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Jack Cook
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so...what's yer point?

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Somewhere there must be a photo of a USN floatplane version!
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Must have been scarey to try and fly in one of those!

How hard would it be to try and create a new build flyable version of one of these? Isnt it just steel tubing and fabric? And some of them were made in good ole' CT! :P 8)

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Back then maybe it was a good idea?

They could carried jeeps, guns, armer, tractors, ect. Not bad if you want a fast mobile force to be deployed behind enemy lines. No other way to do it back in WWII. So I'd say it was a moderately good idea. No reason to avoid it and join the Navy. If anything those men in the gliders are heroes.


No offense Jack. :wink: I'd rather fly in those gliders then ride on a ship. :vom:


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Ill agree with you there Nathan! Sry Jack, but then again im not sorry. You own a B-25! :P :wink:

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Here's the Video my NAVY recruiter showed me. :mrgreen:

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No offense Jack. :wink: I'd rather fly in those gliders then ride on a ship. :vom:


scratch one from the gene pool :wink:



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How hard would it be to try and create a new build flyable version of one of these?


There are a few restored and there had been talk of flying at least one...

http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.s ... entry=true

Yanks in Chino has one under restoration as well. It will be "flyable" I'm sure, but will likely not be flown.
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Sorry Jack, but then again im not sorry. You own a B-25! :P :wink:
Whaaaaa? Jack! My new best friend! :lol:
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Haha, well of course im gonna be jealous!But i have to ask you one thing Jack, why didnt you put a gun nose on your 25? There so cool!!!!!

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Sorry Nathan if it was mine it wouldn't be where it is today.
I'm just the guy trying to get the hole in the side fixed. :?

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Yea, whats the situation with that? Didn't the person who actually did it have to pay for any of it?

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Not when you ran away like a f*cking coward and hide :? :evil:

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Ho Ho! Sry to have brought up some anger that was maybe quelled! Yeah, i dunno what i would have done if someone had messed with my B-25. :gib:


And just for good measure. :nuker:

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