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Re: A historic aircraft gets some TLC

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On 27/05/2024 10:41 pm, Daryl wrote:
> 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
> 
Our own Huey, I am told, is just missing the igniters, and theoretically 
with just those would fly again. Certainly it has been powered up and 
everything seemed to work, but, after sitting on the ground for 6+ years 
it would need a major service.

Daryl, send me an e-mail to keithrrr@gmail.com, I have to stuff that may 
interest you.

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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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