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Re: Afghan Hind - other survivors?

Posted by Ron Henry on Thu Apr 18, 2002 01:49:48 PM

In reply top Re: Afghan Hind - other survivors? posted by Tony on Wed Apr 17, 2002 01:54:58 PM

: So was this from the original Afghan hind cache, or has th
: is made it's way back to the UK on a Hercules in recent ti
: mes? blimmin excellent if that's the case, let me get on t
: he UNicom, and ask the guys out Kabul way , what else they
: 've found -lol
: Tony.

I'll be a *little* bit surprised if any more Hinds do come out of Afghanistan, but I wonder if the country is a potential source of some Kestrel engines? Post-WW2, we sold the Afghans some new, civil, Ansons. The Anson, tho not too exciting, is a bit of a rarity nowadays, so an Anson or two would be a reasonable find.

The 'new' Hind is quite a shock - I do hope that we eventually find its history. Not long ago, I was very surprised to read about the number of variants of the Hart/Hind family that are apparently being rebuilt.

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