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Re: A historic aircraft gets some TLC

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On 27/5/2024 3:05 pm, keithr0 wrote:
> This is one of the 2 Hueys that resupplied the Australian troops at the 
> battle of Long Tan in Vietnam (against orders)
> 
> https://imgur.com/a/tZ4kkbt
> 
> It normally lives on the top of a pole at Caloundra RSL, it really ought 
> to be at the War Memorial or somewhere similar. If you watched the movie 
> "Danger close", you'd have seen it there. After living in the open it 
> needs some TLC which we are supplying.
>


Good to hear.
Could be worse, it could have been scrapped.
It would be good to have lots of money like Dave Sparks, you could have 
a flying Huey which he can fly when the Blackhawk is in for a service:-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rm3Zfwd6dk

-- 
Daryl

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A historic aircraft gets some TLC keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2024-05-27 15:05 +1000
  Re: A historic aircraft gets some TLC Daryl <dwalford@westpine.com.au> - 2024-05-27 22:41 +1000
    Re: A historic aircraft gets some TLC keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2024-06-02 19:27 +1000
      Re: A historic aircraft gets some TLC Daryl <dwalford@westpine.com.au> - 2024-06-02 19:35 +1000

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