B-25 bomber - Lake Murray SC

[Jeff Toorish]

Why did they raise it? Sounds like a lot of money to spend to bring up a broken airplane. :06:

Safe Diving

Jeff

 

[Otter]

Why did they raise it? Sounds like a lot of money to spend to bring up a broken airplane. :06:

Safe Diving

Jeff

I wonder why? Its not like there aren't B-25s around (still flying in fact). Did that specific one have historical importance -- the one Jimmy Doolittle flew over Tokyo or something?

 

[Spectre]

anyone ever dive this?

Well, Heather [Chickdiver] did probably close to a couple dozen dives on her last week

I wonder why? Its not like there aren't B-25s around (still flying in fact). Did that specific one have historical importance -- the one Jimmy Doolittle flew over Tokyo or something?

It's a B-25C, it's the 3rd oldest of those still in existance. It was 150' deep. I'll be getting Chickdiver's pictures up on her website when she gets them to me [she's on her way back from the salvage operation now].

Search news.google.com; there's a bunch of articles that touch on the history of the plane, the motivation of the owner, and the salvage project itself.

There's a good artcle here: http://www.thecolumbiastar.com/news/2005/0916/Front_Page/001.html

More information about Seigler's story is http://www.celebratefreedomfoundation.org/lakeb25c.htm

 

[mike_s]

They are going to put it in the Museum of Southern Flight in Birmingham..

 

[Skeeter_D]

Any pictures or reports on the condition? Might have to make the drive up there to see it in person, if it stays in the Cola area for a few weeks.

 

[Spectre]

Any pictures or reports on the condition? Might have to make the drive up there to see it in person, if it stays in the Cola area for a few weeks.

There is a decent pic that went out in the press from sunday night:

http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/12691201.htm

Also, there is a webcam pointed at it and they had a pretty good view of it today:

http://www.wistv.com/Global/link.asp?L=40481&nav=0RaN6qej

 

[Rick Murchison]

Here ye go...
(the date on the camera is screwed up - picture taken today)
Rick

 

[SwimJim]

They should have left it sit. Stuff like that tends to dissintigrate once it hits air after being down so long.

Jim

 

[Jeff Toorish]

There's a good artcle here: http://www.thecolumbiastar.com/news/2005/0916/Front_Page/001.html


After reading the Article, it does seem a very worthwhile project. As a pilot, I am always interested in planes, especially the ones that crash.

Safe Diving

Jeff

 

[DA Aquamaster]

I'd prefer to see it restored to flying condition, since in the long run that is the best way to preserve an aircraft. Nearly always, due to the costs involved, museums will do the job only half way when restoring an aircraft for static display.

The CAF would perhaps be a better option, but they have in the past crashed a sole remaining example of aircraft on more than one occasion.