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Archive for September, 2006

Delfin Down

September 23, 2006 7:38 pm

Answers, and new questions, about Duck River plane parts

September 12, 2006 12:32 pm

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

The mystery of what’s lying in the Duck River in Normandy has been solved, and although it’s not from World War II, the pieces are definitely from a warplane.

Instead of being a bomber that crashed in 1943, the large parts are actually seven external fuel tanks from a B-52 Stratofortress.

But this brings forth another mystery: Why are they there and how did they end up in the river?

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Pieces of wreckage from WWII aircraft pulled from Duck River

September 10, 2006 12:27 pm


NORMANDY, Tenn. – Enormous sections of a World War II aircraft that has rested on the bottom of the Duck River in Normandy for more than 60 years were uncovered and measured by Air Force and Navy personnel.But after Thursday’s examination of the vintage wreckage, there are more questions than answers over exactly what type of warplane is sitting on the riverbed.

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