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BOAC Hermes expedition
Posted by Cees Broere on Mon Sep 16, 2002 09:18:21 AM
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Hi all,
Though not a warbird (but it was a development of the Halifax, there is the connection again) but during the period of October 7th till 27th a recovery team will go to the crashsite of the BOAC Hermes which crashed in the western Sahara. Plans are to dig the aircraft out of a sanddune as related in Aeroplane some months ago. The expedition will also be covered by Aeroplane's Tony Harmsworth.
AFAIK parts will be recovered to use in the restoration of the Hermes fuselage at Duxford or put on display inside. I don't know if the whole airframe will be recovered.
Cees