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    From keithr0@3:633/280.2 to All on Mon May 27 15:05:43 2024
    This is one of the 2 Hueys that resupplied the Australian troops at the
    battle of Long Tan in Vietnam (against orders)

    https://imgur.com/a/tZ4kkbt

    It normally lives on the top of a pole at Caloundra RSL, it really ought
    to be at the War Memorial or somewhere similar. If you watched the movie "Danger close", you'd have seen it there. After living in the open it
    needs some TLC which we are supplying.


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  • From Daryl@3:633/280.2 to All on Mon May 27 22:41:58 2024
    On 27/5/2024 3:05 pm, keithr0 wrote:
    This is one of the 2 Hueys that resupplied the Australian troops at the battle of Long Tan in Vietnam (against orders)

    https://imgur.com/a/tZ4kkbt

    It normally lives on the top of a pole at Caloundra RSL, it really ought
    to be at the War Memorial or somewhere similar. If you watched the movie "Danger close", you'd have seen it there. After living in the open it
    needs some TLC which we are supplying.



    Good to hear.
    Could be worse, it could have been scrapped.
    It would be good to have lots of money like Dave Sparks, you could have
    a flying Huey which he can fly when the Blackhawk is in for a service:-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rm3Zfwd6dk

    --
    Daryl


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  • From keithr0@3:633/280.2 to All on Sun Jun 2 19:27:19 2024
    On 27/05/2024 10:41 pm, Daryl wrote:
    On 27/5/2024 3:05 pm, keithr0 wrote:
    This is one of the 2 Hueys that resupplied the Australian troops at
    the battle of Long Tan in Vietnam (against orders)

    https://imgur.com/a/tZ4kkbt

    It normally lives on the top of a pole at Caloundra RSL, it really
    ought to be at the War Memorial or somewhere similar. If you watched
    the movie "Danger close", you'd have seen it there. After living in
    the open it needs some TLC which we are supplying.



    Good to hear.
    Could be worse, it could have been scrapped.
    It would be good to have lots of money like Dave Sparks, you could have
    a flying Huey which he can fly when the Blackhawk is in for a service:-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rm3Zfwd6dk

    Our own Huey, I am told, is just missing the igniters, and theoretically
    with just those would fly again. Certainly it has been powered up and everything seemed to work, but, after sitting on the ground for 6+ years
    it would need a major service.

    Daryl, send me an e-mail to keithrrr@gmail.com, I have to stuff that may interest you.

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  • From Daryl@3:633/280.2 to All on Sun Jun 2 19:35:40 2024
    On 2/6/2024 7:27 pm, keithr0 wrote:
    On 27/05/2024 10:41 pm, Daryl wrote:
    On 27/5/2024 3:05 pm, keithr0 wrote:
    This is one of the 2 Hueys that resupplied the Australian troops at
    the battle of Long Tan in Vietnam (against orders)

    https://imgur.com/a/tZ4kkbt

    It normally lives on the top of a pole at Caloundra RSL, it really
    ought to be at the War Memorial or somewhere similar. If you watched
    the movie "Danger close", you'd have seen it there. After living in
    the open it needs some TLC which we are supplying.



    Good to hear.
    Could be worse, it could have been scrapped.
    It would be good to have lots of money like Dave Sparks, you could
    have a flying Huey which he can fly when the Blackhawk is in for a
    service:-)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rm3Zfwd6dk

    Our own Huey, I am told, is just missing the igniters, and theoretically with just those would fly again. Certainly it has been powered up and everything seemed to work, but, after sitting on the ground for 6+ years
    it would need a major service.

    Daryl, send me an e-mail to keithrrr@gmail.com, I have to stuff that may interest you.


    OK.
    --
    Daryl


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