Yesterday, I mentioned that the anti-aircraft shells made at the Charlotte plant were tested at Wateree Pond in South Carolina.
The pond is located 58 miles south of Charlotte. The range was 800 yards bu 1100 yards oriented north to south along Lake Wateree. The Navy leased the site in 1943 for a proving range for 40 mm anti-aircraft shells.
Rounds were fired from fixed positions on the south side of the lake at a target on the north end.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Working At the Charlotte Shell Plant
Dorothy Elizabeth Hood Terry worked in the prime and firing pin area #7. She had to apply and take a test to get the job. Most of the employees were women, but supervisors were usually men. The pay was good and many people moved to Charlotte to work there.
Each piece of the shell was made in a different part of the building and moved through conveyor belts. Shifts worked around the clock Shifts: 7 a.m.-3 p.m., 3 p.m.-11 p.m. and 11 p.m.- 7 a.m.. These shifts were changed each month.
It was extremely dangerous work and rings were absolutely forbidden on line.
They had to have air raid drills as well as the plant would be a definite target should enemy planes come.
--GreGen
Each piece of the shell was made in a different part of the building and moved through conveyor belts. Shifts worked around the clock Shifts: 7 a.m.-3 p.m., 3 p.m.-11 p.m. and 11 p.m.- 7 a.m.. These shifts were changed each month.
It was extremely dangerous work and rings were absolutely forbidden on line.
They had to have air raid drills as well as the plant would be a definite target should enemy planes come.
--GreGen
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
The Shell Plant in Charlotte, N.C.-- Part 2
The plant was spread out over 2,000 acres and was essentially its own city with water, electric and sewer lines.
It went from hand-loading to assembly line operation during the war. Great speed and safety was stressed. It received the Army-Navy "E" Award for excellence in April 1944. The plant's peak day for production occurred on December 6, 1944 when it produced 213,143 rounds of anti-aircraft shells in just 24 hours.
A testing ground was established at the Wateree Pond in South Carolina. Test rounds were sent by truck and if acceptable, the whole batch was sent to the Navy by train.
With the war winding down and the Japanese Air Force practically gone, production was cut back starting in July 1945.
It then became a Navy communication depot.
The "Shell Plant" does not exist today.
--GreGen
It went from hand-loading to assembly line operation during the war. Great speed and safety was stressed. It received the Army-Navy "E" Award for excellence in April 1944. The plant's peak day for production occurred on December 6, 1944 when it produced 213,143 rounds of anti-aircraft shells in just 24 hours.
A testing ground was established at the Wateree Pond in South Carolina. Test rounds were sent by truck and if acceptable, the whole batch was sent to the Navy by train.
With the war winding down and the Japanese Air Force practically gone, production was cut back starting in July 1945.
It then became a Navy communication depot.
The "Shell Plant" does not exist today.
--GreGen
The Shell Plant in Charlotte, N.C.-- Part 1
From the Charlotte-MacKlenburg Story Site "The Home Front: Places- the Shell Plant."
It was located ten miles south of Charlotte (now part of a part of Charlotte) on York Road near the southeast corner of the intersection of Westinghouse Boulevard and South Tryon-Highway 49.
On March 3, 1942, 25 Charlotte leaders organized and went to Washington, D.C. to get some war industry for the city.
Charlotte's location, transportation links and labor supply were pushed and they got s plant.
It was built for $20 million with over 200 buildings and operated by the U.S. Rubber Company. It produced 75 mm anti-aircraft shells for the Navy.
After the war, it became a reclamation center for Navy Salvage.
--Not the Shell Oil Co. But A-A Shells. --GreGen
Monday, March 9, 2015
Man on Pearl Harbor Flight Recalls Uncle's USS Arizona Death
From the Feb. 3, 2013, Bloomberg by James M. Clash.
James M. Clash went for a ride with the Pacific Warbirds who take tourists for rides in SNJ-5 single prop planes for a flight over Pearl Harbor at the same altitude as the Japanese planes did.
His uncle, Donald Clash was a second class fireman's apprentice seaman on the USS Arizona that day and lost his life.
The Pacific Warbirds leave from a small briefing room made up to look like one from Qorld War II. The SNJ-5 is the U.S. Navy's designation for the single engine North American Aviation T-6 Texan. They were made to look like Japanese Zeros in the movie "Tora, Tora, Tora."
The Pearl Harbor Experience costs $1200 + tax.
--GreGen
James M. Clash went for a ride with the Pacific Warbirds who take tourists for rides in SNJ-5 single prop planes for a flight over Pearl Harbor at the same altitude as the Japanese planes did.
His uncle, Donald Clash was a second class fireman's apprentice seaman on the USS Arizona that day and lost his life.
The Pacific Warbirds leave from a small briefing room made up to look like one from Qorld War II. The SNJ-5 is the U.S. Navy's designation for the single engine North American Aviation T-6 Texan. They were made to look like Japanese Zeros in the movie "Tora, Tora, Tora."
The Pearl Harbor Experience costs $1200 + tax.
--GreGen
Saturday, March 7, 2015
Detroit: America's Arsenal of Democracy-- Part 2
Half of the Consolidated B-24 Liberators were made at the Ford Willow River Plant. More B-24s were made than any other bomber. It was considered better-built than the more famous B-17 Flying Fortress which it outperformed in speed, range and bomb capacity. Liberator crews were credited with downing 2,600 enemy aircraft.
The 80-acre plant was built in just six months in 1941. By 1943 it had 42,000 employees building 230 B-24s a month. By 1944 that number was up to 650 a month. By the time production was halted in 1945, 8,600 had been built.
Good money was made by workers, but housing shortages, rationing and lack of resources earned Detroit the nickname "Arsehole of Democracy." Frustrated Willow Run workers dubbed the factory "Will It Run?"
During the war, 700,000+ Detroiters worked in war factories.
Aptly Earned Title. --GreGen
The 80-acre plant was built in just six months in 1941. By 1943 it had 42,000 employees building 230 B-24s a month. By 1944 that number was up to 650 a month. By the time production was halted in 1945, 8,600 had been built.
Good money was made by workers, but housing shortages, rationing and lack of resources earned Detroit the nickname "Arsehole of Democracy." Frustrated Willow Run workers dubbed the factory "Will It Run?"
During the war, 700,000+ Detroiters worked in war factories.
Aptly Earned Title. --GreGen
Detroit: America's World War II Arsenal of Democracy-- Part 1
From Feb. 5, 2013, Yahoo! Contributor Network "World War II Detroit: America's 'Arsenal of Democracy" by Marlissa Sachteleben.
Detroit produced 30% of U.S. war machinery, equipment and munitions. Labor worked around the clock. Jobs were plentiful. Actually, there were more jobs than workers.
The Detroit Historical Museum has a new exhibit on the city's role in the war.
Some 91% of all helmets worn by the American military were made in Detroit. Half of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers were made at the Ford Willow Run plant.
--GreGen
Detroit produced 30% of U.S. war machinery, equipment and munitions. Labor worked around the clock. Jobs were plentiful. Actually, there were more jobs than workers.
The Detroit Historical Museum has a new exhibit on the city's role in the war.
Some 91% of all helmets worn by the American military were made in Detroit. Half of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers were made at the Ford Willow Run plant.
--GreGen
Friday, March 6, 2015
N.C. Shipbuilding Co. Launches 57th Liberty Ship
From the February 5, 2013, Wilmington (NC) Star-News "Looking Back"
JANUARY 14, 1943: The N.C. Shipbuilding Company in Wilmington launched its 57th Liberty Ship, the Robert Howe, named for General Robert Howe of Brunswick County, hero of the Revolutionary War.
Born in 1732, he became the colonies' highest-ranking officer. Died Nov. 1786 at his Brunswick home.
This ship was scrapped in 1971.
--GreGen
JANUARY 14, 1943: The N.C. Shipbuilding Company in Wilmington launched its 57th Liberty Ship, the Robert Howe, named for General Robert Howe of Brunswick County, hero of the Revolutionary War.
Born in 1732, he became the colonies' highest-ranking officer. Died Nov. 1786 at his Brunswick home.
This ship was scrapped in 1971.
--GreGen
Death of a Battle of Midway Hero in 2013
JIM MURI, 93
A Battle of Midway hero died February 3, 2013. He saved his crippled B-26 bomber by buzzing the deck of a Japanese aircraft carrier.
On June 4, 1942, he piloted one of four b-26 bombers from Midway Island. His plane was hit by gunfire and three wounded. Even so, he managed to launch a torpedo at the Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi.
He then flew his bomber about tree-top high along the flight deck of the ship because its guns were facing outward and managed to crash land back on Midway Island. Afterwards, they counted some 500 bullet holes in the plane.
Losses at the Battle of Midway:
U.S.: 1 aircraft carrier, 145 planes, 307 men.
Japanese: 4 aircraft carriers, 1 heavy cruiser, 291 planes and 4,800 men.
--GreGen
A Battle of Midway hero died February 3, 2013. He saved his crippled B-26 bomber by buzzing the deck of a Japanese aircraft carrier.
On June 4, 1942, he piloted one of four b-26 bombers from Midway Island. His plane was hit by gunfire and three wounded. Even so, he managed to launch a torpedo at the Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi.
He then flew his bomber about tree-top high along the flight deck of the ship because its guns were facing outward and managed to crash land back on Midway Island. Afterwards, they counted some 500 bullet holes in the plane.
Losses at the Battle of Midway:
U.S.: 1 aircraft carrier, 145 planes, 307 men.
Japanese: 4 aircraft carriers, 1 heavy cruiser, 291 planes and 4,800 men.
--GreGen
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Japanese Battleship Musashi Found Near Philippines
From the March 4, 2015, NPR "Japanese World War II Battleship Musashi Found, Billionaire Paul Allen Says."
The formidable battleship was sunk by U.S. planes on October 24, 1944 during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the world's largest-ever naval battles. The exact location of the wreck has not been known until now.
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, whose father served during World War II, says his research team found it March 1st in the Sibuyan Sea by the Philippines. They used historical records from four different countries, detailed topographical data and advanced technology aboard his yacht M/Y Octopus.
Photos and film were taken at the wreck site, about a kilometer deep. The ship was launched in 1940 and 1023 died with it. Mr. Allen has been looking for it for eight years.
Always Great to Locate a Lost Shipwreck. --GreGen
The formidable battleship was sunk by U.S. planes on October 24, 1944 during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the world's largest-ever naval battles. The exact location of the wreck has not been known until now.
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, whose father served during World War II, says his research team found it March 1st in the Sibuyan Sea by the Philippines. They used historical records from four different countries, detailed topographical data and advanced technology aboard his yacht M/Y Octopus.
Photos and film were taken at the wreck site, about a kilometer deep. The ship was launched in 1940 and 1023 died with it. Mr. Allen has been looking for it for eight years.
Always Great to Locate a Lost Shipwreck. --GreGen
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Patty Andrews and Sisters Helped Rally the Troops with Voices
From the Jan. 31, 2013, Globe and Mail "With hero sisters, Patty Andrews rallied troops through the Second World War" by Bob Thomas.
Though the Andrews Sisters never served, they certainly supported the Allied War Effort with their wonderful voices.
Patty Andrews was the middle sister, lead singer and chief clown of the group.
Some of their more famous songs:
"I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time"
Their first hit was in 1937 with "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen."
Probably their biggest hit was "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy."
In 1940 they were in the Bob Hope and Bing Crosby "Road to Rio" movie.
--GreGen
Though the Andrews Sisters never served, they certainly supported the Allied War Effort with their wonderful voices.
Patty Andrews was the middle sister, lead singer and chief clown of the group.
Some of their more famous songs:
"I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time"
Their first hit was in 1937 with "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen."
Probably their biggest hit was "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy."
In 1940 they were in the Bob Hope and Bing Crosby "Road to Rio" movie.
--GreGen
Shorpy Goes to War-- Part 2: Crowded Commute, American Family and StopTruck
CROWDED COMMUTE: 1942, 1-30-13. April 1943. "Baltimore, Maryland. Students and workers returning home on a trolley at 5 p.m.. There is a sign saying, "Please leave by rear door." A man is smoking. Evidently these buses are not segregated as blacks are seated by whites.
AN AMERICAN FAMILY: 1943, 1-29-13. March 1943. "Rochester, New York. The Babcocks, an American family, tuning in for war news. Mr. and Mrs. Babcock with children Shirley, Howard and Earl. All of them are sitting by the radio and looking at it. By Ralph Amdursky, OWI.
Comment: I enjoyed the golden glow of the tuner on our upright radio. An air raid warden once knocked on the family's door during a blackout drill and said he could see the tuner light from the street.
Comment: Perhaps they were listening to shows instead of news.
TRUCK STOP: 1942, 1-27-13. March 1943. "Transport refueling at Hecht Co. warehouse on New York Avenue in Washington, D.C.. John Vachon OWI.
There is a truck by the pump.
Comment: It is a '36 GMC truck. Also a truck on the scale. Macy's owned the Hecht Warehouse. The building is still there and on the NRHP, considered to be an art deco masterpiece of architecture.
--GreGen
AN AMERICAN FAMILY: 1943, 1-29-13. March 1943. "Rochester, New York. The Babcocks, an American family, tuning in for war news. Mr. and Mrs. Babcock with children Shirley, Howard and Earl. All of them are sitting by the radio and looking at it. By Ralph Amdursky, OWI.
Comment: I enjoyed the golden glow of the tuner on our upright radio. An air raid warden once knocked on the family's door during a blackout drill and said he could see the tuner light from the street.
Comment: Perhaps they were listening to shows instead of news.
TRUCK STOP: 1942, 1-27-13. March 1943. "Transport refueling at Hecht Co. warehouse on New York Avenue in Washington, D.C.. John Vachon OWI.
There is a truck by the pump.
Comment: It is a '36 GMC truck. Also a truck on the scale. Macy's owned the Hecht Warehouse. The building is still there and on the NRHP, considered to be an art deco masterpiece of architecture.
--GreGen
Shorpy Goes to War-- Part 1: Civil Servants, Washing Machines and Trolleys
Some interesting World War II photographs from that great Shorpy site. Just type in the title to see the photo. These photos paint an interesting picture of the American home front. All taken by the Office of War Information (OWI).
Make sure to view photos in full size and read the comments.
CIVIL SERVANT: 1942: 1-31-13 August 1942. "Ella Watson, government chairwoman who provides for a family of six on her salary of $1,080 per year. She has been a federal employee for 26 years.
DRUDGE REPORT: 1943: 1-30-13. March 1943. "Rochester, New York. Mrs. Babcock doing the family laundry with an electric washing machine and a wringer. Ralph Amdursky, OWI.. Even the wringer is motorized. Even with a war underway, laundry at home still had to be done.
TRACKLESS TROLLEY: 1943: 1-30-13. April 1943. "Baltimore, Maryland. Rushing to catch the trackless trolley home from work at 4 p.m." Basically an electric bus. Marjory Collins (OWI). Shows two ladies walking to door of it, just off work.
Comment: In 1943, this trolley would have been one of the few non-military vehicles allowed to be built because of metal and tire shortages and rationing. Baltimore had many war production plants and always had a chronic housing shortage and a way to get the workers back and forth to work. These trolleys were also important because they didn't require gas for operation.
The War at Home. --GreGen
Make sure to view photos in full size and read the comments.
CIVIL SERVANT: 1942: 1-31-13 August 1942. "Ella Watson, government chairwoman who provides for a family of six on her salary of $1,080 per year. She has been a federal employee for 26 years.
DRUDGE REPORT: 1943: 1-30-13. March 1943. "Rochester, New York. Mrs. Babcock doing the family laundry with an electric washing machine and a wringer. Ralph Amdursky, OWI.. Even the wringer is motorized. Even with a war underway, laundry at home still had to be done.
TRACKLESS TROLLEY: 1943: 1-30-13. April 1943. "Baltimore, Maryland. Rushing to catch the trackless trolley home from work at 4 p.m." Basically an electric bus. Marjory Collins (OWI). Shows two ladies walking to door of it, just off work.
Comment: In 1943, this trolley would have been one of the few non-military vehicles allowed to be built because of metal and tire shortages and rationing. Baltimore had many war production plants and always had a chronic housing shortage and a way to get the workers back and forth to work. These trolleys were also important because they didn't require gas for operation.
The War at Home. --GreGen
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Ducks Coming to Chicago?-- Part 2: World War II Service
Combat use.
They were first used in the invasion of Sicily in 1943. They also played an integral role in the early stages of the D-Day invasion, transporting ammunition and cargo from the ships to the beaches.
Tours and Recreational Use
Some of the locations for Duck tours include:
San Francisco
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Boston
San Diego
Miami
Washington, D.C.
Branson. Mo.
Cincinnati
Stone Mountain, Ga.
Wisconsin Dells
May the Duck Be With You. --GreGen
They were first used in the invasion of Sicily in 1943. They also played an integral role in the early stages of the D-Day invasion, transporting ammunition and cargo from the ships to the beaches.
Tours and Recreational Use
Some of the locations for Duck tours include:
San Francisco
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Boston
San Diego
Miami
Washington, D.C.
Branson. Mo.
Cincinnati
Stone Mountain, Ga.
Wisconsin Dells
May the Duck Be With You. --GreGen
Ducks Coming to Chicago?-- Part 1: DUKWs
From the Jan. 18, 2015, Chicago Tribune "Company hoping to run duck boats on the river-- and streets" by Lizzie Johnson.
"Duck boat tours could be coming to the Chicago River as soon as this summer." Entertainment Cruises operates more than 30 vessels across the country in various cities. Chicago had a duck boat tour service in the late 1990s, but it was discontinued. The boats hold 37 passengers and ramps would be constructed at Marina Towers and West Polk Street. Of course, there are a lot of permits that must be obtained.
The DUKW stands for: "D" The model year 1942, "U"- the body style, utility, "K" stands for all-wheel vehicle and "W" represents dual rear axles.Ducks are very popular in the Wisconsin Dells and are massive World War II-era vehicles with many restored and retrofitted.
They were used for amphibious operations during World War II and were 31 feet long, had a boat shaped hull/body with maximum land speed of 50 mph and water speed of 6.4 mph.
During the war, they were based on the GMC cargo truck and more than 20,000 were built.
--GreGen
"Duck boat tours could be coming to the Chicago River as soon as this summer." Entertainment Cruises operates more than 30 vessels across the country in various cities. Chicago had a duck boat tour service in the late 1990s, but it was discontinued. The boats hold 37 passengers and ramps would be constructed at Marina Towers and West Polk Street. Of course, there are a lot of permits that must be obtained.
The DUKW stands for: "D" The model year 1942, "U"- the body style, utility, "K" stands for all-wheel vehicle and "W" represents dual rear axles.Ducks are very popular in the Wisconsin Dells and are massive World War II-era vehicles with many restored and retrofitted.
They were used for amphibious operations during World War II and were 31 feet long, had a boat shaped hull/body with maximum land speed of 50 mph and water speed of 6.4 mph.
During the war, they were based on the GMC cargo truck and more than 20,000 were built.
--GreGen
No Pleasure Driving Allowed Here
From the Jan. 30, 2013, Wilmington (NC) Star-News "Back Then."
JANUARY 10, 1943: New Hanover County deputy sheriffs will be instructed to report the license numbers of motorists found to be pleasure driving in the Wilmington area. Governor Broughton ordered the pleasure driving ban but gave no instructions on how to deal with those found breaking it.
Sheriff Jones said that motorists at oyster roasts or drive-ins likely would not be cited since those places serve food. Since the start of the war, there had been a 30% decrease in personal driving in North Carolina as the state tried to conserve resources for the war effort.
Mama said No Pleasure driving 'Round here!! --GreGen
JANUARY 10, 1943: New Hanover County deputy sheriffs will be instructed to report the license numbers of motorists found to be pleasure driving in the Wilmington area. Governor Broughton ordered the pleasure driving ban but gave no instructions on how to deal with those found breaking it.
Sheriff Jones said that motorists at oyster roasts or drive-ins likely would not be cited since those places serve food. Since the start of the war, there had been a 30% decrease in personal driving in North Carolina as the state tried to conserve resources for the war effort.
Mama said No Pleasure driving 'Round here!! --GreGen
Monday, March 2, 2015
Follow Up On Richard Crosariol
I looked up his name since this was a 2013 article, and, sadly, Mr. Crosariol died May 25, 2014 at age 96. He lived in Indian Head, Maryland and had been born in Illinois on April 15, 1918.
After the attack began, he helped load a 5-inch 25 caliber anti-aircraft gun. He evidently served aboard the USS Maryland after it was repaired during the rest of the war in the Pacific. The ship was hit by a torpedo off Saipan and had to return to Pearl Harbor for repairs. Later, a kamikaze crashed into the ship in Leyte Gulf.
One of the Greatest.--GreGen
After the attack began, he helped load a 5-inch 25 caliber anti-aircraft gun. He evidently served aboard the USS Maryland after it was repaired during the rest of the war in the Pacific. The ship was hit by a torpedo off Saipan and had to return to Pearl Harbor for repairs. Later, a kamikaze crashed into the ship in Leyte Gulf.
One of the Greatest.--GreGen
Maryland's Last Surviving Pearl Harbor Marine Honored in 2013: Richard Crosariol
From the Jan. 18, 2013, BuyNet.com (Maryland) "State's Last Surviving Pearl Harbor Marine Honored" by Connie Hempel.
Richard Crosariol received a Marine Corps NCO sword, the oldest U.S. military weapon still in service. He enlisted in the Marines in 1940 at the age of 21. After boot camp he was sent to Hawaii and assigned to the battleship USS Maryland. He is the last Marine survivor of the attack from that ship.
During his 20-year career, he rose to the rank of sergeant-major.
He remembers getting ready for mass that eventful Sunday: "The only thing I heard was a rap, rap, rap, from the bullets. Soon the announcement came, 'This is no drill! Man your battle stations!'"
During the first attack, the Maryland was hit by two bombs, but none in the second one as the ship was obscured by smoke.
--GreGen
Richard Crosariol received a Marine Corps NCO sword, the oldest U.S. military weapon still in service. He enlisted in the Marines in 1940 at the age of 21. After boot camp he was sent to Hawaii and assigned to the battleship USS Maryland. He is the last Marine survivor of the attack from that ship.
During his 20-year career, he rose to the rank of sergeant-major.
He remembers getting ready for mass that eventful Sunday: "The only thing I heard was a rap, rap, rap, from the bullets. Soon the announcement came, 'This is no drill! Man your battle stations!'"
During the first attack, the Maryland was hit by two bombs, but none in the second one as the ship was obscured by smoke.
--GreGen
Storm Turns Up lard From WWII Shipwreck
From the Jan. 18, 2013, Live Science.
Holiday storms in Scotland caused decades old lard from a shipwreck to wash ashore. Four large chinks of lard came up on land. They were originally in barrels which have long since rusted away, but the lard kept its shape.
The lard washed up on St. Cyrus Beach about 100 miles north of Edinburgh.
That lard was still a bright white under the barnacles. The merchant ship (name not given) was sunk in the war and every few decades the lard washes ashore.
The lard first started washing ashore during the war. People collected it, boiled it tio get the sand out and then used it as lard was in short supply.
I doubt that this really old lard will be used.
--GreLard.
Holiday storms in Scotland caused decades old lard from a shipwreck to wash ashore. Four large chinks of lard came up on land. They were originally in barrels which have long since rusted away, but the lard kept its shape.
The lard washed up on St. Cyrus Beach about 100 miles north of Edinburgh.
That lard was still a bright white under the barnacles. The merchant ship (name not given) was sunk in the war and every few decades the lard washes ashore.
The lard first started washing ashore during the war. People collected it, boiled it tio get the sand out and then used it as lard was in short supply.
I doubt that this really old lard will be used.
--GreLard.
World War II Plane Grounded for Tuneup-- Part 3
The only plane being lowered this time is the Stuka. All undergo servicing every decade or so. A 3-D scan has shown that there is a small trap door under the pilot's seat that has been sealed over. It is believed that at one time it was used for the pilot to have a clearer view of targets on the ground. (Well, I believe it might have been used for relief.)
The plane;s mechanical systems are also being serviced and when it is again raised as early as Monday (Feb. 23) its flaps will be in a more accurate position for portraying a divebombing run.
Cleaning is done partly like restoring a fine painting and partly like a car wash. As we know, a lot of dust can build up over a decade. But it's not just soap and water. But, its deionized water applied with a chemical-free cleanser.
They say the bullet holes will remain.
And, the Museum of Science and Industry also has the German U-boat U-505.
Seeing My WWII Stuff. --GreGen
The plane;s mechanical systems are also being serviced and when it is again raised as early as Monday (Feb. 23) its flaps will be in a more accurate position for portraying a divebombing run.
Cleaning is done partly like restoring a fine painting and partly like a car wash. As we know, a lot of dust can build up over a decade. But it's not just soap and water. But, its deionized water applied with a chemical-free cleanser.
They say the bullet holes will remain.
And, the Museum of Science and Industry also has the German U-boat U-505.
Seeing My WWII Stuff. --GreGen
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