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Good luck, it is a hard hit to take so early in the year.
Posted by AIRIC on Sun Apr 06, 2003 01:11:35 PM
In reply top Collings Foundation B-17 & B-24 Damaged by Hail posted by Ryan Keough on Sun Apr 06, 2003 09:29:51 AM
: Last night a significant storm blew through the Dallas are
: a and created golf ball sized hail that dumped over Addiso
: n airport and unfortunately the Collings Foundation's B-17
: & B-24. Reports just came in, but it looks like the fabri
: c control surfaces on both planes are ruined and need repl
: acement. On initial inspection, sheet metal damage seems t
: o be merely superficial, but as the day progresses we will
: be able to better tell.
:
: What we do know is that the visit to Roswell, NM will have
: to be cancelled, though there is a possibility of at leas
: t the B-17 making it to Tucson if we can get ahold of spar
: e control surfaces. The B-24 isn't as fortunate as it is n
: ot easy to find spare control surfaces for it.
:
: If anyone has any resources that may help us in getting th
: e planes back up and running, please contact me off the li
: st at rkeough@collingsfoundation.org. Thanks.
:
: Ryan Keough
: Collings Foundation