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Post by corsair on Sept 20, 2016 22:10:59 GMT 12
G'day All
Not sure if our Kiwi Mates saw this program that aired on Australian National TV 2 weeks ago
Very interesting program
Part 1
Part 2
Corsair
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Post by 11SQNLDR on Sept 22, 2016 0:57:23 GMT 12
Nice one mate - thanks for posting. I shall wait for the follow up to this story, I would suggest that the Board of HARS will be forced to act to get a statement from their 'life member' as to his actions...  |
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Post by planecrazy on Sept 22, 2016 7:31:33 GMT 12
Seems a bit of controversy surrounds this one? Visited PAM in July this year, considering the amount of time she has spent in a swamp under the hot sun in fantastic condition! Her story is told in more detail via the below site, click on the history link.. www.theswampghost.com  The port wing fell 150 odd feet when it fell out of the straps from below the helicopter caring the item out.  You can clearly see the stencilling here.     How clear are these markings, over seventy years ago they where applied.  Those bullet holes up on the fin from the attacking Zeros that brought her down, a fuel line being severed by bullets brought about her demise, loss of fuel meaning she didn’t have enough of this vital fluid to make it home.  Due to the aircraft losing height the crew lightened her by discarding access equipment, the port side gunner put these holes in the underside of the tail plane trying to get rid of an inflatable raft they was wrapped around the leading edge.  The damage on the leading edge of the fin from the straps used to helicopter this section out of the swamp.  |
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Post by noooby on Sept 22, 2016 9:32:01 GMT 12
So, if you go to the Swamp Ghost website in the post above, then on the homepage, you'll see a link to the PNG reports. All detailed with what happened and did not happen, dated from 2006.
So now, 10 years later, 60 minutes jumps on to the case. This isn't new news, it is old news and not even secret old news.
Is there someone else out there who is miffed with Mr Greinert now and is dragging all this up again to make a point???
I have no affiliation with Mr Greinert or with PNG Govt, but it does sound a bit fishy when a Current Affairs program jumps all over a story that is over 10 years old.
Just sayin!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 22, 2016 23:18:00 GMT 12
It all played out blow by blow before, during and after the recovery on WIX Forum and elsewhere at the time too. Most people interested in warbirds are well aware of the Swamp Ghost case.
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