It has been a long day and we have just got back from a medical appointment in Newcastle for David. I was the responsible adult again because he was unable to drive today.
Back to the photos taken at Birubi a week ago now.
We have seen the remains of one plane wreck and parachute drop containers previously as this area of the beach was used as a bombing range during the 1950s by the local RAAF station.
Since our recent floods and shifting sands though more wrecks and containers have been unearthed and this is another one. The occasional bomb has been found too but nobody has been injured. The silver bits in the sand are the remains of the plane used as a bombing target and the rusty metal bits are the drop containers.
Amazing what surfaces after almost 70 years.
Thanks for your comments and favs for my photo yesterday. I will try and catch up this evening when I have caught up on cups of tea. Nowhere to get a cuppa at the eye hospital.
Amazing scene when looked at after reading your story. I have to say that war bombs dropped from enemy planes in WWII which did not explode at the time are still unearthed here though not frequent.
It's always really interesting when something gets uncovered after all those years- but 70 years is really short compared to some of the things that surface over in the Middle East- thousands of years old! I hope the bombs are diffused and removed! Good shot!
@casablanca I occasionally get what I call a Newcastle headache and that is because I have withdrawal symptoms from lack of tea. It took 3 mugs of tea to make me feel better , ha ha.
@wakelys The green netting was put there as windbreaks during our recent floods and storms to try and stop the sand from shifting and eroding the dunes. You can see water in the dunes because with over 700 mm rain it wasn't able drain sufficiently.
@olivetreeann Yes any live ammunition that has been found on occasion has been defused by the RAAF bomb squad. Live ammunition does turn up from time to time though.
@kathiecb@pyrrhula This particular wreck and pods has only just surfaced after our recent floods and storms. We have seen the remains of one plane wreck and containers previously and as the sand shifts it appears and disappears. They have removed any live munitions from the areas but the rest that remains is part of history and as the dunes area is over 35 km long and 5 km wide it could be quite a job to remove any wrecks.
Ian
@casablanca I occasionally get what I call a Newcastle headache and that is because I have withdrawal symptoms from lack of tea. It took 3 mugs of tea to make me feel better , ha ha.
@wakelys The green netting was put there as windbreaks during our recent floods and storms to try and stop the sand from shifting and eroding the dunes. You can see water in the dunes because with over 700 mm rain it wasn't able drain sufficiently.
@olivetreeann Yes any live ammunition that has been found on occasion has been defused by the RAAF bomb squad. Live ammunition does turn up from time to time though.
@kathiecb @pyrrhula This particular wreck and pods has only just surfaced after our recent floods and storms. We have seen the remains of one plane wreck and containers previously and as the sand shifts it appears and disappears. They have removed any live munitions from the areas but the rest that remains is part of history and as the dunes area is over 35 km long and 5 km wide it could be quite a job to remove any wrecks.