure of meeting Walter several years ago up at Oshkosh. He entered our tent and we immediately struck up a conversation. We spoke probably an hour. Walter is a true aviation enthusiast. No doubt about it. The thing you should remember is that probably quite a bit of what he holds in his collection would not even exist if it weren't for him saving these planes when everyone else thought they were just so much junk. Walter has sold off some of his collection over the years. Some of these will fly again and a few are in museums. The guy deserves our thanks and respect. Not know it all attitudes from people who I suspect just show up on his door step without any warning or trespass upon his property. 02/24/2006 @ 08:25 [ref: 4827] |
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