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Raising Hell from Lake Michigan

PostPosted: 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.article

Pretty cool eh ? 

Re: Raising Hell from Lake Michigan

PostPosted: 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

PostPosted: 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

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

Re: Raising Hell from Lake Michigan

PostPosted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 12:09 am
by BigTruck
;D