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After looking at the photos ,,,, no wonder you want to reskin it :cry:
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Dennis, any photos of the polished T-6?


No, sorry. I somehow missed taking pictures of the T-6 while I was taking a few of the A-26 right next to it.

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Dennis, any photos of the polished T-6?


No, sorry. I somehow missed taking pictures of the T-6 while I was taking a few of the A-26 right next to it.
That's OK, I mean if you've seen one T-6, you've seen them all! :cry:

A-26 is a beauty by the way! Hangar looks well lit too.
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ps..You know me. I'm not afraid to "axe" questions. What's a "cart full of table"?

A big steel rack on wheels that you stack large folding tables on.

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That sucks Jack.
My friend got her car keyed the other day while we were in the mall.

And I agree, we should start a B-25 repair fundraiser.

BTW, what museam is that?

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And I agree, we should start a B-25 repair fundraiser.
BTW, what museam is that?

Na, a very nice thought but send it to Scott or Gary 8)
It's on loan to Evergreen Air Museum.

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Dennis, any photos of the polished T-6?


Here's all I have. The airplanes are packed in there tight, and it can
be difficult to get a good/clean shot of a whole airplane. Then again,
maybe we had too many beers before we went over to the museum
to take pictures.... :D

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Jack,

If you catch the coward, I saw a very appropriate torture in the latest James Bond film that you could use on him. But that IS assuming he has enough sack to hang down!
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Here's what she looked like four weeks ago on December 4th, 2006. It was about 9:30 AM and they were getting ready to back her outside to make room for a staff/volunteer Christmas party.

If you look at Dennis's first picture there's a fellow moving a airplane. Notice that no one's helping him or even around. If you look closer the P-51 has the towbars on and so does the B-25 (in the wrong place though). If I was a betting man I'd say this is when it happened and the culprid is in the photo. I sent the photo to the museum with some pretty hard questions and also finally got through to "Bomber Jim" to let him know what happened. He basically wants a human sacrifice. No for the damage but more what led up to it and what happened afterwards.

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I think the poor soul did not know or is too scared to say so, stuff happens, either way I am sure he is feeling a lot worse and suffering a lot more. The B-25 is certainly a beautiful airplane, I could only dream of flying one!
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Jack, seems to me that if they can't get the towbar attached in the right place then not only are they dangerous they are also a hazard and shouldn't be movin' airplanes around. At least not without adult supervision !


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either way I am sure he is feeling a lot worse and suffering a lot more

I agree. All the more reason to step up. Sorta like Edgar Allen Poe's "Tell-Tale heart".
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Jack, seems to me that if they can't get the towbar attached in the right place then not only are they dangerous they are also a hazard and shouldn't be movin' airplanes around. At least without adult supervision !

I agree and I pointed that out in my email to them. In spades :!:

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If you catch the coward, I saw a very appropriate torture in the latest James Bond film that you could use on him. But that IS assuming he has enough sack to hang down!

:lol:

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I also can't believe that someone is ignorant enough to climb on a tug and move tightly packed airplanes around without having several spotters to keep him honest.

I wouldn't move one inch without someone watching the wings and tail.

Jack, I wonder if putting the towbar in the nosewheel instead of above the wheel causes any unusual stress on the trunnion mount ?

Reason I ask, is that the manual is adamant about not chocking the B-25 nosewheel if there is severe weather. They want it to rock to avoid damage to the nose gear attach points. Since you are pulling at a much shallower angle the stresses could be similar.


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Sorry to hear about that. Any chance insurance could cover the repair?
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