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Re: P-47 - Definitly real

Posted by Graham O on Sun Apr 25, 2004 03:56:10 PM

In reply top P-47 - Hows this for an amazing preservation posted by Rob Mears on Sat Apr 24, 2004 02:16:01 PM

A double page spread on this wreck appeared in Classic Wings Vol.6,No.2, 1999, including shots of the very complete and well preserved cockpit. I handled the photographs myself. This was a real wreck alright.
Cheers,
GMO




: Picture taken circa 1990 in Gusap, Papua New Guinea. Thes
: e remains were later overtaken again by a landslide in the
: area. The wreckage was reported as "destroyed", but how
: much destruction could a landslide cause to something alre
: ady considered "wreckage"?
:
: I suppose what's left of the plane is still there.

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