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Restored Treasure: Recovered Navy Hellcat Dedicated at Pensacola
On January 20, 1999, Taras Lysenko of A&T Recovery in Chicago submitted a proposal to the United States Navy to rescue several World War II aircraft submerged beneath the icy waters of Lake Michigan. They had crashed during carrier training operations for WWII pilots in the 1940s. Among the wrecks was a Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat, BN 25910, which crashed more than five decades earlier while attempting to land on the USS Sable. (www.eaa.org) Mais...
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I recently watched a video about the Hellcat. The Hellcat shot down the majority of enemy aircraft in WWII.
Hawker Hurricane didn't do bad either!!!!
what a great ending to a sad story,well done all. and a big thank you to
the taylor family
the taylor family
They did an incredible job!
