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Re: Iraq wrecks
Posted by Ron Henry on Fri May 17, 2002 02:17:30 PM
In reply top Re: Iraq wrecks posted by Ron Henry on Fri May 17, 2002 02:16:04 PM
: : Does anyone know anything about wrecks in Iraq? No, not
: s
: : plattered MiG 29s but perhaps something a bit older. I
: am
: : planning to do my medical elective in Bagdad but can al
: wa
: : ys find a bit of time to go looking for planes!
: :
: : I don't want to attempt to snoop around old airbases for
: o
: : bvious reasons so maybe something more isolated. I know
: o
: : f a Hawker Hind in a river but don't think i'll be able
: to
: : get down to that one with things as they are...
: :
: : Cheers
: :
: : Elliott
:
:
: Take a gold star, Elliott - very WIX-spirited, but prolly
: very, very, risky !
:
: The name of the American who pulled the Furies out of ther
: e is on the tip of my tongue - anyhow, I did once hear tha
: t he got a load of aggro when doing that deal. Though I ca
: n't quite believe it, think I heard he had a finger(s) cho
: pped off !!! And that was in more peaceful times, quite a
: lot of yrs ago.
:
: Somehow, I can't help feeling that the whole country has b
: een mapped to the highest possible resolution such that al
: l exposed wrecks have been identified, but, sadly the resu
: lts aren't publicly available !! ;-)
:
: Ron
PS He was Ed Jurist, of course.