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SEBRING — Gawkers keep asking Eddie Talley whether the 38-foot-long missile at his welder's shop could blow up. "It's a running joke," said Talley. "They ask if it's real, and we say it is. You should see the expression on their faces. It freaks them out." The missile at T-N-T Welding near Sebring HiIls, just a block off U.S. 27, is a reproduction and a fake. The Avon Park Air Force Range hired Talley to repair the two mock missiles. U.S. Air Force personnel at the range use the mock missiles for bombing practice. Talley said welding repairs were warranted, due to what appeared to be direct hits to the 2,000-pound missile, which is made of sheet metal. ...more
May 22, 2008
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