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The hunt for 928...

Fri May 10, 2013 10:01 am

http://www.otherhand.org/home-page/area ... t-for-928/

an interestng read, especially if you've been out in that area before. He's also written a few othe rinteresting things, particularly about the search for a missing German family in Inyo county, next to China Lake.

Re: The hunt for 928...

Fri May 10, 2013 11:15 am

Can you try to give us more story details in your many threads....so I can decide whether to open the link?
I don't open links from unknown /unclear sources (who/what is "otherhand.org" as opposed to KNBC or the LA Times) as a security measure. Thanks.

As it stands now, it looks like someone is looking for an old Porsche...:)

Re: The hunt for 928...

Fri May 10, 2013 11:53 am

In all the years that I have posted here, have I EVER posted anything dangerous? :lol:
Don't answer that! :P

The guy is an avid "explorer." He finds things that have been lost, mostly by good old fashioned detective work, the help of a GPS, and a lot of boot leather. In this case he hunted down an A12 that went down in 1967 and wrote the story of his search.
You know, A12, Groom Lake? :wink: :wink: nudge nudge knowhatimean?

His blog is a fun read all round. Well worth your time. I suggest you go to his "about me" link and dig around. He's a pretty good storyteller!

:drink3:

Re: The hunt for 928...

Fri May 10, 2013 12:02 pm

JohnB wrote:Can you try to give us more story details in your many threads....so I can decide whether to open the link?
I don't open links from unknown /unclear sources (who/what is "otherhand.org" as opposed to KNBC or the LA Times) as a security measure. Thanks.

As it stands now, it looks like someone is looking for an old Porsche...:)

It is a series of articles about searching for a Lockeed A-12 that crashed near Groom Lake in 1966. Being a CIA A/C there is quite a story in his ordeal to find the crash site.

Re: The hunt for 928...

Fri May 10, 2013 9:35 pm

Thanks for the link. His wreck chasing story was excellent.

Re: The hunt for 928...

Sat May 11, 2013 9:27 am

The story about the lost Germans was a fantastic story, although a tragic event. Beware, it is long!

Re: The hunt for 928...

Sat May 11, 2013 10:58 pm

I've been following the story about the Germans on various sites over the years; this is by far the best version of the story I've seen. It's also the first one I've seen to mention that the children's remains were finally found as well. :(

Re: The hunt for 928...

Sun May 12, 2013 4:48 pm

A very enlightening, entertaining and well written recounting of what seems to have almost bordered on a minor obsession. Having lived in the Mojave and dune buggied around Baker and Tonopah I can testify to how danged hot (and how damned cold it gets 34 seconds after sundown) it gets between Easter and Thanksgiving and there are a grundle of mining claims/starts/abandonments out there. :supz:
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