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22-12-08, 02:52
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Western Desert Finds
I was sent these pics and thought they might be of interest.. They are sand blasted ready for painting some restoration needed.. All Western Desert Finds.!! Might on the forum somewhere but not that I've seen.. Told they are from a German website but no idea where..
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22-12-08, 02:55
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More Pics
Hows the barb Wire.??? Still sharp they tell me.. Just makes you wonder about the mines..!!??!!
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22-12-08, 02:58
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Wrong Forum but...
I know this one should be posted elsewhere but its all from the same batch..
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22-12-08, 03:07
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And Again..
More of the trucks.. Anyone interested in a border raid.??
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22-12-08, 05:19
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...actually it is not the "Western Desert" but Libya wehre all above 7 locations are to be found. Except two pictures all were taken during our trip to these wrecks in May 2008 when we did the TV documentary. Fascinating places anyway!
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22-12-08, 22:56
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"Western Desert????"
Sorry about the wrong location but they were sent second hand and i just went with the lo-cal that was on the email..
 They are GREAT pics ... Is it right that the Libyan Government won't allow any thing other than pictures to be removed.?? Any chance of seeing the documentary down under one day.??
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13-10-10, 11:46
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More desert finds on this Italian web page: http://www.dunes.it/sahara_aviation_safety/index.htm
Kuno will probaly have some comments on this? H.
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13-10-10, 11:58
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i am totally stating the obvious here but how destructive is sand !....mind in this scenario it has prepared the metal just nicely.....wonder how long it would take to do my carrier tub.
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13-10-10, 13:09
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Yes; I know most of these wreckages. But it was not always / only the sand which took the paint away.
The Italian biplane, the Romeo Ro1 was set on fire by the Italians after they could not recover it. Same happened to the Chevrolet truck (the one with the round hood). It was one of Leclerc's trucks which suffered a mechanical breakdown - the crew set it ablaze. Then the Savoia Marchetti S.79 at el-Uwenat; it was set on fire by one of the first LRDG patrols in 1940 (actually there were two planes at the same location). The other S.79 (in the sanddunes) suffered a lot of its damage by people who wanted to remove the engines and to break it apart for the melting pot.
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