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Re: From AeroNews Network

Posted by Jim Harley on Mon Jan 07, 2002 03:40:04 PM

In reply top From AeroNews Network posted by Andy on Mon Jan 07, 2002 03:20:43 PM

: http://www.aero-news.net/
:
: Report of Three P-40s, Found
: The People's Daily reports that three P-40s have lately ee
: n found, within 20 miles of each other, near the China-
: Myanmar (Burma) border.
: It says the discovery, in Yunnan Province, covered six sub
: stantial pieces of wreckage; and that the secretary of the
: Communist Party in the township led a search party to one
: reputed wreck site. The other sites are said to be nearby
: , in Myanmar.
: There is evidence of a postcrash fire, the paper says.
: We must be happy to receive the news, but take the Red Chi
: nese report with a grain or two of salt: the report says,
: "It has been determined that the three planes were members
: of the Flying Tigers, which made great contributions to t
: he Chinese War o

even if they are 23rd FG P-40s, that is a heck of a coup...I want piccies ;)

Jim

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