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alligators in new york sewers...... yes aviation related!!

Sun Oct 29, 2006 8:03 pm

was reading general aviation news & found some interesting trivia..... alligators supposedly got into new york sewers via an eastern airlines dc-2 that crashed inbound from florida in 1936. the pair of gators were gifts to ny mayor la guardia from the mayor & postmaster of west palm beach when the dc -2 flew a maiden flight from florida to the big apple. the dc -2 had to make a forced landing near port jervis ny. when the post office recovered the cargo the gators were missing!! 1936 postage rate for shipping 2 live baby gators???? .60 cents each!!! :vom:

Sun Oct 29, 2006 9:02 pm

:lol: :lol: :lol:

(I wish my Ebay shipping was $0.60!! 8) )
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