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January 21st 07, 05:55 AM
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Jackson Field, Pt Moresby 1943
CD wrote:
"Dave Kearton" wrote in message ... Cheers Dave Kearton I wonder what all that debris strummed across the airfield was? my guess is: it *used* to be an aircraft.... look at the large lump to the left side. that might be an engine. redc1c4, (maybe a weapons loading error?) -- "Enlisted men are stupid, but extremely cunning and sly, and bear considerable watching." Army Officer's Guide 
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January 21st 07, 09:34 AM
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Jackson Field, Pt Moresby 1943
What is the large white "blob" in the centre that one of the soldiers is
holding. A parachute?? "Dave Kearton" wrote in message ... -- Cheers Dave Kearton
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January 21st 07, 09:34 AM
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Jackson Field, Pt Moresby 1943
What is the large white "blob" in the centre that one of the soldiers is
holding. A parachute?? "Dave Kearton" wrote in message ... -- Cheers Dave Kearton
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January 21st 07, 09:48 AM
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Jackson Field, Pt Moresby 1943
TACAN wrote:
What is the large white "blob" in the centre that one of the soldiers is holding. A parachute?? That would be my guess. If a plane was blown apart by a bomb, a chute on a wing or in the cockpit couldn't be trusted anymore for life support - but the silk would be reused elsewhere. -- Cheers Dave Kearton
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January 21st 07, 09:48 AM
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Jackson Field, Pt Moresby 1943
TACAN wrote:
What is the large white "blob" in the centre that one of the soldiers is holding. A parachute?? That would be my guess. If a plane was blown apart by a bomb, a chute on a wing or in the cockpit couldn't be trusted anymore for life support - but the silk would be reused elsewhere. -- Cheers Dave Kearton
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January 21st 07, 11:19 AM
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Jackson Field, Pt Moresby 1943
Could a parachute survive an explosion of that magnitude?
It appears to substantially intact. G "Dave Kearton" wrote in message ... TACAN wrote: What is the large white "blob" in the centre that one of the soldiers is holding. A parachute?? That would be my guess. If a plane was blown apart by a bomb, a chute on a wing or in the cockpit couldn't be trusted anymore for life support - but the silk would be reused elsewhere. -- Cheers Dave Kearton
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January 21st 07, 11:19 AM
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Jackson Field, Pt Moresby 1943
Could a parachute survive an explosion of that magnitude?
It appears to substantially intact. G "Dave Kearton" wrote in message ... TACAN wrote: What is the large white "blob" in the centre that one of the soldiers is holding. A parachute?? That would be my guess. If a plane was blown apart by a bomb, a chute on a wing or in the cockpit couldn't be trusted anymore for life support - but the silk would be reused elsewhere. -- Cheers Dave Kearton
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