Really? [emoji848][emoji39][emoji23]Quote:
Originally Posted by V8Ian
[Edit]https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/flight-914-reappears-37-years/
Sorry, couldn't help myself even though I know facts don't belong in this thread at all. Please forgive me. [emoji56]
Hmmmm, good points, the story's looking less probable.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saitch
We really do need a sarcasm smiley. [biggrin]Quote:
Originally Posted by rick130
I know, I just couldn't help myself [emoji23]Quote:
Originally Posted by V8Ian
I'm thinking every seat would have had an ashtray in the armrest back when it took off.Quote:
Originally Posted by V8Ian
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But how many fags do you take on a two hour flight?Quote:
Originally Posted by 350RRC
How much fuel for a two hour flight?
The plane was still airborne ([bighmmm]) decades later so I doubt they would have run out of ciggies. [bighmmm]
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Originally Posted by Saitch
It did appear to make a neat landing & Takeoff on what would have been very flat tyres. Nary a wobble that I noticed.
Come to think of it, a few weeks back one noticed a DC4 topping up it's tanks on the Driveway of the local Caltex.
Maybe it tops up as it goes around the globe? It didn't spill a ghostly drop on the concrete either.
Semaphore or Morse Signalling Flags is how they contacted Earth. Very quick ones. Obvious really. Or, they could have used a Ship's Flag Hoist. [bigrolf] It did have a Red Swallowtail (bee) flying when fuelling.
Solved, I can see why it took so long to reach the destination. Look at the OP, the props have worn away or fallen off. Mere spinners won't move a DC 4 at any great rate of knots.
Air Crash Investigations AULRO Branch. [bigwhistle]
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Originally Posted by V8Ian
You'd expect them to be a tad worn though. One would expect them to be replaced at the 20 year mark so these were well overdue.[bigrolf]