Yet another Australian Coup!!! Thunderbolt New arrival

[setter]

Hi

This casts doubt on how this aircraft was recovered and in fact it was removed with all appropriate protocols observed so no legitimate claim can be made of any sort of inpropriety.

regards
John P

[bdk]

This casts doubt on how this aircraft was recovered and in fact it was removed with all appropriate protocols observed so no legitimate claim can be made of any sort of inpropriety.

My point exactly, as were virtually all of the other aircraft recovered from there. My post was tongue in cheek.

[Martin Edwards]

Hi all,
Congratulations to all involved in this recovery.
It is great news that she will be used for parts copying and then displayed in a museum. As much as I love flying warbirds its a worry sometimes when little more than the data plate of a recovered aeroplane is used in an airworthy restoration and the historically significant stuff is scrapped.
I wonder where she will end up?
Regards Martin

[Alan Brooks]

Hello All! Very, very glad to see another true combat "Jug" being returned to the world of the living...... Just my thoughts, I would rather see this bad boy returned to the flying world in its original combat markings.... which I might add look really COOL! For those that say there would be nothing original, I disagree... most everything in the cockpit looks easily do-able, ie...cockpit floor, controls, rudder bar assy, etc... the wing attach forgings look pretty good, etc..... the one pic or so of the one wing I saw looked fair as well........ Other flying aircraft have begun with much, much less.... Congrats to Robert and crew.... cannot wait to the first of their Jugs back in the air.... Alan