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Thanks Peter N/T
Posted by Cees Broere on Mon Nov 25, 2002 09:37:22 AM
In reply top Re: Halifax question for Cees - Corrosion state - Seafires? posted by PeterA on Mon Nov 25, 2002 09:26:45 AM
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: Cees
: Spitfires and Seafires in Vietnam?
: Below the DMZ - I think the Americans would have stumbled
: on them. Above the DMZ - a definite possibility.
: If there are any more Spitfires/Seafires and/or remains to
: emerge at this late date, Russia, India, Burma & Vietnam
: are the likliest sources.
: Peter
:
: : Thanks Peter,
: :
: : That would be great.
: :
: : I remember that story about PP972. IIRC they said that t
: he
: : skin was paper thin in places and beyond saving. Diffic
: ul
: : t to restore then but a breeze nowadays. I also saw a ph
: ot
: : o taken of her in the scrapyard when found by Jean Frela
: ut
: : in the early seventies I think and next to it was a rar
: e
: : twinengined Bloch bomber from WWII, but that one didn't
: su
: : rvive unfortunately.
: :
: : Speaking of Seafires, Peter what happend to the Aeronava
: le
: : 's Seafires during their service in Indo-China in the fi
: ft
: : ies? Any chances that remains can still be found there?
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: : Cees
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