Radioactive Mustangs in the desert.... 1 of 6

[Dave Kearton[_3_]]

Was in my doctors' waiting room this morning and happened to pick up a
magazine with an interesting story.


Not a new story - or magazine - this happened in 1967. A local pilot,
Tony Schwerdt flew 6 Mustangs (that he'd bought from the government) out of
the South Australian desert, where they'd been used as part of the British
atomic bomb tests in the '50s.

All without the help or consent from the Civil Aviation Authority, who took
him to court for a severe knuckle-rapping and a fine of $40.


Now I'm off to return the magazine before it gets noticed.



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Cheers

Dave Kearton

[Bob (not my real pseudonym)]

On Mon, 9 Jul 2012 13:36:56 +0930, "Dave Kearton"
> wrote:

>
>Was in my doctors' waiting room this morning and happened to pick up a
>magazine with an interesting story.
>
>
>Not a new story - or magazine - this happened in 1967. A local pilot,
>Tony Schwerdt flew 6 Mustangs (that he'd bought from the government) out of
>the South Australian desert, where they'd been used as part of the British
>atomic bomb tests in the '50s.
>
>All without the help or consent from the Civil Aviation Authority, who took
>him to court for a severe knuckle-rapping and a fine of $40.
>
>
>Now I'm off to return the magazine before it gets noticed.

Too late. You've been scheduled for colonoscopies next Monday. And
Tuesday. And Wednesday. And...

[John Szalay[_2_]]

"Dave Kearton" > wrote in
:

>
> Was in my doctors' waiting room this morning and happened to pick up a
> magazine with an interesting story.
>
>
> Not a new story - or magazine - this happened in 1967. A local
> pilot, Tony Schwerdt flew 6 Mustangs (that he'd bought from the
> government) out of the South Australian desert, where they'd been used
> as part of the British atomic bomb tests in the '50s.
>
> All without the help or consent from the Civil Aviation Authority, who
> took him to court for a severe knuckle-rapping and a fine of $40.
>
>
> Now I'm off to return the magazine before it gets noticed.
>
>
>

Neat story..

FWIW:
B-17 "Nine Oh Nine" was once a nuke test plane as well

http://www.nv.doe.gov/library/factsheets/DOENV_777.pdf