Re: [cactuswings 1983] Melbourne, FL BAC Canberra ex RAF is it still there ?

Paul

The aircraft is Canberra TT.18 WJ574/844 N77844 and is apparently now
with the Valiant Air Command at Titusville.

see http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajmexico/4022179307/

Regards

Martyn Swann
"309AMARG (MASDC IV)" (new book due late-Spring 2013)

On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 6:07 PM, Paul <paul_r_wigley@hotmail.com> wrote:
> As we have briefly seemed to have moved away from the normal Cactus storage
> areas topics that are normally associated with this web info site, may I ask
> a question.
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> Is the ex RAF Canberra actually still at Melbourne Fl. (MLB) I know it
> still appears right now on Google earth the aircraft being situated just
> west of the main terminal buildings but what date of this satellite image
> was taken I cannot tell. But strangely on a.net there seems to
> have never been a photo taken of his 'beast'.
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> The reason I ask about 5 years ago I saw it there, (ex RAF serial number to
> USA N reg not immediately to hand) but I was told then by a fellow 'buff',
> that a company near by there, were awaiting a US Government approval to try
> out a 'anti' Hurricane dispersal system.
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> This ex bomber aircraft with certainly large bomb bay was to fly out to sea
> and once 'above' the eye, drop tablets that would pass thru the eye thus
> attempting to absorb large amounts of the moisture within thus hopefully
> altering the temperature of the storm and thus 'weakening' the hurricane
> before it 'hit' any land area. Once the chemical solution touched salt
> water it would just dissolve.
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> Seeing a mid sized bomber amongst all those Cessna's and Pipers was a bit of
> a shock.
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> Hope someone can supply an update, and even maybe correct me in my memory
> for the hurricane reduction 'operation'. Thanks in advance Paul
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