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By: 16th April 2019 at 22:43 Permalink - Edited 17th April 2019 at 09:26
-this is a slide show and a few vid clips of known wreck sites a few lake recoveries and mostly soviet era abandoned hardware, some dreadful arty ?shaky cam plus really annoying adverts.No new content and no info on subjects.
By: 17th April 2019 at 11:32 Permalink - Edited 17th April 2019 at 11:44
-this is a slide show and a few vid clips of known wreck sites a few lake recoveries and mostly soviet era abandoned hardware, some dreadful arty ?shaky cam plus really annoying adverts.No new content and no info on subjects.
There was lot more than that.
But there are a lot of ACs in the forests and lakes of Russia.
By: 17th April 2019 at 11:44 Permalink
-I didn't see anything incredible or new.
By: 17th April 2019 at 14:23 Permalink
-I did not claim there was anything new..many just aren't familiar with almost intact FW-190s that are being found there.
By: 17th April 2019 at 14:55 Permalink
-Ditto Glenn Miller: I think he's still missing. Might be worth posting some stuff on that too.
By: 17th April 2019 at 16:13 Permalink
-I didn't see anything incredible or new.
Does everything posted have to be "new".....??? It was "new" to me.....
By: 17th April 2019 at 16:46 Permalink
-How about some original research which is free and on line ? Heres some examples...https://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/secret-casualties-of-the-cold-war-180967122/,
https://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/lieutenant-ivan-baranovskys-p-39-41818469/
https://www.flitetest.com/articles/10-amazing-ww2-aircraft-finds
http://warbirdsnews.com/warbird-restorations/handley-page-hampden-restoration.html
https://flyingheritage.org/Explore/The-Collection/Germany/Focke-Wulf-Fw-190-A-5.aspx
The best listings and articles on recoveries from the former Soviet Union. were published in Warbirds Worldwide and written by Mark Sheppard.
By: 17th April 2019 at 21:36 Permalink
-At 4.24 in during the 'Swamp Ghost' find pictures from the OP's post, there is a B-17 with a broken rear fuselage, the faded paint shows an RAF roundel on a wing, fuselage & tail markings?
By: 17th April 2019 at 23:02 Permalink
-At 4.24 in during the 'Swamp Ghost' find pictures from the OP's post, there is a B-17 with a broken rear fuselage, the faded paint shows an RAF roundel on a wing, fuselage & tail markings?
http://www.stormclimb.com/2011/08/05/the-gray-ghost-b-17-flying-fortress-wreck-papua-new-guinea/
By: 17th April 2019 at 23:09 Permalink
-Black Cat pass B17.Think its suffered a few grass fires over the years.
By: 18th April 2019 at 01:30 Permalink
-A lot of it was new to me - I enjoyed it, thanks for posting. Also, I didn’t know about the new P38 expedition - exciting!
By: 18th April 2019 at 14:07 Permalink
-I'm not a fan of threads without any description of content.
This isn't an old time telegram, you are not charged by the word or limited in characters, so be generous with your information.
If you think you are doing the historic aviation community a favour by posting it, At least have the courtesy to say what it is and why you are sharing it with us.
By: 18th April 2019 at 17:41 Permalink
-I'm not a fan of threads without any description of content.
This isn't an old time telegram, you are not charged by the word or limited in characters, so be generous with your information.If you think you are doing the historic aviation community a favour by posting it, At least have the courtesy to say what it is and why you are sharing it with us.
Ok ....I suppose that would not hurt the thread even a bit !
By: 18th April 2019 at 19:04 Permalink
-http://www.stormclimb.com/2011/08/05/the-gray-ghost-b-17-flying-fortress-wreck-papua-new-guinea/
Black Cat pass B17.Think its suffered a few grass fires over the years.
Thanks, I had heard of the 'Black cat pass' B-17, but not of its RAF history
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By: topspeed - 16th April 2019 at 19:08 - Edited 18th April 2019 at 17:40
Icredible findings; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPw57DHs6uc
Numerous old aeroplanes found all over the world !