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To display my total ignorance - Mike, you mentioned a A/C that come out of a Utah lake?? what lake and when?

Also, can anyone shed more light for me on the Helldiver that AeroTrader has for sale?

Thanks,

Tom P
www.wendoverairbase.com

HI TOM 2 A-25S AND 1 SB2C-1 WERE RECOVERED FROM LAKE WASHINGTON REMAINS OF 2 CRASHED A-25S WERE RECOVERED FROM BLACKROCK CANYON ON THE SHORES OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE,1 A-25 WAS RECOVERED FROM BARBERS POINT HAWAII.NO A/C HAVE BEEN FOUND IN A UTAH LAKE HOPE THIS HELPS.I GREW UP IN MAGNA AND MADE MANY TRIPS TO HISTORIC WENDOVER FIELD!AS FOR THE MOVIE GAS S S S THIS IS NEWS TO ME IS IT AVAILABLE ON VHS/DVD?AS FOR A SB2C IT COULD BE CHARLY NICHOLS,OR MAYBE THE FIBERGLASS REPLICA WHICH IS NOW ON DISPLAY ON THE INTREPID I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT LET ME KNOW IF ITS AVAILABLE THANKS MIKE

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A quick check over at imdb the film "Gas-s-s-s" is not even available on VHS, but perhaps this is a good thing. The film was directed by Roger Corman who has the dubious distinction of having had more of his films on Mystery Science Theater 3000 than anyone else.

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Interesting, there was a large aircraft scrap heap in Wendover for years and would have been here during 1969-1971 era. I am wondering if the plane used in that movie was actually here. Hummm.

HAVE YOU SEEN ANY PHOTOS OF THE STUFF THAT WAS THERE?IVE NEVER HEARD OF MUCH OUT THERE, WERE WAS IT AT ON THE BASE?THANKS MIKE

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Mike,

One of the current airport employees grew up in Wendover and played on P-47s and B-24s in his youth - that would have been mid 1970's. I'll ask if he has any photos - I have also spoken to a gentleman who was stationed here during 1958 and he also confirmed a "aircraft dump" but that was almost 20 years prior.

Tom P.

The Helldiver advertised at Aerotrader is actually this one


http://www.rmallnutt.com/helldiver/

It's owned by Kevin Smith. If anyone wants any further details, please feel free to contact me.

Cheers,
. Richard

I can add a bit more to the scrapyard sequence; the other planes are mostly cut-up tails of F3H-2 Demons (one marked VF-13, last three digits of BuNo are 245; another is either 133490 or 143490 with tail code "AH") along with some large round natural metal fuselage sections (B-29?). Any ideas?

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

HI CHRIS! DO YOU HAVE ANY PHOTOS?ARE THEY AT WENDOVER?GOTTA SEE EM IF SO!THANKS MIKE

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Hi again,
I don't have photos; I've just been studying the video frame by frame. The movie seems to have been shot in Texas and Arizona (Sedona and Acoma Pueblo). Maybe the planes came from Litchfield Park? I wish I had a way to make stills from the video, but I'm not that computer savvy...
Chris

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

Mike,
Contact me ASAP!
Chuck
gardnerpilots@yahoo.com

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CHRIS CAN YOU MAKE ME COPY OF THE VIDEO THANKS CHUCK FOR YOUR INFO WIX ROCKS!!

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Helldivers sent me some pictures to post, they can be found here:
http://photobucket.com/albums/v288/zillarian/HELLDIVERS/

But here's a look at his A-25 project:

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Other pics of SB2a's matching Dan K's pic at Airliners.net
if anyone's interested.
www.airliners.net/open.file?id=329703
www.airliners.net/open.file?id=327877
www.airliners.net/open.file?id=326068
www.airliners.net/open.file?id=324384

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R.J.Mitchell

sorry about no follow up - I don't seem to be getting any notices on this thread - ANYWAY - to confirm, no, there are no pieces parts left here in Wendover - especially no Panther parts

The only thing here at the moment are a few JB-2 hulks the museum is slowly working on.

Tom P