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    An interesting cold war yarn this morning

    A mystery island, Qantas and the Soviet spies

    Worthy of a read, an interesting yarn

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    Yes interesting indeed.

    Qantas has a very rich history and made contribution to both world wars. All of their old pilots were really heros.

    Any stories from any Qantas pilot prior to the 1970's are probably worth reading or listening to. Newer pilots won't tell their stories now.

    If it was in the air or being overflown Qantas pilots have seen it ....vis strange things on the ground , in the water or in the air alongside them.

    Qantas pilots still hold endurance records in the Catalinas , never to be broken and I dont think any of them are still alive to tell a story , which is a pity.

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    I watched this video on an international Qantas flight and it is really worth a view, it goes into the history of the double sunrise flights as well as the journey to fly the Catalina that is now at Longreach back to Australia from Spain. I've not been able to find it on a streaming service anywhere unfortunately.

    "Return of the Catalina" DVD | Qantas Founders Museum

    Edit, found it on Amazon Prime https://www.amazon.com/Return-Catali.../dp/B078NZXZKY

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    When I was about 19 er 52 years ago I watched a Catalina with a big Geophysical survey loop take off from Eagle Farm into a stiff wind. I worked for DCA then in stores supplying maps to Bush Pilots etc.

    It seemed to hang motionless for a long time and barely made headway , until it finally disappeared .

    They were so slooooow.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tote View Post
    A mystery island, Qantas and the Soviet spies

    Worthy of a read, an interesting yarn

    Regards,
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    Loved or hated war games are a ongoing and almost every day event. Some secret stuff is too cool for school still I hear. The News on passive spy tools floating into Indonesian waters or

    "The real hunt for Red October: Major US operation to track deadly Russian subs lasted for weeks off the East Coast but found nothing as US Navy warns the waters are no longer a 'safe haven'

    • There is major concern over the rise in the number of increasingly deadly Russian submarines and spy ships patrolling the U.S. East Coast
    • Major operation launched last year to track Russia's most deadly subs and ships
    • The Project 885 Yasen class guided missile submarine Severodvinsk remained undetected despite mission by U.S. Navy lasting weeks to track it down
    • Navy resurrected its 2nd Fleet in 2018 which had been decommissioned in 2011
    • In December, Russian intelligence ship Viktor Leonov was a few hundred miles off the coast and operating without its lights or responding to radio calls
    • Commander of the United States Second Fleet Vice Admiral Andrew 'Woody' Lewis warns naval crews to be on guard from the moment they leave port

    " Link are work as usual I think Chucked at they could not find the Yasen. As a Sonar type I know Subs of most types and most countries saw me weather or not I saw them Excluding sonar buoys from my eras P3 Orion and Helicopters dropped. My play with towed array sonar did see some things at times. So much fun. Glad Mr Jed Hartman from Killarney Heights, now aged 91 told his yarn. Note satellites and very sensitive heat signature detection now make hiding that little bit harder even underwater. Thanks for sharing.

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