On restoration: If they have a nearly destroyed ID plate they can build the plane around it
I have no doubt it will be worthy to bring em all up
..the hardware alone will be worth a fortune and from what I have read
they will be able to get more than a few flyable planes out of it all
..I just hope the preservation methods worked better than I anticipate ..
..I'd love to see every airframe flying .. but .. that's just me
As it is .. cosmoline (that thick grease) works *very* well ..
20-30-40 year old rifles stored with that stuff worked fine after thorough cleaning and test fire worked as advertised.
ie: My dad bought me my first rifle, an Italian WW2 vintage gun ..when I was 15 (1965)
Cost 5 bucks and was still in the crate smothered in that stuff at the gunshow.. 6.5mm Carcano model 1939 bolt action.
My dad showed me how to shave the stock and we discarded the military hardware
(strap, forward wood part of stock, bayonet mount an such)
Re-blued all the metal, stained and laquered the stock after it was the shape I wanted, and test fired it.
I used that rifle for years target shootin for fun, sold it for a bit more than 5 bucks when I got married.
So ya .. I am hopin they get some great planes outta that hole
-Frank aka GE
