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Re: How many BUG's still exist? ...We count 8!

Posted by John B on Wed Nov 19, 2003 12:20:44 PM

In reply top Re: How many BUG's still exist? ...We count 8! posted by Glenn on Tue Nov 18, 2003 11:16:08 PM

Glen,

The AC that was in Palm Springs was on loan from the Navy. I've been told it is not longer there. Can anyone confirm this. If it's true, hopefully you haven't counted it twice!

John


: You guys are great! We already beat the quoted amount in
: Mags by double the estimate. Have seen only 4 myself. NA
: SM/USS Mass/Palm Sp., USS NC, USS AL, & Pensacola. Thanks
: to all for confirmation of Yanks, Cuba, Whale, and Chile'
: s.
:
: My favorite view of a Kingfisher
:
: http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/g220000/g227991.
: jpg
: Lt. Burns brought home 10 flyers from the drink near Truk
: in that photo. Still antoehr Bug brought home Eddie Ricke
: nbacker in Nov. 1942. Amazing pilots who sacrificed every
: thing to save lives. Unfortunately overlooked many times
: in history books.
:
: Britain, Australia, Chile, Mexico, Uruguay, Argentina, & D
: ominican Republic used the Kingfisher for all kinds of mis
: sions.
:
: Mike, think we can add a section for the surviving Kingfis
: hers?
:

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