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22/07/2004: "SALVAGED MACHINE GUN ....... from WW2 aircraft."
The aircraft was underwater at near Cape York, a prawn trawler had snagged her remains. She was upside down. Tail missing. Wheels exposed. Visibility shocking. Dean Cropp groped his way around, avoiding stone fish, sharks and deadly jellyfish and live ammunition.
At great effort he removed this old Browning machine gun from the fuselage. It was donated to an aircraft museum in his loungeroom. Dean hopes to learn the complete history of this aircraft.
