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Re: My trip down south.
Posted by Scott WRG Editor on Thu Aug 29, 2002 05:56:40 AM
In reply top My trip down south. posted by Brad on Thu Aug 29, 2002 05:41:03 AM
: I just returned to Washington from New Zealand and Antarti
: ca.
:
: I wasn't able to make it to Wanaka or the North Island, bu
: t I did manage to visit the NZAFM at Wigram and the Ferrym
: ead Aeronautical Collection. If you ever wanted to see how
: a Mosquito is constructed, stop by their hanger.
: I also bought the P-40 book "The whole nine Yards". I hig
: hly recommend it.
:
: The only warbird in Antartica is the C-121 "Pegasus", BuNo
: .131644. It crashed in October of 1970 and has been prett
: y well stripped. I didn't have time to take pictures, as
: we parked on the opposite end of the runway and I had to h
: elp download the plane.
Looks like you had an interesting and chilly time.
Scott