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  1. Arvin Grajau

    Arvin Grajau Seven Time F1 World Champ

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    #1 Arvin Grajau, Nov 24, 2011
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  2. GTHill

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    #2 GTHill, Nov 24, 2011
    That's sad... kind of reminds me of... well, it's sad.

    I hope someone can dig those up one day and figure out something to do with them.

    GT
     
  3. JeremyJon

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    #3 JeremyJon, Nov 24, 2011
    BJag, is that down-under? why are they burying them? if they are decomissioned, i wold have thought they would recycle the airframes? odd
     
  4. Arvin Grajau

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    #4 Arvin Grajau, Nov 24, 2011
    up in Queensland,I think they have kept a couple of planes for musuems,static display only.
    Will be most missed at public events ie Grand prix,Bathurst and Australia day.
    I live in Melbourne,but go to Mt Martha beach house,on Port Phillip bay,Australia day they would do a lap of the bay ,no more then about 800 metres high.
    re-cycle our left wing Government are to busy bringing in Green house taxation on large companies.
     
  5. Ryan S.

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    #5 Ryan S., Nov 25, 2011
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    Maybe contaminated with something? Seems odd to put em in a hole. I will miss that plane though. One of my favorites.
     
  6. Aedo

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    #6 Aedo, Nov 25, 2011
    Too contaminated to sink as artificial reefs too.

    Sad to see them end up like this though - we are so keen these days on not making any changes to our world that in the future there will be no relics from the late 20th century for people to marvel over :(
     
  7. PSk

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    #7 PSk, Nov 25, 2011
    Rediculous waste ... should have atleast been recycled.

    Heck even Spitfires were recycled!
    Pete
     
  8. Arvin Grajau

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    #8 Arvin Grajau, Nov 25, 2011
    thought the same,but with that crazy redhead in charge anything can happen,God I hate that woman.
     
  9. JeremyJon

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    #9 JeremyJon, Nov 25, 2011
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  10. Arvin Grajau

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    #10 Arvin Grajau, Nov 25, 2011
    Are any still flying in the States or Canada?
     
  11. JeremyJon

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    #11 JeremyJon, Nov 25, 2011
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    my pic ^^^ is of the avro arrow CF105

    as for the F-111, i don't know if any still flight worthy here, the RAAF were the last in service....here is a vid i found of the discommissioning

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkH3khklMuk&feature=related[/ame]
     
  12. JeremyJon

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    #12 JeremyJon, Nov 25, 2011
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    a good discovery wings episode on the aardvark F-111 origins/history

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSkDEhFqQIU&feature=related[/ame]

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RfIDcaX-68&feature=related[/ame]

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WryZSqU2c2Q&feature=related[/ame]

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_V1CR2-HYI&feature=related[/ame]
     
  13. norcal2

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    #13 norcal2, Nov 25, 2011
    Yes sad to see these not recycled..any of these that have gone through depot overhaul over the years, (which most did) went through my organization, ive seen hundreds over the years torn down to this level and rebuilt to like new condition...
     

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