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Re: 720 Aircraft actually :0)

Posted by Rob S on Mon Jul 01, 2002 09:28:45 PM

In reply top 720 Aircraft actually :0) posted by Tony on Mon Jul 01, 2002 05:59:02 AM

Ive asked this question before and since it's slow maybe someone will answer. What condition do you think a deep water dumped aircraft would be in? Has anyone ever done a very deep water recovery of a complete aircraft? Alot of brand new aircraft never made it to europe. Thanks!


http://home.st.net.au/~dunn/ozatwar/dumped@sea.htm
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: SOME OF SIXTY ROYAL NAVY BARRACUDA AND AVENGER AIRCRAFT (P
: ART OF LOT TOTALLING 720 AND VALUED AT FIFTEEN MILLION POU
: NDS) 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 UNITE
: D STATES, ANY MATERIAL BRANDED "USELESS" WAS TO BE DESTROY
: ED. (PHOTOGRAPHER L. CPL E. MCQUILLAN)
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: Dammit can't link the gubbins

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