"Orval Fairbairn" wrote in message
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Frogdog wrote:

On Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:28:29 -0700, Waldo.Pepper
wrote:

Yokosuka D4Y Suisei / Judy

Waldo.

Actually, it's an Aichi M6A1 Seiran, one of the so called "Panama
Canal Bombers" designed to be carried on the large I-400 class
submarines. The aircraft at Udvar-Hazy is the only remaining example.
They were just finishing up restoration of this aircraft a few years
back when I took the tour of the Paul E. Garber facility.
Unfortunately, that tour is no longer given, but a good amount of
things seen there have since gone on display at Udvar-Hazy

http://collections.nasm.si.edu/code/...newstyle=singl
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Frogdog has left the building.

I saw this one in the Garber facility, undergoing restoration. I was
appalled at the standards of original workmanship. It appears that the
Aichi workers either did not have, or did not know how to operate
pneumatic rivet guns. The metal was all beaten and warped and
poorly-constructed (far worse then on the Russian Stormovik).

Resoration was simply cleaning and repairing.

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Thanks for your input, Mr. Pepper, Mr. Frogdog & Mr. Fairbain. I also
visited the Garber facility a few times and observed the work being done on
this aircraft. The "Enola Gay" was there being restored too. It sounds
like the restoration work will 'eventually' be transferred out to Udvar-Hazy
and it will be more accessible on the tour of that facility..
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