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OT! Dave, did you get the 8 attachments I sent? (ntx)

Posted by bdk on Tue Mar 05, 2002 05:00:13 AM

In reply top Re: Anyone heard any more on these news items? (India/Nigeria) posted by Dave on Tue Mar 05, 2002 04:43:22 AM

: : ======================
: : A fishing boat off the coast of India near Quilon has di
: sc
: : 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 appear
: s
: : 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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