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Halifax? Tony, tell me more.... N/T
Posted by Cees Broere on Thu Jan 15, 2004 02:38:12 AM
In reply top Before everyone gets really depressed posted by Tony on Wed Jan 14, 2004 09:17:53 PM
: It's the Baltic
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: Low saline content, northern end cool as well. Astonishing
: condition of wooden and metal artifacts. Back in the earl
: y days of this board, I found a site which had photos of a
: Lancaster in the Ostsee (Baltic). It looked like someone
: had picked it up, and dropped it in a large sandy bottomed
: pool. Yes there was Marine growth, but the condition of t
: he aircraft was good. Even the roundels were clearly visib
: le.
:
: There is a Halifax and a Lancaster near the Grosser Belt B
: ridge , a recent discovery. The Germans have had a survey
: ship up there last year, and it found at least 2 "Large Ai
: rcraft"
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: Tony :0)
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: : Note the line about "1500 airplanes"... :)
: :
: : http://english.pravda.ru/science/19/94/377/11786_DeadShi
: ps
: : .html
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: : Somebody pull me up a 109 while you're over there, would
: y
: : a? Sounds like there's plenty to go around!
: :
: : Lynn