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Posted by Tony on Wed Oct 24, 2001 11:31:02 AM
In reply top Re: U never saw a B17 do this............. posted by Richard Allnutt on Wed Oct 24, 2001 11:16:21 AM
Looking for satellite imagery now, in that part of the world, even a Corsair will stand out like Bulldogs bollies. Mind u, they painted them yellow, not black.
I have e-mailed the good Colonel, to see what else he might have, a corsair on its belly would be good, an anson , lovely but he did say "Other wrecks"
Does anyone know, what was operating in that area, during the late war years?
Tony
: Awesome site Tony, there is a terriffic amount of fascinat
: ing first hand stuff here, and some of the photos are simp
: ly beautiful. I love those old Kodakromes. Also, in the ar
: ticle on SB-17's in the desert it mentions visiting the cr
: ash sites of several aircraft, including a B-29, Avro Anso
: n and a French F4U-7.... there's also a map of the route t
: aken, which might yield some interesting results even toda
: y, given the remoteness.... still, you do have to deal wit
: h the Saudi's and that isn't exactly a choice spot right n
: ow!
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: Thanks again for the sites... keep 'em rolling guys.
:
: Cheers,
: Richard
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: : Absolutely fantastic site...... some incredible imagery,
: w
: : hich I don't know has ever been published.
: : Copyright Lt.Col Ted A Morris
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: : http://www.zianet.com/tmorris/dhahran.html