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Re: So the Lanc's basically OK then?
Posted by Jim on Mon Jul 22, 2002 02:01:28 PM
In reply top So the Lanc's basically OK then? posted by Lynn on Mon Jul 22, 2002 09:27:57 AM
Well, if you didn't see the photos, it appears that the Lanc's engines were not turning when the collision happened. When I first heard of the accident, I had visions of props chewing the Dakota wing apart and two Merlins grinding to bits. It's hard to tell in the photos whether the Lanc had damage. Then again, I can't imagine two big birds like these bumping and grinding without some damage to both.
: Obviously the Dakota is going to need a new outer wing pan
: el- shouldn't be too tough to track down. But the Lanc lo
: oks to be in reasonable condition from what I saw there, t
: hankfully...
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: Lynn