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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Emerges from the sand off Wales. Anyone else see that? Quite interesting.
Love aircraft. Especially old wartime aircraft. Not seen it, what was it?"
Lockheed P38 lighting
American fighter
Great pics online  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Stupid question probably, but why don’t they retrieve it and put it in a War Museum?
I know it would have to be handled with extreme care etc, but it’s a beauty! Shame to let it rot."
I think they are just trying to stop people nicking stuff from it. I think the costs to retrieve would out weigh any reason to rescue her sadly. |
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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago
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"Stupid question probably, but why don’t they retrieve it and put it in a War Museum?
I know it would have to be handled with extreme care etc, but it’s a beauty! Shame to let it rot.
I think they are just trying to stop people nicking stuff from it. I think the costs to retrieve would out weigh any reason to rescue her sadly."
That’s a shame. Unless it’s a really common plane and they have lots of them dotted about, you’d think they would want to preserve a bit of History.
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By *egan_CDTV/TS
over a year ago
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"I think they are just trying to stop people nicking stuff from it. I think the costs to retrieve would out weigh any reason to rescue her sadly."
Think again. Look up the Spitfire P9374 which was recovered from the beach at Dunkirk a few years ago and is back in the air. |
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Ah yeah I've seen that before. The pilot survived I believe.
I like how there is a wreck in the Thames estuary that contains so much high explosives that there is nothing that they can do with it except prevent people from going near it lol. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Emerges from the sand off Wales. Anyone else see that? Quite interesting.
Love aircraft. Especially old wartime aircraft. Not seen it, what was it?
Lockheed P38 lighting
American fighter
Great pics online "
Pretty sure the Lightning was a British fighter. |
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"Emerges from the sand off Wales. Anyone else see that? Quite interesting.
Love aircraft. Especially old wartime aircraft. Not seen it, what was it?
Lockheed P38 lighting
American fighter
Great pics online
Pretty sure the Lightning was a British fighter."
Yes, about 20 years later.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Emerges from the sand off Wales. Anyone else see that? Quite interesting.
Love aircraft. Especially old wartime aircraft. Not seen it, what was it?
Lockheed P38 lighting
American fighter
Great pics online
Pretty sure the Lightning was a British fighter.
Yes, about 20 years later.."
Ahh ok |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Emerges from the sand off Wales. Anyone else see that? Quite interesting.
Love aircraft. Especially old wartime aircraft. Not seen it, what was it?
Lockheed P38 lighting
American fighter
Great pics online
Pretty sure the Lightning was a British fighter."
Lockheed P38. American design and manufacture, though I daresay it was used by various countries. Very successful twin boom fighter.i am a geek I'm afraid. |
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"Emerges from the sand off Wales. Anyone else see that? Quite interesting.
Love aircraft. Especially old wartime aircraft. Not seen it, what was it?
Lockheed P38 lighting
American fighter
Great pics online
Pretty sure the Lightning was a British fighter.
Yes, about 20 years later.."
The current F35 is also now named lightening. |
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"A benevolent billionaire could step in and pay for its preservation but then there would be media outrage on how the money could be better spent. "
Im sure it would fall apart if anyone tried to move it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"A benevolent billionaire could step in and pay for its preservation but then there would be media outrage on how the money could be better spent.
Im sure it would fall apart if anyone tried to move it."
Bit like Britain being moved out of Europe? Sorry that's politics.
Yes the new F35 is awesome to see...saw it at Fairford. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Its not a war grave, it ran out of fuel and force landed on the beach, pilot ok. The sands around are pretty dangerous I think too which would hamper and increase the costs to recover her. Its covered in sand most of the time to and it only becomes visible at certain times of the year. There are 26 P38's surviving with 11 still flying but it seems this baby isnt rare enough to attract anyone to rescue her sadly. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I love these stories. I remember a few years ago an episode of Time Team when they dug up an old spitfire from a field in France
They discovered it was still full of live machine gun rounds
Quite dangerous really |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I love these stories. I remember a few years ago an episode of Time Team when they dug up an old spitfire from a field in France
They discovered it was still full of live machine gun rounds
Quite dangerous really"
Not really. Even if the rounds were still viable the chances of detonating them are extremely remote. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I love these stories. I remember a few years ago an episode of Time Team when they dug up an old spitfire from a field in France
They discovered it was still full of live machine gun rounds
Quite dangerous really
Not really. Even if the rounds were still viable the chances of detonating them are extremely remote."
Well I'm no explosives expert but I just remember Tony Robinson saying, we've just unearthed lots of live ammunition, we have to be careful as they're dangerous |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I love these stories. I remember a few years ago an episode of Time Team when they dug up an old spitfire from a field in France
They discovered it was still full of live machine gun rounds
Quite dangerous really
Not really. Even if the rounds were still viable the chances of detonating them are extremely remote.
Well I'm no explosives expert but I just remember Tony Robinson saying, we've just unearthed lots of live ammunition, we have to be careful as they're dangerous "
He also often said 'I have a cunning plan'........ |
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By *ara JTV/TS
over a year ago
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In the Pentland Firth, between Orkney and the mainland, there is a sunken German U-boat covered with sand most of the time.
For an hour or so each tide, the sand shifts and it can be seen on the seabed. Then it disappears again until the next tide change.
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"In the Pentland Firth, between Orkney and the mainland, there is a sunken German U-boat covered with sand most of the time.
For an hour or so each tide, the sand shifts and it can be seen on the seabed. Then it disappears again until the next tide change.
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Again, in Wales, there's the wreck of the Resurgam, off the coast of Rhyl.
It was one of the first true submarines.
It's in shallow waters, but also protected, and exact location is confidential
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By *mmmMaybeCouple
over a year ago
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I missed this one, great shots & Lightnings are not exactly common so a shame to not do something with it.
If you are into stuff like this & in the South East I recommend you pay a visit to The Kent Battle of Britain museum at RAF Hawkinge Nr Folkstone. They have an FB page too.
I go every few years, last year they got a Boulton-Paul Defiant & currently they have been given the remains of a HE-111 by Duxford & are working on the transport logistics I believe.
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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago
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"I missed this one, great shots & Lightnings are not exactly common so a shame to not do something with it.
If you are into stuff like this & in the South East I recommend you pay a visit to The Kent Battle of Britain museum at RAF Hawkinge Nr Folkstone. They have an FB page too.
I go every few years, last year they got a Boulton-Paul Defiant & currently they have been given the remains of a HE-111 by Duxford & are working on the transport logistics I believe.
S"
Not sure if you’re aware, but there is also a new Aviation and History Museum at St Athan, South Wales. They’ll be adding to their collection as it grows. Might be of interest to you (and others) if ever in the area.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I missed this one, great shots & Lightnings are not exactly common so a shame to not do something with it.
If you are into stuff like this & in the South East I recommend you pay a visit to The Kent Battle of Britain museum at RAF Hawkinge Nr Folkstone. They have an FB page too.
I go every few years, last year they got a Boulton-Paul Defiant & currently they have been given the remains of a HE-111 by Duxford & are working on the transport logistics I believe.
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Not sure if you’re aware, but there is also a new Aviation and History Museum at St Athan, South Wales. They’ll be adding to their collection as it grows. Might be of interest to you (and others) if ever in the area.
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Indeed there is Luna South Wales Aviation Museum at St Athan. They are massing some serious kit down there well worth a visit. They have a Facebook page. Have you been Luna ?? |
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By *mmmMaybeCouple
over a year ago
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"I missed this one, great shots & Lightnings are not exactly common so a shame to not do something with it.
If you are into stuff like this & in the South East I recommend you pay a visit to The Kent Battle of Britain museum at RAF Hawkinge Nr Folkstone. They have an FB page too.
I go every few years, last year they got a Boulton-Paul Defiant & currently they have been given the remains of a HE-111 by Duxford & are working on the transport logistics I believe.
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Not sure if you’re aware, but there is also a new Aviation and History Museum at St Athan, South Wales. They’ll be adding to their collection as it grows. Might be of interest to you (and others) if ever in the area.
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Thanks I had yet to start looking about for museums & WW stuff as although the south was bombed a fair bit compared to the SE museums/sites are a bit thin on the ground.
One of the only negatives for me about moving to this beautiful country tbh..back in Essex & two hours I could be in France, now two hours barely gets me past Cardiff
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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago
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"I missed this one, great shots & Lightnings are not exactly common so a shame to not do something with it.
If you are into stuff like this & in the South East I recommend you pay a visit to The Kent Battle of Britain museum at RAF Hawkinge Nr Folkstone. They have an FB page too.
I go every few years, last year they got a Boulton-Paul Defiant & currently they have been given the remains of a HE-111 by Duxford & are working on the transport logistics I believe.
S
Not sure if you’re aware, but there is also a new Aviation and History Museum at St Athan, South Wales. They’ll be adding to their collection as it grows. Might be of interest to you (and others) if ever in the area.
Thanks I had yet to start looking about for museums & WW stuff as although the south was bombed a fair bit compared to the SE museums/sites are a bit thin on the ground.
One of the only negatives for me about moving to this beautiful country tbh..back in Essex & two hours I could be in France, now two hours barely gets me past Cardiff
S"
I know, Wales is a bit like a Black Hole. Once you're in you’re not getting out!   |
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By *mmmMaybeCouple
over a year ago
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"I missed this one, great shots & Lightnings are not exactly common so a shame to not do something with it.
If you are into stuff like this & in the South East I recommend you pay a visit to The Kent Battle of Britain museum at RAF Hawkinge Nr Folkstone. They have an FB page too.
I go every few years, last year they got a Boulton-Paul Defiant & currently they have been given the remains of a HE-111 by Duxford & are working on the transport logistics I believe.
S
Not sure if you’re aware, but there is also a new Aviation and History Museum at St Athan, South Wales. They’ll be adding to their collection as it grows. Might be of interest to you (and others) if ever in the area.
Thanks I had yet to start looking about for museums & WW stuff as although the south was bombed a fair bit compared to the SE museums/sites are a bit thin on the ground.
One of the only negatives for me about moving to this beautiful country tbh..back in Essex & two hours I could be in France, now two hours barely gets me past Cardiff
S
I know, Wales is a bit like a Black Hole. Once you're in you’re not getting out! "
We no longer measure how far somewhere is in miles that's for sure! 17miles locally could be an hour in the car! 
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"I love these stories. I remember a few years ago an episode of Time Team when they dug up an old spitfire from a field in France
They discovered it was still full of live machine gun rounds
Quite dangerous really
Not really. Even if the rounds were still viable the chances of detonating them are extremely remote.
Well I'm no explosives expert but I just remember Tony Robinson saying, we've just unearthed lots of live ammunition, we have to be careful as they're dangerous
He also often said 'I have a cunning plan'........"
Hahaha loved Baldrick |
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"I love these stories. I remember a few years ago an episode of Time Team when they dug up an old spitfire from a field in France
They discovered it was still full of live machine gun rounds
Quite dangerous really
Not really. Even if the rounds were still viable the chances of detonating them are extremely remote.
Well I'm no explosives expert but I just remember Tony Robinson saying, we've just unearthed lots of live ammunition, we have to be careful as they're dangerous "
Where I grew up we found a WW2 GHQ underground auxiliary bunker in the woods a couple of miles outside the village, it was mostly empty aside from some rusty bunk beds and a load of empty rotten ammunition boxes, but we did sometimes find badly corroded live rounds in and around it, we used to throw them in the campfires we made up there and they were still very much live when they went bang!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I love these stories. I remember a few years ago an episode of Time Team when they dug up an old spitfire from a field in France
They discovered it was still full of live machine gun rounds
Quite dangerous really
Not really. Even if the rounds were still viable the chances of detonating them are extremely remote.
Well I'm no explosives expert but I just remember Tony Robinson saying, we've just unearthed lots of live ammunition, we have to be careful as they're dangerous
Where I grew up we found a WW2 GHQ underground auxiliary bunker in the woods a couple of miles outside the village, it was mostly empty aside from some rusty bunk beds and a load of empty rotten ammunition boxes, but we did sometimes find badly corroded live rounds in and around it, we used to throw them in the campfires we made up there and they were still very much live when they went bang! "
Wow very brave. The most dangerous thing we threw on a campfire was the odd aerosol can and even then we ran for cover lol
Great story though |
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"I love these stories. I remember a few years ago an episode of Time Team when they dug up an old spitfire from a field in France
They discovered it was still full of live machine gun rounds
Quite dangerous really
Not really. Even if the rounds were still viable the chances of detonating them are extremely remote.
Well I'm no explosives expert but I just remember Tony Robinson saying, we've just unearthed lots of live ammunition, we have to be careful as they're dangerous
Where I grew up we found a WW2 GHQ underground auxiliary bunker in the woods a couple of miles outside the village, it was mostly empty aside from some rusty bunk beds and a load of empty rotten ammunition boxes, but we did sometimes find badly corroded live rounds in and around it, we used to throw them in the campfires we made up there and they were still very much live when they went bang! "
Would have been observer corp or whatever. |
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"I love these stories. I remember a few years ago an episode of Time Team when they dug up an old spitfire from a field in France
They discovered it was still full of live machine gun rounds
Quite dangerous really
Not really. Even if the rounds were still viable the chances of detonating them are extremely remote.
Well I'm no explosives expert but I just remember Tony Robinson saying, we've just unearthed lots of live ammunition, we have to be careful as they're dangerous
Where I grew up we found a WW2 GHQ underground auxiliary bunker in the woods a couple of miles outside the village, it was mostly empty aside from some rusty bunk beds and a load of empty rotten ammunition boxes, but we did sometimes find badly corroded live rounds in and around it, we used to throw them in the campfires we made up there and they were still very much live when they went bang!
Would have been observer corp or whatever. "
I've read up on it and they were a secret guerilla type unit made up from local farmers and labourers who were trained to do particularly nasty things to occupying german forces in the event the then expected invasion after the fall of France. |
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