COCOA BEACH, Fla. – Valiant Air Command, the group that owns the vintage World War II torpedo bomber that splash-landed off Patrick Space Force Base on Saturday, was planning to move the aircraft back to its museum.
The move came a day after workers using a large crane hoisted the intact aircraft out of the tide and onto a waiting tow late Sunday, News 6 partner Florida Today reported. [TRENDING: NASA makes history with Mars flight | For sale: Historic, haunted Fla.
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