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Posted: 12 Jan 2015, 21:49

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Where there's a will, there's a way!
[youtube]http://youtu.be/9ruArctYYbM[/youtube]

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Posted: 12 Jan 2015, 23:45

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Very cool. I am pretty sure I watched a video of the rescue of the sister plane a few years ago.

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Posted: 13 Jan 2015, 00:18

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That's an awesome video. A DC3 with turbine engines is way cool too.

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Posted: 13 Jan 2015, 21:01

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Location: East Prairie, MO
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Anybody else get chills when she powered her way out of the hole? I know I did :clap:

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Posted: 13 Jan 2015, 22:47

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That is a fantastic story! My 4 year old girl loved it.

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Posted: 15 Jan 2015, 15:09

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Great story and video production! It had to be a labor of love because there's no way it was the cost effective approach.

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Posted: 15 Jan 2015, 15:33

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Fantastic that they saved her.

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Posted: 16 Jan 2015, 10:55

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WOW awesome , Thank you :thumbup:

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