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A couple of points I might point out regarding the Mazapeta. The boat has not been hauled out of the water for almost forty years. Ten of which it was laying on its side in the mud. There is a hole on the water line by the chain locker about ten inches wide. The water is getting inside the chain locker rusting from not only the outside but the inside. There is a hole in the water tank which I patched a number of years ago. Why it still holds amazes me. The gussets for the back pillow block are rusted out. Which could cause the rudder to give way at anytime. The last estimate for hauling the Mazapeta out of water was 150k. That was sand blasting....redoing sea chest and painting bottom. The last tug boat done needed 70% of the hull replaced. A bill of over 450k. That tug was moved to Arkansas on a barge. When I purchased the Mazapeta I was a dreamer just like all of you are. I wish you luck but what the Mazapeta needs are deep pockets not dreams. For the boat to survive it must come out of the water and soon. Possibly using two cranes and setting it on the delta some where. The diver that inspected the boat before I gave it away listed 9 holes. The boat is surrounded in asbestos. The previous owner turned me into the City of Alemeda....my insurance company....the Hornet....the US coast guard. They should never be let on the boat. I inherited a mess. I do not mind a challenge but at some point in life one must either hold or fold and for me it was fold. I wish all of you the best of luck but remember that just because the inside of the boat looks clean....the outside has been rusting away for years.... ... See more

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Sixty trainees came to Wendover, Utah on May 31st, 1944 from Harding Field Indoctrination Center, Louisiana. Another group of 60 trainees came from Harding Field on June 30th, 1944. When the training ended in September, 1944, the remaining aircraft and trainees were transferred to bases in the 72nd Fighter Wing.
Now, thanks to the Utah Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, you can follow in the footsteps of those 120 Trainees at WWII Pilot Training Camp! You will Train where they Trained, Eat where the Ate and Sleep where they Slept. You will fly in the PT-17 and AT-6 Trainers everyday while undergoing your training at the Historic Wendover Army Air Field.
Don't Delay - ENLIST TODAY! BECOME A WWII FIGHTER PILOT for a few days and LIVE HISTORY! ... See more

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Researchers believe that new evidence supports the theory Amelia Earhart did not die in a plane crash, but as a castaway on a remote island.

One of the greatest pilots in the history of aviation died this morning. Bob Hoover, a World War II fighter pilot, a former Air Force test pilot, and the chase plane pilot for Chuck Yeager when he broke the sound barrier for the first time, was 94. ... See more

Check out our new museum website! Let us know what you think!

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Renderings of what our future museum could look like... What do you think?

Our A-26 restoration underway... What do you think of the all black paint job? Something Batman would appreciate for sure!

A shout out- "Thank you" to the Arizona ground crew for your support at the Buckeye Air Fair!