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Re: Aircraft dumps - Christmas Island
Posted by Ron Henry on Thu Jan 09, 2003 02:25:29 PM
In reply top Re: Aircraft dumps posted by Rob Rohr on Thu Jan 09, 2003 08:54:33 AM
: Hi Cees
:
: I know that some of the site contain what we would discrob
: e as warbirds. at Chine Lake their are a # of F6F that are
: out on varios ranges. These were drones durning the late
: 50's. Has for the other bases alot of the stuff is buried.
:
:
: Just off the beatten path I remeber reading an article in
: Flypast about Christmas Island and that when the RAF pulle
: d out they left alot of vechiles IE Rovers does anyone kno
: w if their still their and does X-mas Island have any wrec
: ks.
:
: Cheers Rob
I doubt very much if any RAF aircraft were left behind at CI, Rob. There weren't many aircraft based there, and it was only for a relatively short period. I don't think there were any major accidents there. All the types used there by the RAF were then very much in contemporary squadron service, so there weren't any obsolete, time-ex airframes to be left behind.