E-MAILS FROM SHANE SPRINGER WALKERSTON

visits since 31 January 2003

Subject:    D A T C-47 Starduster
From:            "springer" <springa@orion-online.com.au>
Date:           14 February 2000

Gidday Peter,

How are things going. The plane called Starduster was lost between Rockhampton and Archerfield during the war in about 1943 (21 Nov 1943).The original American I.D was 41-118648 but there was a V.H number painted over the numbers on the tail-fin, all I could make out due to the weathering was V H. It was found in the sixties by a ringer on horseback taking a shortcut through a fenced off zamia area. In the wreckage I saw Australian military insignia some 45 ammo an engine block and steel from what looks like a radio antenna. The crew are buried in Bundaberg cemetery. I have photos of the wreckage as well as the "Texas Terror" and "Beautiful Betsy" and I will send you them as soon my scanner arrives. See you later

Shane Springer Walkerston

Subject:   Texas Terror
Date:           Thu, 2 Mar 2000 16:13:22 +1000
From:          "springer" <springa@orion-online.com.au>

Gidday Peter

I will be going offline from tonight 2/3/00 for a week while I sort out my e mail account I will send some photos as soon as I go online

Shane Springer

Fuselage of "Texas Terror" taken in 1976.

Subject:    "Texas Terror"
Date:             Sat, 18 Mar 2000 09:54:52 +1000
From:           "springer" <springa@orion-online.com.au>

Gidday Peter,

Back online with a new e-mail address springa@oroin-online.com.au. I'll send you photos of the Texas Terror and the C-47 soon. Sorry about the delay.

Regards Shane

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