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jtramo
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Friends found this is the woods. I can't ID it from this pic......

edit: children turned into aliens to avoid making their parents mad at me!

Person who found it is a pilot and said it looks like a navion (dosent look right to me though) but the only thing I can say is that its not up in north jerz! Im not trying to be cryptic I have yet to talk to them....just got the pic with no explanation.

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TAdan
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Just a quick guess based on the size and color, but perhaps it is some kind of target drone or early cruise missile.

Something like a Matador or a Firebee...

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It looks like it might be a drone. Any more pics?
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What woods was that found in? The state, and nearby city, could lend valuable clues.

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jtramo
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In NJ so not too sure how it got here. Not sure where as it was not my find.

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TAdan
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jtramo wrote:
In NJ so not too sure how it got here. Not sure where as it was not my find.



If it is in my neck of the woods I'd gladly take a bit of a hike to check it out...

If it is here in NJ I'd suspect it would be somewhere around Ft.Dix, McGuire, or Lakehurst.

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Depending on where it is I would be interested in tagging along. Currently doing some research on a A-17 crash in Pa.

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...that covered the nuclear weapon carried by the B-58 hustler..... :roll:
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Im fairly certain thats the remains of a T2v-1 that is in the woods of West Milford NJ.

N 41° 04.622 W 074° 23.801

If I am wrong, then checking out this wreck os still pretty cool.
It's a fairly well know Geo Caching site.
Great aerial shot http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lockheed-t2v-1-seastar-wreckage/view/?service=1
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM376M
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=5001d9fc-c601-47fd-a4da-a46d9b64aa55&log=y&decrypt=
http://www.northjersey.com/recreation/85931902_The_fighter_jet_in_West_Milford_s_woods.html

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Looks like two young, blonde headed children to me....... :mrgreen:
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it looks to good to be the west milford site. i dont think it had red paint on it either. could be wrong though. love to check it out.
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Xrayist wrote:
Looks like two young, blonde headed children to me....... :mrgreen:




so someone found Hansel and Gretel huh? :mrgreen:

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Much too large for a Firebee. Anyone see an F11F? Atlantic City?
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I'm going to go with Navion. Of interest in the photo is the large yellow X on fuselage.
A "marked" crash. This aircraft is in some database of known wrecks. The CAP often marks
wrecks so that search aircraft don't mistake it for something recent.
I think the nose of the aircraft is to the right. Appears to be sliding canopy rails visible.
The strong taper of the aft fuselage is evident, e.g. Navion.
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