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Re: A/c dumped off carriers at end of WW2
Posted by jerry brewer on Tue Jul 02, 2002 11:26:59 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
: Aircraft maintenance ship HMS Perseus, from the records, i
: s the ship that we know was tasked to dump aircraft and eq
: uipment off the Queensland coast after WWII. I have a pers
: onal interest here as Seafires are reported to have been d
: umped (and floated down and three pointed on the ocean bed
: !). I saw some of the hooked/grappled/fishing net recovere
: d material at Noosa, Corsair and Firefly, a few years ago
: and the corrosion levels are intersting.
: Could you please tell exactly where and how I can view the
: photos 'posted to the board'.
: PeterA
:
: : Recently on the board there was a discussion about the r
: om
: : our of a/c being dumped off aircraft carriers at the end
: o
: : f WW2.
: : Many years ago I interviewed a FAA machanic who let
: me
: : copy his pictures.
: : I have finally managed to get my scanner to work wit
: h
: : Win 98, so I can scan photos again !!!!
: : The carrier was HMS Pereus ? she was apparently a m
: ai
: : ntenace carrier. I have sent the scanned photos to the b
: oa
: : rd.
: : Hope the pics are of interest and help prove that
: a
: : lot of romours are actually based on fact.The a/c types
: c
: : an be identified from the photos.
: : Cheers
: : Jerry
Hi
I post the pics via the gallery submit pic's, hope they went o/k don't know how they get added to the gallery.
As to deep water dumping,I was once told the deeper the better in no barnacles etc.
I gather the a/c went off u/c down and wings folded, but fusleage and wings had holes punched in them, as I undestand it HMS Perseus made a few trips so there could be a couple of locations.
Maybe a search of her ships log in the ADM files at the PRO would lead to gold I gather the dates were Jan & Feb 46 off the coast of NSW she used to load up and then sail from Sydney.
Cheers
Jerry