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Avatar User Offline Jeff H
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Posted: November/18/2007 at 5:52am  Quote
 

weekend local news has shown a ww2 aircraft found ,because af the low tides we have been having ,it has revealed a Lockheed  Lightning which has been buried in the sand 60 years after ditching , reseach has revealed that the aircraft was on gunnery training when one engine quit , the pilot then decided to make aturn for home when the other engine quit , he then decided to ditch , the pilot escapped unharmed . the pilots name was Lieutenant  Robert Elliot , who was later k,i,a in africa  , i will post more as i get more info ,      Jeff


 
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Posted: November/18/2007 at 7:12am  Quote
 
Here ya go...........

http://www.tighar.org/Projects/P38/welshlightning.htm

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Posted: November/18/2007 at 8:18am  Quote
 
nice sight Phil ,  ,i will speak to you in the week ,Jeff
 
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Posted: June/28/2010 at 9:06am  Quote
 

Am curious if this aircraft was salvaged or still there ?

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