The Aeromarine is an original aircraft from the Roosevelt Field collection that was acquired in excellent condition.  In 1966 it was burned up by an accidentally thrown cigarette.  Ironically, the Aeromarine was on an open trailer being trucked to a site for the filming of a cigarette advertisement at the time.  Several years later Cole started to sort through the charred remains and stored them in his house in Rhinebeck.  Tragically his house burned down in the early 1980s with many of the remaining Aeromarine parts inside while Cole was in Florida for the winter.  A few fittings and parts survived the two fires and it is hoped that this elegant aircraft will one day be rebuilt using its remaining original parts to fly once again.