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July 17, 2008

Aero-News BOLO: Thieves Steal Vintage Lockheed Parts In Arizona

Reward Offered; Crooks May Have Just Wanted Trailer

This hasn't been the best week when it comes to bad things happening to good airplanes. Just as ANN received word that vandals struck 11 planes parked at New Jersey's Monmouth Executive Airport sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning, a News-Spy tipped us off about the theft last week of some 2,500 pounds of vintage aircraft parts near Falcon Field in Mesa, AZ.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (07.17.08)

Aero-Linx!

The Midwest EAA Chapters Poker Run is a fun, multi-event series held between the months of May and October.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (07.17.08): Hot Wire Cutter

Aero-Terms!

A cutting device used to shape blocks of foam in composite aircraft construction. A wire is stretched tight between the arms of a frame and heated by electrical current. The hot wire melts its way through the foam, creating a very clean cut.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (07.17.08)

"Something like this can have a very bad effect. People worry about flying anyway, and with concerns about rising fuel costs, this is just another blow to general aviation."

Source: Vincent Giglio, owner of aviation maintenance company First in Flight, based at Monmouth Executive Airport (BLM) near Farmingdale, NJ. The airport fell victim to vandalism sometime late Sunday night or early Sunday morning, in which 11 planes were damaged. The worst violence was inflicted on a Piper Seneca, which had its empennage severed and the right wing partially separated from the engine nacelle... damage that will likely ground the plane permanently.

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