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Old 07-17-2016, 05:28 PM   #36
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They did not retract the gear as it was the first flight. They had trouble latching the bombbay doors so they had to taxi back and fix them. Flight was suppose to be thirty minutes , but due to taxi time they did not want to run engines more than planned so cut it short to one go around. FiFi crew flew it. The Doc friends did an incredible job taking years to restore this aircraft.
I knew about the trouble with the bombay doors, but I sure do appreciate all the added details. DD
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