Sat Jan 19, 2013 5:59 pm
Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:19 pm
CoastieJohn wrote:
I have read of stories about WWII planes that went down northeast of the old Deland NAS (between Deland and Daytona) That area is swampy. Don't know if they ever recovered them.
Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:55 pm
p51 wrote:The B-17 in Orlando AAF was taken out right after the war. I've seen photos of it being removed from a vet who helped close the base out for the Army. Forget there being that B-17 still there, they used it for ditching training, pretty well documented if you know where to look.
Sat Jan 19, 2013 11:09 pm
cooper9411 wrote:Sooooo, we really don't know if there are any there or not?
Sat Jan 19, 2013 11:24 pm
Sun Jan 20, 2013 12:04 pm
Sun Jan 20, 2013 12:07 pm
p51 wrote:cooper9411 wrote:Sooooo, we really don't know if there are any there or not?
No, there isn't a B-17 left over from Orlando AAF. I've seen several photos of the only one I've seen pictures of in the lake, being removed from said lake either in 1945 or 46. It's not there.
Sun Jan 20, 2013 12:33 pm
Sun Jan 20, 2013 6:14 pm
Sun Jan 20, 2013 6:19 pm
Sun Jan 20, 2013 6:37 pm
b747cf wrote:Here is a TBF/TBM recovered from Florida It is now at the Deland Museum being restored to static.
Mark Fidler
Sun Jan 20, 2013 6:41 pm
Sun Jan 20, 2013 8:06 pm
Ah, sorry!cooper9411 wrote:let me clarify, what I meant by "there" was in any lake in Florida. Not just Orlando area.
Sun Jan 20, 2013 10:02 pm
gary1954 wrote:
And then there is 40-2298 B-25B (47th BG, 95th BS, "Green Hornet") a Tokyo Raider that ran out of fuel and ditched in Poyang Lake near Nanchang Apr 18, 1942. I wonder if anyone ever looked for this iconic piece of World War Two hardware.
I'm just sayin'
Sun Jan 20, 2013 10:46 pm