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Just saw the TopGear arctic expedition on BBC2. They encountered a crashed C-47(C-54?). Anyone have some more info? Here are some pictures:
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Neat. Who's up for a "Kee Bird" style recovery... :wink:

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Are the rudder and elevators fabric covered?

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cool stuff!! looks better than a model diorama!! any interesting personal flight gear still inside?? i'd love to see some interior pics!!

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They were...

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Found here with lots of information:
http://www.oldwings.nl/content/c47_yic/c47.htm

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Maybe the answer to this question is on the link posted but it sure looks like the left engine's prop, or at least part of it, entered the fuselage just behind the pilot's seat. Yikes!

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why did the insignia change while it was on the ground?
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Ill get the dogs and sled and count me in! Maybe we can just grab it in thhe middle of winteer and slide it along the snow behind a snowcat! J/K

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With that much sun the red paint bleaches out in a real hurry. Couple that with ablation due to wind driven snow, ice and whatever else can be found there and it will strip paint in a hurry. The low temps coupled with the driven particles cause minute fractures in the paint. Repeated fracturing and the freeze/thaw cycles pulverize the paint and it simply flakes off in small particles. If you took a surface soil sample below the painted area of the tail, you would find the residue. This process is why the AF now uses CO2 stripping on aircraft over the old chemical method.
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My mistake, I just assumed that the first black and white photos were the oldest.
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