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When Hollywood Ruled The Skies - Volumes 1 through 4 by Bruce Oriss


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PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 10:14 pm 
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Somehow I don't think that's gonna buff out. It went down gear-up in shallow water just a very short distance off the beach... shallow salty water and 68 years has a way of making a mess of metal airplanes, unfortunately.

http://www.network54.com/Forum/149674/message/1335215748/Raising+a+He+219

I'll be curious to see what they wind up doing with this... don't get me wrong, I'm happy to see ANY salvage effort on a WWII aircraft, particularly one as neat as the He 219, but this just looks like a hot mess. :(

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Don't forget they have only raised a third of it. Till then...

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Always cool to see something like this salvaged.

Unfortunately, unless it's properly and very carefully conserved, the wreckage will turn to dust in a matter of months once it dries out.

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