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Re: Nothrop N-3PB Found
Posted by bdk on Fri Aug 30, 2002 08:33:34 PM
In reply top Nothrop N-3P Found posted by Dave on Fri Aug 30, 2002 08:25:32 PM
The first one was recovered in surprisingly good condition (supposedly the battery could still carry a charge). Parts of the aircraft were restored at Northrop University at their Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics school while I was in attendance (1980), although the majority was restored by Northrop Corporation itself.
: Hi All ... this from Norway... lets hope she can be recove
: red ;-)
:
: regards
: Dave
:
: The wreckage of Northrop N-3PB - C/N 323 has
: been discovered inside the fjord of Skjeraf?rdur on Icelan
: d. The
: airplane crashed when trying an emergency landing 24.07.42
: .
: So far the coastguard on Iceland have been on the spot and
: it is said
: that the airplane is upside down on the bottom in a fairly
: good
: condition.Airplane belonged to 333 (Norwegian) Squadron ba
: sed on Iceland
: in the WW2.
: There is only one N-3PB on display in the world and that o
: ne is
: displayed inside the museum of Gardermoen near Oslo. This
: one was found
: in a river, also in Iceland.
Restored Northrop N-3PB No. 320-"U" Patrol Bomber