oldest P-38 found
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kinda cool for anyone interested in old WWII warbirds.

P-38 found

it's amazing that it was only inches under the sand for that many years and nobody ever knew. personally i love P-38's, they were amazing, innovative machines for their time and had awesome firepower. One of the highest scoring American aces, Richard Bong (40 kills) flew one in the pacific theatre.

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read an article on that the other day, super cool. I love wwII history.
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they need to get that thing out of the water before it isnt worth salvaging. Or people start chopping it into peices for themselves.
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Kaan Wrote:they need to get that thing out of the water before it isnt worth salvaging. Or people start chopping it into peices for themselves.

they said they've hidden the whereabouts of the site since the sand has drifted back over the wreck, but yeah i'm sure someone's out there poking around for a peice of a "souvenir" now.
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that's really cool, and what an awesome little plane. Thanks Scotty!
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Quote:The highest scoring American ace, Richard Bong (40 kills) flew one in the pacific theatre.

Fixed.

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Really cool. I've been doing a lot of research lately on the Franklin expedition to find the north west passage. All men were lost after living on the ice for years. Lead poisoning from canned food and cannibalism was their fate. I am interested in the artifacts found by the rescue and research missions, particularly the three 150 y/o frozen bodies. Things preserved to give us a glimpse of the past are freakin sweet. Sorta like the Tulsa 57 Belvedere time-capsule.
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Very cool, I love WWII history.
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KPWSerpiente Wrote:Fixed.

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i knew you'd pop in here and probably school me :lol:
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