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720 Aircraft actually :0)

Posted by Tony on Mon Jul 01, 2002 05:59:02 AM

In reply top Re: A/c dumped off carriers at end of WW2 posted by PeterA on Sun Jun 30, 2002 11:44:35 PM

http://home.st.net.au/~dunn/ozatwar/dumped@sea.htm

SOME OF SIXTY ROYAL NAVY BARRACUDA AND AVENGER AIRCRAFT (PART OF LOT TOTALLING 720 AND VALUED AT FIFTEEN MILLION POUNDS) THAT WERE TO BE DUMPED FROM HMS PIONEER, A ROYAL NAVY REPAIR CRAFT, INTO THE OCEAN OFF NSW. THE ONLY EQUIPMENT REMOVED PRIOR TO DUMPING WERE COMPASSES, CLOCKS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS. UNDER THE LEND LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES, ANY MATERIAL BRANDED "USELESS" WAS TO BE DESTROYED. (PHOTOGRAPHER L. CPL E. MCQUILLAN)

Dammit can't link the gubbins

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