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B25 Salvage Planned

KUAC | By Dan Bross
Published April 3, 2013 at 10:33 AM AKDT
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An airplane that crashed 44 years ago near Fairbanks may fly again.  The B-25 bomber was being used for firefighting when it belly landed on a Tanana River sandbar in June 1969.  No one died in the crash, but the hulk of the World War 2 bomber was damaged and never removed.  As KUAC’s Dan Bross reports, a pair of aircraft mechanics from Michigan are planning a rescue attempt.

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Dan Bross
Dan has been in public radio news in Alaska since 1993. He’s worked as a reporter, newscaster and talk show host at stations in McGrath, Valdez and Fairbanks. Dan’s experience includes coverage of a wide range of topics, from wolf control to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and dog mushing.
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