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Re: Two Beauforts were in Lough Neagh

Posted by Tony on Tue Nov 13, 2001 06:29:39 AM

In reply top Two Beauforts were in Lough Neagh posted by Paul McMillan on Tue Nov 13, 2001 06:06:31 AM

Paul,

You need to be talking to Ernie at UAS, I think you got a copy of the e-mail, I sent to the mysterious Leland Kessler?

Best regards
Tony



: I have just got a copy of the Beaufort File fromn Air Brit
: ain and it says that 'the two Beauforts that crashed into
: Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland were recovered 'at the tim
: e'
:
: Now the question I have are:
:
: Other than the Wildcat under restoration in NI have any ot
: her aircraft been recovered out of this Lough?? Does anybo
: dy know if anything else is in there?? Were the Beauforts
: really recovered?? There were a number of airfields in NI
: during WWII especially for Training, and Lough Neagh is so
: big.. Something else must have got its feet wet in this f
: resh water lake??
:
: For those of you know do not know, Lough Neagh is a lake i
: n Northern Ireland, divided between Co Antrim, Co Armagh,
: and Co Tyrone. It is the largest lake in the British Isles
: . Area: 388 sq km (150 sq mi).
:
: Paul Millan

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