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Old 01-06-2002, 09:32 PM
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Neal -- I know a master machinist up near the Deer Valley Airport. His name is Vernon Rich. I'm not sure if he does that kind of work -- but if he does, he's your man.

Did you ever see the PBS special where these guys went up to Greenland to try to bring back a WWII B-29? I believe it was called "Frozen in time". Here's a link to the transcipts

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/2303b29.html

They went up there -- spent MONTHS working on it -- flying in parts and such. Anyway they brought Vernon up there to MAKE the parts they couldn't buy or find anymore -- from scratch. Pretty awesome.

FYI -- unfortunately, there was a fuel problem in the end and they were not able to bring the plane back. Made for a fantastic tv show though.

If you're interested let me know and I'll look up his number tomorrow -- I don't have it here (I have it at my office).

Ben

P.S. -- And if he can't do it, I'm sure he could point you in the right direction...
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