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Iraq - Not good news

Posted by Tony on Mon Jul 07, 2003 06:14:14 AM

Ok


Had a meeting with the UK representatives/sub-contractors, of the company tasked with airfield clear up in Iraq.

The brief from the DoD is:

Crush everything, if it's got wings, scrap it. At this moment in time, anyone Iraqi,who might know something about aircraft, is staying hidden and not coming forward for fear of arrest. probably because most of the Air Force were Ba'ath party members. The net result is, the scrappies will just press forward, with no restrictions.

The crusher will arrive at Basra by Wednesday I'm informed, and reduction will start on Sunday.

I am trying my hardest to get some photos from them of the airframes concerned, as I have got a loose, I stress loose agreement, that they will delay on airframes of historic significance.

I don't hold out much hope, but at the moment, am trying to organise a lift out of Brize to Shaibah, to at least see what there is , before it all gets chopped.

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