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(PBJ/B-25) Bad To The Bone
DON'T LEAVE OUR "DOG" OUT IN THE COLD!
The Devil Dog, that is!
Come join the Commemorative Air Force in completing the restoration of the Devil Dog (PBJ -1J),
the U.S. Marines' version of the B -25 World War II medium bomber. We need your help with this
Dog from head to paw. She's only 65 years old, so the Devil Dog is much too young to retire. She
has many more history lessons to teach about how our fathers and fore fathers fought for and won
the freedoms we enjoy today.
But before she can continue her mission, the Old Gal needs some work, and the first thing she needs
is an overhaul of her left engine. After being grounded for 23 months to overhaul the right engine,
and take care of some corrosion issues in the tail section, the Devil Dog proudly flew to Oshkosh,
Wisconsin, for AirVenture 2009, the largest air show in the United States. She performed
beautifully, and thrilled many spectators with her proud history. But when we fired her up for the
return trip, she let us know that she just wasn't up to the flight home.
Unfortunately, Medicare is not an option, so we need to raise $75,000 to get her left engine
overhauled. The sooner we can accomplish this, the sooner we can get the Devil Dog home to
Georgetown. Think of it: the Devil Dog has never seen the snow, and the thought of her sitting out
in the cold, through a long Wisconsin winter, with snow and ice piling up on her fuselage and wings
... well, it's is hard to imagine. Don't leave her out in the cold! Once we have the Devil Dog back
home in Georgetown, we can continue with the restoration, giving her a new interior and a fresh coat
of paint.
But to do that, we have to get her a new engine, and fly her back home to warm and sunny Texas.
This worthwhile project can only be accomplished with the support of others. We're asking you to
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