"We're waiting to see if DeKalb County will transfer the lease. But Epps said he hasn't decided what should replace it. Pat Epps, owner of Epps Aviation, an aircraft sales, service and charter firm at the airport, said he has made an offer to buy the lease from Tallichet and take over the 14 years remaining. ![]() Tallichet, who is in his mid-80s, used to operate more than 80 theme restaurants around the country, but a company official said that number has been cut to 26. The announcement caught everyone completely by surprise."ĭavid Tallichet, a World War-II B-17 bomber pilot and founder of California-based Specialty Restaurants Corp., owner of the 57th Fighter Group, did not return telephone calls. ![]() ![]() "Business was good and the restaurant was doing well," said Tim Donchevsky, maintenance supervisor for the last 10 years at the World War II-themed restaurant. A pair of full-sized, replica World War II fighter planes still stand guard outside the 57th Fighter Group Restaurant site at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, and olive 1940s military trucks and Jeeps dot the lawn.īut the future is up in the air for the 25-year-old faux Normandy chateau that served as a meeting place for reunions, big band dances and even a few weddings before abruptly closing its doors on New Year's Day.
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