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Re: Blackburn Skua and Fairey Fulmar
Posted by Elliott on Wed Aug 21, 2002 07:50:26 AM
In reply top Blackburn Skua and Fairey Fulmar posted by Gareth Sharp on Wed Aug 21, 2002 07:15:13 AM
Hi Gareth
For Fulmars try the swamps of southern Sri Lanka..... There were many casualties from the Japanese attacks and several Fulmars were lost over remote tracts of tidal swamp (for some reason this always seems to be kind to aluminium, even if it is sea water)
Elliott
: Does anyone know the current status of the FAAM Blackburn
: Skua ? I always remember that the condition of the remains
: was very good and the only major missing section was the
: cockpit. What has become of it.
:
: I believe there was another Skua under rebuild in Norway.
: How is this project progressing ?
:
: Another unloved FAA aircraft is the Fulmar. I find it diff
: icult to believe that only one survives. Is there any chan
: ce that any survive in Scandinavia somewher?