Another PBY Won't Be Down For Breakfast
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Basket case
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I've seen PBYs sink, and be recovered and returned to service, so how does one destroy one that close to shore? morons. at least some parts can be used I'd guess.
Bruzilla
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Yeah, I was wondering that myself. My guess is they tried to hoist it while it was still flooded and since most of the plane is made of wood the weight of the water tore it into pieces.
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I'm betting the salvage crew had no idea how to lift it.....
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yeah...it always pay to go with the lowest bidder......
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Back in the early 80's I was fortunate to have seen several of these beautiful aircraft up close. I am heartbroken when I see things like this happening to vintage anything, cars, truck and aircraft like these being lost. It's too bad that they did not have an aircraft reovery team to hoist this properly. It could have been saved, if so.
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not to bad a show, shame it didn't last longer. IIRC he flew a Grumman Goose.
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It might be recoverable. Heck of a job to get that thing up and out...... What the heck happened?
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People today are really stupid. you should have seen the nutty Guys trying to move the Panther tank from a Guys Garage in Germany last week?" And to think their grandfather's built the thing? it was as if they were from another planet. They had no Idea.
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