Crashed DC-3T in Antarctica rebuilt insitu & flown out,wow !
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DC-3 turboprop has lost her engines,undercarriage and nose caved in.
Rather than abandon the old girl, they rebuild her in situ in Antarctica.
An amazing team
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ruArctYYbM#t=151
DC-3 turboprop has lost her engines,undercarriage and nose caved in.
Rather than abandon the old girl, they rebuild her in situ in Antarctica.
An amazing team
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ruArctYYbM#t=151
[quote=woodypup59]Brilliant.
Years ago I watched the film about the rebuild of the B29 in the Artic on the edge of my seat.
That would be the B29 that they got going again, taxied it extremely quickly over very rough terrain, rather than take care with the aircraft, which resulted in the APU being bounced loose which then caused a fire which quickly consumed the plane resulting in just a charred mess on the ice.
When they could & should have flown a B29 home for all to admire......
At least the DC3 was treated with the care that it deserved. Thankfully.
Years ago I watched the film about the rebuild of the B29 in the Artic on the edge of my seat.
That would be the B29 that they got going again, taxied it extremely quickly over very rough terrain, rather than take care with the aircraft, which resulted in the APU being bounced loose which then caused a fire which quickly consumed the plane resulting in just a charred mess on the ice.
When they could & should have flown a B29 home for all to admire......
At least the DC3 was treated with the care that it deserved. Thankfully.
fatboy69 said:
oodypup59 said:
Brilliant.
Years ago I watched the film about the rebuild of the B29 in the Artic on the edge of my seat.
That would be the B29 that they got going again, taxied it extremely quickly over very rough terrain, rather than take care with the aircraft, which resulted in the APU being bounced loose which then caused a fire which quickly consumed the plane resulting in just a charred mess on the ice.Years ago I watched the film about the rebuild of the B29 in the Artic on the edge of my seat.
When they could & should have flown a B29 home for all to admire......
At least the DC3 was treated with the care that it deserved. Thankfully.
According to the write up after the fire it was confirmed that the ACU shook itself loose & the ACU caused the fire.
When it watch the documentary it is clear even to the untrained eye that they taxied the aircraft way too fast on its way to the makeshift runway.
IIRC they didn't have enough time to smooth out the route to the runway. Either way had they been a little bit more careful they wouldn't have to sit on the ice & watch her burn.
Also had they had sufficient fire extinguishers they might have been able to save the plane. They didn't.......
When it watch the documentary it is clear even to the untrained eye that they taxied the aircraft way too fast on its way to the makeshift runway.
IIRC they didn't have enough time to smooth out the route to the runway. Either way had they been a little bit more careful they wouldn't have to sit on the ice & watch her burn.
Also had they had sufficient fire extinguishers they might have been able to save the plane. They didn't.......
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