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PostPosted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 7:48 am 
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A little bird told me that 44-30010 is being towed North from Wahpeton, North Dakota to the Fargo Air Museum today. I will see if I can get some photos from the moving crew to post here...


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PostPosted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 1:00 pm 
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Video from Facebook of the move...
https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/vid ... 09&fref=nf


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PostPosted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 1:54 pm 
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They made it safely to the Museum. One small issue.
The gate at the airport is too small...
All photos courtesy of M Tisler.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 2:40 pm 
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And finally in front of the Museum's Hangar. They made it through the gate...
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What a time capsule for the layers of old markings. Wonder what the "499" on the nose refers to?

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It was fun to see the lack of traffic.
A guy could do worse than live in N. Dakota.

Good to see it get a good home.

Here's an idea...leave it in post-war TB-25 markings.

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 9:03 pm 
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JohnB wrote:
It was fun to see the lack of traffic.
A guy could do worse than live in N. Dakota.

Good to see it get a good home.

Here's an idea...leave it in post-war TB-25 markings.


That would be a great tribute to the longevity of the usage of the B-25 in post-war. Agree with ya :drink3:

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So what is the history of 44-30010?

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 7:52 am 
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Pat Carry wrote:
So what is the history of 44-30010?

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/b25regis ... 30010.html


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gary1954 wrote:
JohnB wrote:
It was fun to see the lack of traffic.
A guy could do worse than live in N. Dakota.

Good to see it get a good home.

Here's an idea...leave it in post-war TB-25 markings.


That would be a great tribute to the longevity of the usage of the B-25 in post-war. Agree with ya :drink3:


Something like this perhaps?

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http://www.aircraftarchaeology.com/tb25n.html

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gary1954 wrote:
That would be a great tribute to the longevity of the usage of the B-25 in post-war. Agree with ya :drink3:
hear hear!

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Ken wrote:
gary1954 wrote:
That would be a great tribute to the longevity of the usage of the B-25 in post-war. Agree with ya :drink3:
hear hear!

I'll third that motion! Love to see more written about the postwar use of the famous WW2 birds.


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Mark T sent me these pictures from the weekend. They reinstalled the outer wing panels and are preparing for the Beck/Odergaard Wing Dedication on December 13. Looks like they get them started young in Fargo. Bravo!

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That is awesome to see such a young group of kids working on a warbird!

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The story is great too. Mark told me with the exception of two adults (Tim McPherson and Francis Butler) nobody showed up to help. These young guys are docents and helpers at the Museum and bust their butts doing whatever needs done, mostly the stereotypical stuff kids get stuck with. Being shorthanded and also knowing small arms and hands would help in a lot of tight areas, Mark hollered down from the man lift, “Hey, any of you guys want to give us a hand with this job?” He said he’d never heard so many broom handles hit the floor at one time from all corners of the hangar! He added that the kids were great to work with, responsible, listed to directions and asked questions. The moral of the story is don’t assume the kid you’re tripping over hanging out at your local museum aren’t interested or can’t help…sometimes they’re just shy and need to be asked. The rewards are there for all involved and another generation of enthusiasts is being added to the fold.

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