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Mark Allen M
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Just sneak on in there with a big trailer at night.

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Photo states Akron OH c 1946

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wow, awesome photo!

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Mines in the 2nd row, 5th from the top! :lol: :lol: :drink3:

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Mark Allen M
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Goodyear Akron Plant type stuff ...

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More Corsairs outside that big hangar

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FG-1D Corsairs at the Goodyear Aircraft Facility in Akron, Ohio ... cold as a MFer there

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Martin B-26 Marauder at Plant C in Akron

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Mark Allen M
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Much warner ... Goodyear Corsairs

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Interesting rig ...

Big Akron Hangar recently I'd say ...

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Mark Allen M wrote:
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Interesting rig ...



Antarctic Snow Cruiser

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Snow_Cruiser

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Groovy! All weather, all terrain 'party bus' ... Love it
BTW Max you should downsize that photo just a bit

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Whats the story behind that thing. Wonder what ever happen to it.
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Groovy! All weather, all terrain 'party bus' ... Love it
BTW Max you should downsize that photo just a bit


except that it wasn't "all weather, all terraine" - once this reached Antarctica, it turned out that the wheels could not gain traction in ... snow.
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Mark Allen M wrote:
Groovy! All weather, all terrain 'party bus' ... Love it
BTW Max you should downsize that photo just a bit



How can I shrink it? It's a photo I linked from the internet.
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Missed the wihi link seems they left it there some story
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Martin B-26 Marauder at Plant C in Akron

Ended up as a stateside trainer, listed as an RB-26C when it had a takeoff accident due to mechanical failure on April 30, 1945.

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Brrrr looks cold wonder what they are looking at
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