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Post by fots2 on Dec 6, 2010 1:30:52 GMT 8
okla, you may be correct about the tunnel entrance photo. I can't think of any way to prove it one way or the other though. Guys like chadhill keep posting new photos so that is great. Someday I hope we can confirm it.
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Post by fots2 on Dec 6, 2010 1:34:20 GMT 8
Hi chad, I only noticed deep water around there. Even some photos from Skipper Hill or looking down from the top of Malinta do not show any signs of a breakwater below the surface. Here is a low tide photo and still no breakwater.
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Post by okla on Dec 6, 2010 5:14:57 GMT 8
Hey Chad....Do suppose that the breakwater might have been removed for some reason or other years ago??? Might have been quite a chore, but it could have been done for whatever reason. I, hereby nominate Fots to don his scuba gear and check it out to discover if any traces can be found on the floor of the Bay in that area. Who could do a better job??? He's been underground all over Corregidor. Why not underwater all around "the Rock". Seems very feasible to me. Cheers.
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Post by chadhill on Dec 6, 2010 12:11:05 GMT 8
Okla, I second that nomination! While he's at it he could scuba over to the Casiana and see if any of the whiskey was overlooked by the USMC. Wouldn't that bring a pretty penny today?
Thanks for looking for that breakwater, Fots, and nice photos. Yep, Okla, it mystifies me what would have happened to the breakwater. I remember the Japs had landing problems on the tail in '42 due to the strong east-west current.
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Post by fots2 on Dec 6, 2010 19:01:46 GMT 8
The scuba thing is a good idea but unfortunately I am not equipped for that anymore. I am full of hot air at times but I doubt I have enough to go grab a bottle or two. I'll stick to tunnels...
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Post by okla on Dec 6, 2010 22:59:14 GMT 8
Hey Guys...If any of that booze is still aboard the wreck, one could certainly call it aged, couldn't they??? I would bet my front seat in Hades that no adult beverages are still aboard, though. I base my opinion on four years observing the habits,etc of United States military personnel when it comes to collecting and consuming intoxicating spirits. I betcha they, under the circumstances, would have placed more importance on the hooch than the silver from the Philippine Treasury that was scattered so freely on the other side of "the Rock" between Mills and Hughes. I also was a willing participant in this type youthful frivolity whilst a young, reckless, idiot. GI, I must confess. Cheers.
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Post by westernaus on Dec 12, 2010 0:07:43 GMT 8
Thanks Okla for your diagnosis of "Rockitis" . You are right on the button and I feel proud to be suffering with such a disease . It sure would be great to be financially able to return to the rock and meet the majority of people on this website on the rock , including you Okla. I would have to agree with you about military personnel not worrying about the silver and putting more importance in swilling hooch . In my 68 years on this planet I have acquired a few qualifications and worked at different locations including the US Defence Department ( US Navy ) even though I am a Aussie . And while working mainly at navy bases I have seen a lot of interest in swilling hooch even to the point of having the amber liquid in coke machines.
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Post by okla on Dec 12, 2010 0:27:20 GMT 8
Hey WestAussie....Beer in Coke machines. What a great idea. When I was serving (1951-55) this type of advanced thinking had not surfaced. Maybe the "good old days" weren't as good as I remember. Cheers.
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Post by tomasctt on Dec 13, 2010 17:37:43 GMT 8
Hey fots! Beautiful pictures again! I still can't believe you are using a point-and-shoot camera and not DSLR. ;D I miss the place (hell, I miss this board - been busy lately). Hopefully will be back someday soon.
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Post by fots2 on Dec 13, 2010 22:37:13 GMT 8
My dinky little P&S works ok, so does yours. I hope you can get back in the next couple of months when the weather is great.
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