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Re: From the wreckchasing board.......

Posted by Graham Orphan on Thu Aug 08, 2002 10:19:39 PM

In reply top From the wreckchasing board....... posted by Tony on Thu Aug 08, 2002 09:09:13 AM


The aircraft shown were photographed individually, in colour, from a helicopter at around 100 - 400ft in late 1996. The results appeared in an article in Classic Wings Vol.4, No.1 Jan-Mar 1997. Large aircraft were B-29s of course, small aircraft were RF-84Fs. Interestingly, the block of parked vehicles were DUKW WW-II vintage amphipious trucks - around a dozen of them. In addition, not far from there, a crashed Hellcat assumed to be a target drone conversion - one of many downed in the China Lake precinct.
Sorry to have been a non-contributor in recent times. Spending too much time at the airfield, much of it to do with the Classic Fighters Airshow next Easter. Building up to be something utterly unique.
Cheers,
GMO

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