Following on from yesterday's plane wreck at Birubi Beach photo, here is a mystery we still haven't solved.
Due to the shifting sands on the dunes the plane wreck I showed in yesterday's photo appears and disappears as the sand moves. Below is a link to a photo of the wreck taken a a couple of years ago.
We do know that the wreck is of a P51 Mustang and was used as target practice during the 1950s by RAAF pilots from RAAF Williamtown when the area was used by the RAAF as a bombing range.
In yesterday's photo only a small part of the plane is visible, but next to the wreck are these strange shaped objects. Maybe they are pretend torpedo casings also used for target practice, but I don't know for sure. Maybe somebody can identify them and let me know.
We have seen the wreck many times over the last few years, but this is the first time that these casings have surfaced. I wonder what else is hidden in the sand.
You may also be interested to read the following article.
A few weeks ago a dog, walking on the beach with his owners, found a mortar along this stretch of the dunes and was lucky not to be blown up.
Another interesting find Babs my guess is they could be the remains of WWII British type C parachute drop containers they came in various sizes but generally 40cm dia and ranged 1m to 1.75m long used for supply drops to the men on the ground:)
Things like this always remind me that if I'd met the right people or had been steered in that direction I'd probably be an archaeologist today! haha It's really curious what we find in the ground. I have no idea what they are but it's fun to speculate. Good shot!
@golftragic Peter figured what they are and here is a link to some of their use. http://home.earthlink.net/~flyboyken/id15.html
They are parachute drop containers, used regularly during wartime to transport all sorts of things into drop zones.
They are parachute drop containers, used regularly during wartime to transport all sorts of things into drop zones.