[SEDXC] Early Clipperton Operations
John Harden
jhdmd at bellsouth.net
Sat Mar 15 18:53:56 EDT 2008
Landing strips are all relative.... I have landed by C-130 on little or
nothing where there really was no landing strip!!
73,
John, W4NU
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Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 5:25 PM
To: Bill Coleman
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Subject: Re: [SEDXC] Early Clipperton Operations
That was KH5 Palmyra. There is an old WWII strip there but in bad
repair...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Coleman" <aa4lr at arrl.net>
To: "David Thompson" <thompson at mindspring.com>
Cc: <sedxc at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 8:03 PM
Subject: Re: [SEDXC] Early Clipperton Operations
>
> On Mar 7, 2008, at 6:13 PM, David Thompson wrote:
>
>> Clipperton is known for rough weather and an unsafe landing area. I
>> hope
>> the TX5C gang have good luck.
>
> Wasn't there one operation where they landed on the airstrip and
> crashed, or perhaps they had boat trouble and had to be rescued by the
> French Navy, and so France was reluctant for a long time to allow
> operation on Clipperton?
>
> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
> Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
> -- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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