>Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 16:07:19 -0400 >To: James Martin Owston <jowston@cwv.edu> >From: Geo and Mar Easterly <mardud@mindspring.com> >Subject: Re: [PAMCKEESPORT] Plane in the Mon. >In-Reply-To: <3B16544B.97D97B42@cwv.edu> >References: <OF21531C3D.10691731-ON85256A5D.0049BA56@washpost.com> > >pertaining to the B-25 that went down in the Monongahela River. It was on its >way to Olmstead Airforce Base near Harrisburg, Pa. was running low on fuel and >tried to make it to the County Airport, but had to ditch it and decided on the >river to prevent casualties. Four crew members survived but two drowned. That >happenend January 31, 1956. The serch for the plane went on for two weeks when >the government finally gave up. The pilot, Williiam Dotson, of San Antonio and >other crew members said there was no hazardous equipment aboard. >There is a, so called B-25 Recovery Group, who claim the plane is under some >sediment in an underwater gravel pit near the Hays section of Pittsburgh just >across the river from the old J&L Steel plant. They claim to have proof its >there and now in the process of raising money for up-to-date sonar equipment >to cut through the murky brown water of the Mon. Their goal is not to salvage the >plane but to prove it is indeed, still in the Mon. > >George Easterly > > > > > >At 10:25 AM 5/31/01 -0400, you wrote: >>Thanks Marc. My mother always claimed that there was a conspiracy involved in >>the raising of the plane at night -- she always said it was McKeesport, but >>she was tending a newborn (me) at this time so I doubt if she had much contact >>with the outside world. >> >>Jim >> >>Marc Stauffer wrote: >> >>> Dear Jim: >>> >>> The B-25 in question came down over the Homestead High Level Bridge and >>> landed in the Mon. As far as I know it has never been found despite >>> intensive searches for it. Some think the government found and recovered >>> it in secret, others have said that it is buried so deep in the mud at the >>> bottom that has made a recovery impossible. >>> >>> Marc >>> M. G. Stauffer >> >> >>==== PAMCKEESPORT Mailing List ==== >>Did you know you can send money online with PayPal? >>PayPal lets users send and receive money online. >>Use PayPal to split restaurant tabs, collect club dues, pay >>friends for movie tickets, or buy an item at an online auction. >>PayPal charges the money to your credit card or bank account. >>It's faster, safer and easier than mailing a check. >>As soon as you sign up and complete the bonus requirements, >>PayPal will automatically add $5 to your balance! >>We're confident you'll want to use PayPal, but if not, you can >>transfer the money to your bank account at any time. No strings >>attached. >>Click on this link to sign up and see for yourself: >>https://secure.paypal.com/refer/pal=GeoJenk%40aol.com >>After signing up, you'll get an email like this to send to >>your friends and family. PayPal will give you $5 for each >>friend you refer who completes the bonus requirements. >>It's that easy! >> >>============================== >>Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >>Source for Family History Online. Go to: >>http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >> >>