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3B0 Southbridge, MA destroyed by tornado yesterday :(

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3B0 Southbridge, MA destroyed by tornado yesterday :(

Many of us here in the NE got rocked yesterday by severe weather; tornado activity in this part of the country is basically non existant. However, yesterday everything went to hell. Here is what is left of 3B0; a great little airport that I used to frequent.

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Re: 3B0 Southbridge, MA destroyed by tornado yesterday :(

I am sure that the tie down chain and the tie down loop from the plane are still at their asigned parking spot.

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Re: 3B0 Southbridge, MA destroyed by tornado yesterday :(

That's ugly. It looks like the chute on the cirrus wasn't able to save it. :(
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Re: 3B0 Southbridge, MA destroyed by tornado yesterday :(

Sad :( :(

Aside from losing a fellow pilot this has to be the saddest kind of airport carnage there is.
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Re: 3B0 Southbridge, MA destroyed by tornado yesterday :(

Ouch, I hope any of the new England members in that area fared well.
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Re: 3B0 Southbridge, MA destroyed by tornado yesterday :(

Here are some aerials I took a few days after it happened


http://www.lesvants.com/stock/Springfie ... rnado.html
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