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"f86sabre" (f86sabre) 10/11/2015 at 21:34 • Filed to: Planelopnik, p-38

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P-38s meet their maker on the island of Shemya after WWII.

ttyymmnn > f86sabre 10/11/2015 at 21:42

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Inagine what that pile would be worth now. Back then, it was just so much scrap.

Viggen > f86sabre 10/11/2015 at 21:42

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That hurts.

Birddog > f86sabre 10/11/2015 at 21:47

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It shouldn’t be painful but it is.

f86sabre > ttyymmnn 10/11/2015 at 21:50

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$10-$15 million would be my guess. It was easier than shipping them home.

Toyota Sucks Lots Of Sausages > f86sabre 10/11/2015 at 22:00

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Sad sight indeed :(

Scott > f86sabre 10/11/2015 at 22:01

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I wonder if my Dad's business partner flew any of those planes. During WWII he ferried new planes to Europe and Asia, and was one of the first to fly the P-38's.

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > f86sabre 10/11/2015 at 22:07

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There’s a dive site in Vanuatu called “Million Dollar Point”. It’s where the US military just shoved everything into the water at the end of WWII. Vanuatu (aka the New Hebrides) was the main US base for the Western Pacific, so there was a shitload of stuff dumped.

Amazing, if depressing, dive...

ttyymmnn > Scott 10/11/2015 at 22:07

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Shemya is up in the Aleutians (AK) near Attu.

desertdog5051 > f86sabre 10/11/2015 at 22:13

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So sad what became of most war armaments.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > f86sabre 10/11/2015 at 22:43

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obligatory

A lot of these aircraft were scrapped/destroyed as factories were still producing new aircraft. also these were beginning to be outdated. Afterwards any aircraft with damage, older models or high flight hours were just chucked and prime examples shipped back.

What is crazy is the amount of shells and ammo that were dumped in the pacific as they are heavy (costly to ship), dangerous cargo and didn’t know how/where to safegaurd them.

Still I wish someone went

Gilbertda > f86sabre 10/13/2015 at 14:59

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Worst pornography ever...