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Re: A historic aircraft gets some TLC

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On 2/6/2024 7:27 pm, keithr0 wrote:
> 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.


OK.
-- 
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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