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Re: Nuclear Mustangs
Posted by Jim on Tue Apr 16, 2002 09:08:46 AM
In reply top Nuclear Mustangs posted by Jim H on Tue Apr 16, 2002 08:43:02 AM
I read a magazine article on the recovery of one of "nuclear" Mustangs that was intact after the tests. The residual radioactivity was minimal and the aircraft was flown out after some minor repairs (new battery, rudder, tires, spark plugs, fuel, etc..)
: Air Classics used to periodically run a story about Mustan
: gs set in a remote part of Australia. They were used for N
: uke testing and eventually recovered by collectors. I bel
: ieve they are all flying now...I think there was 5 of them
: . So who knows what is lurking out there.
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: jim