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Hmmmm...

Posted by James D on Thu Mar 25, 2004 07:31:22 AM

In reply top Online Link posted by Paul McMillan on Thu Mar 25, 2004 03:27:31 AM

This is from the guy who raised Campbells Bluebird K7, who I should have thought would know a thing or two about the lake...

"yes I've heard of the Sunderland flying boats, (in White cross bay)unfortunately they're not there. The story went that they were not only built there in secret but they were flown in to be repaired after they'd either worn out or were damaged. All of this is true, what is not true is the story that several of them were found to be beyond repair at the end of the war and were simply sunk on site. The story persisted for many years until a gentleman suffering from some terminal disease decided to team up with his son and settle the issue. They did a great deal of work in the area with side-scan sonar and turned up precisely nothing. Shame but there you have it. There's a story of a Lancaster in Wastwater that I haven't been able to authenticate or debunk yet.

Bill Smith.
(Bluebird Project Leader)"

Interesting!

cheers
James

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