Sunken fighter plane to be restored
Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:39:00 GMT
Chicago Tribune reported Saturday. Monday, a crane is to lift the plane out of the water for eventual restoration and display, said Taras Lyssenko of A&T Recovery in Chicago, which found the plane. The Hellcat sank Jan. 5, 1945, with Lt. Walter Elcock at
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HARP volunteers keep history flying at Floyd Bennett Field
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:25:00 GMT
Unit. Well, at least not anymore. At the height of the Cold War, a light bomber and surveillance aircraft flying out of Floyd Bennett Field called “Neptune” plied the ocean waters dropping sonar buoys in defense of an encroaching Red Menace. Before
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Air Museum Gets $30,000 Grant
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:36:00 GMT
has received a $30,000 grant that will be used to construct buildings for the museum's growing aircraft restoration and preservation program. The Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust grant will pay the design and construction of a professional, environmentally
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