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Posted by Tony on Mon Nov 05, 2001 09:28:46 AM
In reply top Re: 90 Sqn B17C AN529 WP-C posted by Richard Woods on Mon Nov 05, 2001 08:26:41 AM
Thanks Richard,
Try www.webshots.com , which is where i post mine. If it's too much of a drama, send them over here, and I'll do it 4 u!
Best regards
Tony
: I asked my friend where it was roughly, but he can't remem
: ber.He did say that there were bullet holes in the nose bu
: t they were "inside out"??!
: He assures me it is not a wind up.The Blenheim I now have
: a position for, it is 60 miles NE of Kufra and 80 miles S
: of Jebel Saada, at a position roughly 25 00 N 24 01 E.
: I ve not checked on a map yet to see if the instructions t
: ally, but that is how they were given to me.The position s
: eems pretty accurate for near the Egyptian border.
: For finding AN529, the aicraft was bombing a target in Lib
: ya and operating from Egypt.As it ran out of fuel, it make
: s sense to assume it was heading either straight for its b
: ase or the nearest friendly landing ground. By following t
: hese two probable routes it might not be too difficult to
: find.
: I know from reading it was about half an hour from a frien
: dly airstrip, so if we halve a B-17C's most economical cru
: ise speed we get ho far it is from the strip.
: The last question is how do you get out to Libya nowadays?
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: Regards,
: Richard.
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: P.S Can anyone tell me how to post photos?