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Re: Anyone heard any more on these news items? (India/Nigeria)

Posted by Dave on Tue Mar 05, 2002 04:43:22 AM

In reply top Anyone heard any more on these news items? (India/Nigeria) posted by bdk on Tue Mar 05, 2002 01:36:07 AM

: ======================
: A fishing boat off the coast of India near Quilon has disc
: overed the wreckage of a Vought F4U Corsair fighter. It is
: believed the aircraft may have been dumped in the water f
: rom the HMS Illustrious by the Royal Navy after the end of
: World War II. The Corsair was brought ashore and appears
: to be in poor shape.
: ======================

BK

This was mentioned as far back as the WW forum I think... there was a picture on the Indian Warbird website IIRC, a sorry site , and similar to the remains bought ashore by a fisherman off the Queensland coast last year.

Dave

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