P-51 at Veterans Memorial Museum in Branson

Before and after photos of the P-51 North American Mustang warplane, which sat on a pylon outside the Veterans Memorial Museum in Branson, Mo., show the plane wasn’t real following the Leap Year Tornado that hit Branson. It was passed off as authentic in an appraisal conducted by Frank Grant of The Canadian Military Studies Museum.  The plane was valued at $500,000 in the financial statement.   Grant signed the appraisal. See the document below the photos of the plane.

Below the signed document by Grant is the financial statement in the Cornerstone Bank Case. The statement lists the plane’s value at $500,000.

WHY THE PLANE ISN’T REAL:

The post-tornado photo shows the insides of the plane, which are simply angle-iron and fiberglass. If the plane were authentic, it would look different – there would be parts and metal exposed.