<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Amazing what you can find(Lockhead U-2)"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/54.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Amazing what you can find(Lockhead U-2) but we found under his bed was this, no one knew what it was. We open to find a scale model of a U-2 spy plane. Im thinking "Sweet looking model" but then my brother comes in and says in my hands is a piece of history, possibly used as a scale model to test draft and stuff. With my love of modeling they said they know it is in safe hands Its amazing the stuff people have hidden. they said my gramps must have gotten it for when he left the navy or something.
In its case, where it sat for 25+ years
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Fully assembled
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Plaque
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Seriously though, that's real nice. Is personal history like a desk ornament type thing or an actual needs to be in a museum piece?
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Interesting that your discovery of it would coincide with the recent release of the Area 51 CIA documents. . . .]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/546976/5961441.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/546976/5961441.page GMT Re:Amazing what you can find(Lockhead U-2) It is actually my uncles, Who worked on the design of the plane ITSELF.
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That'll look great when you Orkyfy it into a Figha-Bomba...that is your intension right?

Seriously though, that's real nice. Is personal history like a desk ornament type thing or an actual needs to be in a museum piece?

It more personal, my dad loved it an cherished it.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/546976/5964253.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/546976/5964253.page GMT Amazing what you can find(Lockhead U-2) http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/546976/5964327.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/546976/5964327.page GMT