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Welcome back Graham.....
Posted by Tony on Mon Dec 03, 2001 08:33:45 AM
In reply top Re: Planes in the trees posted by Graham Orphan on Mon Dec 03, 2001 08:02:11 AM
Now what's the gen on this Mustang recovered in France?
Best regards
Tony
: When I was little and growing up in Australia, my Mum was
: constantly telling me, "Money doesn't grow on trees". That
: 's why I got into old aeroplanes. Want another one, you ju
: st go and pick the nearest ripe one! A little like that st
: ory I guess! It's a nice thought, but it must be remember
: ed that much of the traffic servicing New Guinea was along
: Queensland's east coast, especially from Townsville north
: to the cape. Certainly, many machines did come to grief u
: sually through weather, fuel exhaustion or more commonly,
: a combination of both as was the case of the P-39s that be
: came silent en-masse as their ferry pilots became lost in
: weather and fuel eventually ran out. All of these incident
: s are well recorded, along with the fates of most of the a
: ircraft.
: To answer the question, I think the urban legend category
: is appropriate in this case. Cheers for now, Graham.
: P.S. Where have I been? It was my turn for a catastrophic
: P/C failure, the result of a 'nasty' beamed in from afar.
: Paid silly money for one of those pimply wizards to come a
: nd take the machine away, perform magic and bring it back.
: They're unusual people, and they look and act the same al
: l over the world. S p o o k y ....!