Interesting Story: The Dakota Hunter Search for Lost C-47s

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ACarey
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Interesting Story: The Dakota Hunter Search for Lost C-47s

Tue Jan 29, 2013 7:19 pm

Intersting story on C-47s dumped off Thailand.
http://www.warhistoryonline.com/featured-article/the-dakota-hunter-in-search-of-the-last-lost-c-47s.html
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Re: Interesting Story: The Dakota Hunter Search for Lost C-4

Tue Jan 29, 2013 10:56 pm

Is it just me, or did the C-47 with D1 look like it had been shot at before...
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Re: Interesting Story: The Dakota Hunter Search for Lost C-4

Tue Jan 29, 2013 11:37 pm

Wildchild wrote:Is it just me, or did the C-47 with D1 look like it had been shot at before...

I believe they punched holes all over the wings to quicken the sinking once in the water.
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