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Old October 29th 11, 01:55 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
John Szalay[_2_]
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Default UK1 P9630 Consolidated Catalina 1940-02orLater EBMorganColl.jpg - 1 attachment

JR wrote in news:3cqna7p782g03066pt6lqkf3037gl5joo2@
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On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:39:40 -0400, Joseph Testagrose
wrote:

What's with all the drums?!


venturing a guess, she probably took on water and sank,
the drums are probably an expedient, to keep her afloat
and then recover her.


sometimes "it" happens.
Heres a shot of a VP-46 P5M (Plane 12) BuNo 130304, ran into a coral reef
Aug 1958 near Pakung Island, Pescadores Islands,ripping a large
gash in the bottom.



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