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For your scoping and I imagine some photo criticism, I did the best I could without risk of being charged with trespassing.

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Whats the one with the partial cockpit/canopy...BT-13? Almost looks like a Helldiver but that cant be! :shock:

Thanks Gary..Glad you were not caught! :lol:

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Whats the one with the partial cockpit/canopy...BT-13? Almost looks like a Helldiver but that cant be! :shock:

Thanks Gary..Glad you were not caught! :lol:


BT-13.

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B-25 center section as well...

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B-25 center section as well...

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Yeah,I saw that and nearly crapped my pants. The problem is, is what B-25 does it belong to. In another thread it was said that it was the C model pulled out of lake Murray SC but that aircraft is or was one display in Columbia SC. May have to drive there to verify. I am perplexed, as the center section I saw, well it looks like the mains were driven up through the skin, and the brakes appear to have been damaged by fire

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B-25 center section as well...

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Yeah,I saw that and nearly crapped my pants. The problem is, is what B-25 does it belong to. In another thread it was said that it was the C model pulled out of lake Murray SC but that aircraft is or was one display in Columbia SC. May have to drive there to verify. I am perplexed, as the center section I saw, well it looks like the mains were driven up through the skin, and the brakes appear to have been damaged by fire


That is the B-25 C center section from 41-12634 pulled from Lake Murray 2005.The wheels and brakes were eaten away by a weed control chemical that was put in the lake. Any thing magnesium was eaten away throughout the A/C.The one at Owens field 41-13285 crashed in June 6 1944, was pulled out in 1983. In all there were five to crash in the lake . Two on the same day April 4 1943. One was in 50 ft of water and was recovered buy the USAAF. The other one was 41-12634 at the Southern Museum of Flight

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Yes thanks, I realize that its at the annex

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Yes thanks, I realize that its at the annex

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When were you there? Next time you go get them to let you in the restoration shop to see the rear fuselage of the B-25.

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I would love to get in there. I was looking for a POC so I could make an appointment. I'd lo ve to look at that A26 and the Beech. Please flash me a contact if you have one via PM or email.
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Is that N Africa? 8)

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What are those two radial engines lying there? Are they Wright Turbo compounds and what are they off of? Carl
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Carl' I just don't know. When I firdt saw them I thought maybe they came off a B-29 or something of that category. Sorry I don't have that answer.

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