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THE A-25 HAS BEEN BUILT USING THE CENTER SECTION AND FWD FUSALAGE RECOVERED FROM THE BOTTOM OF LAKE WASHINGTON.IT HAD BEEN STRIPPED OF ALL USABLE PARTS THEN DRUG TO THE BASE BURN PIT,AFTER BEING BURNED AND EXSTINGUISHED SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CRASH CREW TRAINING.WHAT ONCE WAS A CENTER SECTION AND FUSALAGE WAS NOW A SEVERLY BURNED HULK.
SEE PHOTOS OF A-25 POST.THE OUTER WINGS ,REAR FUSALAGE,TAIL GROUP,ALL COCKPIT FITTINGS,INST PANELS ECT.WERE RECOVERED FROM THEIR WW2 CRASH SITE WEST OF SALT LAKE CITY AT THE 9000 FT. LEVEL.AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOS EVERYTHING WAS BADLY DAMAGED AND PROVIDED MOSTLY PATTERNS.EVERYTHING MISSING FROM THE A/C IN THE PHOTO COMING OUT OF LAKE WASHINGTON WAS HAND MADE FROM THE PATTERNS RECOVERED FROM THE UTAH CRASH SITE.THE HULK FROM THE LAKE HAD FIRE DAMAGE TO ALMOST EVERYTHING ,THE CENTER SECTION WAS NOT TOO BAD MOSTLY THE LEADING EDGES WERE BURNED THE FLAPS WERE STILL ON BUT BADLY BURNED ALSO.BUT AS YOU CAN SEE WITH ALLOT OF WORK YOU CAN RESTORE ALMOST ANYTHING.ITS GETTING CLOSE TO HANGING THE ENGINE SOON ILL TRY TO GET SOME NEW PHOTOS UP SOON THANKS MIKE
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