Raising Hell from Lake Michigan

Posted:
Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:10 am
by jime59
I thought that title might grab you. Has to do with raisng an F6F Hellcat from the lake after being there for 64 years.
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/news ... 01.articlePretty cool eh ?
Re: Raising Hell from Lake Michigan

Posted:
Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:24 am
by ShaneG_old
I saw this on the news this morning.
I thought it was cool that the grandson of the pilot was the first to sit in the cockpit after it was raised. 8-)
Re: Raising Hell from Lake Michigan

Posted:
Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:55 am
by expat
I was just about to post this too 8-) Will they preserve it as is, making a diorama (minus the water of course) of how she was found, or will she be rebuilt?
Matt
Re: Raising Hell from Lake Michigan

Posted:
Tue Dec 01, 2009 11:51 am
by jime59
Yeah, I caught that son/grandson connection thing too.