Immaculate Japanese Zero found in Solomons

DoraNineFan · **Joined:** Fri Aug 12, 2005 3:37 pm **Posts:** 677

HELLDIVERS wrote:

Oh ya I'm still waiting to see the photos of all the P-38s they discovered buried at Clark Field :shock:

Of the hundreds claimed to be there still not one photo :roll:

There seems to be no shortage of eye witness accounts of buried Lancasters, Russian P-63s, German and Japanese evaluation A/Cs, new jeeps and harleys still in the crates, buried Hellcats, the stories go on and on. It must all be true because Uncle Joes buddy saw them do it.I've heard several stories over the years but have never seen one photo to back up any of the claims. It's more wishful thinking and poeple that are lonely and want some attention that dream up these stories, why I don't know.Yes there is the Swamp Ghost, P-61 recovery,Kbird,P-47s, even modern jets buried in the desert sands ect. that are for real but I've yet to see anything buried new in the crate yet.If your willing to believe it there will be no shortage of tall tails to feed your imagination just wait for the photos before you mail the checks :roll:

Happy hunting please post your photos if they are ever found :wink:

Thanks Mike

Years ago, I saw a photo published of P-38s being bulldozed into a ravine (complete with engines and some looking very new) and it was captioned as being at Clark Field. The question is, were they buried in the ravine or left for the local scrappers? If they are still there, I would argue that it's worth looking for them to at least find out if they are usable or junk.

Just now, I found these photos showing the destruction of P-51s and P-38s at Clark Field. They were burned using phosphorus bombs. Perhaps the photo I saw is part of the same sequence.

Edit: I need to credit the photos to this web page:
http://zcap.freeyellow.com/1945Triumph/ ... iumph.html

Anything that remained was probably buried. Perhaps a few airframes survived the fire to be buried, so it could be worth an exploratory dig. That's Mt. Arayat in the background to use as a visual reference.

A photo from today. Could anything be buried under those trees?

Mudge · **Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:29 am

Don't that just wanna' make ya' :vom:

Mudge the nauseated :evil:

Django · **Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:46 am

Seems pretty unlikely... but then again, who would have thought a P-38 would just appear on a beach in England?

These stories keep people motivated to keep looking and that is a good thing, IMO, where it pans out to be true or not.

Robbie Roberts · **Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:20 pm

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! BAST^#)$ !

Those photo are PAINFUL!

Robbie

PinecastleAAF · **Joined:** Fri May 25, 2007 4:50 pm **Posts:** 1028

I'm very skeptical it ever happened. Just more internet BS.

L. Thompson · **Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:16 pm

Those Clark Field photos are the worst thing I've ever seen on WIX!

(and I had to stumble into them on my lunchbraek at work. Boss, I need to go home, I'm ill...)

Rossco · **Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:20 am

6AD Oakey,1948,49.Over 500 planes cut,smashed and melted down.Over 1000 Allison engines,pulled apart,smashed and melted down.Same with Merlins,Pratts and Bristols.
http://www.spitfireprojecta58-27.com/MK ... efault.htm
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F3A-1 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:09 am

In the mid 80's I had a conversation with a former base commander of Clark AFB and he said they had in the past dug up parts in this area of the base when doing service improvements, like water/sewer etc. He said the parts that he saw were very corroded.

I have missed some great warbird/parts finds because I thought the story I got was implausible. I tend to listen with a lot less skepticism now.

I have stood on sites here in the US that you can see the parts sticking out of the ground, but for various reasons could not get permission to dig. I doubt any airplane in the pacific is pristine, but I don't exclude them being out there. If the Corsair sells I hope to prove it.

Pirate Lex
http://www.BrewsterCorsair.com

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