It was last year I think the Turkish government had a fight on it,s hands as due to the main parking area above the beach at Gallipoli was being widened.In the construction human remains were found.It put every Australian up in arms about it and with considerable political manouvering things were put right eventually.Also the year before last a few aussie louts got drunk at the site causing a huge fracas back here resulting in banning all alcahol being bought to the services.Now the Turks over the years have welcomed the Australians as brothers as both countries blood was spilt there 80 odd years ago.Will have to find the poem that is at the beach now which says it all really.I think there should be a balance of recovered aircraft around.Have half fly and the other half as is at time of recovery.Here in Auss we have two flying Spits down at Temora.Which from here is about at least 12 hours drive away.We have no Hurris,none flying or static,a couple of static Lancs,no B17,s,one static B24,we sold off our only B25.Have a various lot of other aircraft sitting around in Hangars not doing much.We have a beaufort bomber sitting out the back and I would love to be able to do something to it(if it was ours).In 2045 kids will still be interested in these obselete old prop driven planes that fired machine guns at each other in a romantic time of legend and myth,of hero,s and villains,good against evil.
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