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Shay
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Tue Jan 11, 2005 8:47 pm

Chuck

Is there going to be any effort to locate the tail section? Thanks

Shay
Chuck Giese
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Re: Wow....

Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:05 am

Michel Lemieux wrote:Wow... look at the condition. Amazing..... This thing was better under water than left up open to the elements.

Condition of the rubber tire.



When they raised the plane, the tires were still fully inflated. They look like you could just mount them on new rims and use them - if you need diamond pattern ice tires.
Chuck Giese
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Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:07 am

Shay wrote:Is there going to be any effort to locate the tail section?


I don't know, but I can find out.
Scott Rose
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Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:46 am

Hi Chuck, great pics. Would it be possible to use one or two of them for the Registry entry when I update it ?
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Pat Carry
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Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:47 am

Scott, no need to create a spot on the registry for this B-17. Its 44-83790. Also check for info I have submitted about this plane in the submit@warbirdregistry.org Pt
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Wed Jan 12, 2005 9:15 am

Hi again Scott, also check Scott Thompson's site for info about the recovery. www.aerovintage.com/b17news.htm Scroll down to November 2004 Pat
Chuck Giese
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Sun Mar 20, 2005 11:33 am

Shay wrote:Chuck

Is there going to be any effort to locate the tail section? Thanks

Shay


Nope - no plans to go back to find (& recover) the tail section. The fuselage is in worse shape than the wings (and I know I need to post those pictures to the web site (real soon now...)) and there's no reason to suspect that the tail will be in any better shape, if they can find it.

They are tracking down other leads for replacing the missing waist and tail section.
HarvardIV
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Sun Mar 20, 2005 12:17 pm

Chuck:

I salute you for getting this plane, it helps recovery efforts everywhere. Since you were able to get past all of the restrictions involved. Good work sir!

Chris
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Sun Mar 20, 2005 2:59 pm

HarvardIV wrote:Chuck:

I salute you for getting this plane, it helps recovery efforts everywhere. Since you were able to get past all of the restrictions involved. Good work sir!

Chris


Thank you, but that wasn't me. Don Brooks did the recovery and owns it. I just had the opportunity to go down there and help a little with the cleanup as the first step in the eventual restoration to flight.
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