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Old 26-04-12, 10:22
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Some of you have probably already seen these photos but for those who haven't enjoy...
https://picasaweb.google.com/1146825...at=directlink#
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Old 26-04-12, 12:29
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Amazing condition.
Marvelous what a lack of rain will do.
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Old 26-04-12, 13:17
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Do we know if there is going to be a recovery and restoration of the aircraft?

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Old 26-04-12, 14:58
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Did anyone notice the Australian made dry cell battery !
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Old 26-04-12, 20:18
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Amazing discovery.

I hope they preserve, rather than "restore" it!

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Old 26-04-12, 20:32
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Yep, I would take a bunch more pics and set it up exactly as found, rocks and all.
The crash sure broke up the Allison!
The propeller pic brought back memories. We found just about that much of a P40 sticking up out of the sand at Boundary Bay in about 1960. It crashed in WWII and they didn't clean up the site all that good!
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Old 17-05-12, 20:02
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Museum hoping to secure WW2 plane

http://www.barnet-today.co.uk/news.c...%20WW2%20plane
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