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Re: mint condition German bombers found
Posted by Michael Bennett on Wed Jul 23, 2003 04:48:04 PM
In reply top mint condition German bombers found posted by Colin McCann on Wed Jul 23, 2003 01:38:47 PM
Sorry to burst your bubble, but this is almost certainly a hoax, or a wild exaggeration. Everyone connected with the airport in East German days says there's nothing there, except for some ammunition expended during gunnery tests. This sudden 'discovery' is probably the work of groups that have been lobbying for years against the planned expansion of the airport, and would love to see the project delayed for five or ten years till the cash-strapped state government finds the money for an exhaustive search. The Scotsman article is pretty dodgy on other counts, too; the only way the figure about Berlin underground construction is correct is if sewage pipes, gas lines, etc. are all included.
Cheers,
Michael
Berlin, Germany
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: if the german govenment allows it. the article is here:
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: http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/international.cfm?id=79229200
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