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Originally Posted by Barry Churcher
Hi Shawn
A few years ago Les Fisher and I got permission to check out this area. Supposedly there were some FOX parts there from one that had been used for a hard target. It is a narrow spit of land that sticks out into the water and was ideal for gunnery practise for the Trenton Air Base. We had to take one of the airmen from the base to keep an eye on us and make sure we came back alive. Because of the ordnance that had been used there the navy had been called in to sanitize the land and the surrounding water so that the area could be given to another government agency. We rented a boat and spent the day scouring the area but only found the straps for the spare fuel tank on a Staghound. No FOX. The sergeant who accompanied us let me remove the remainder of an expended rocket that had obviously hit something real solid. He enjoyed his day away from the base and got a bottle of Scotch out of it.
Cheers,
Barry
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Thanks for the reply. I was just talking to a unnamed person that saw a striped out hull six years ago. It kind of peeks my interest. Of course I don't want to go to jail so will seek proper channels. With that said I need to see if this will be worth all the paper work. I was thinking that the sand has shifted over the years. I have read the most recent reports of some anomalies below the surface about 45cm down. The last report and work was done back in 2007.
I have used google earth too look on the land and in the waters.
Cheers
Shawn Cormier