Blue Streak Rocket crash site co-ordinates
Submitted: Sunday, Nov 14, 2004 at 09:47
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Willem
Replying to a post below on the Simpson reminded me of the remains of a
Blue Streak Rocket which fell out of the sky sometime in 1966 after being fired from
Woomera.
On our north/south Simpson crossing in 1987 we searched for and found the
debris of the rocket which lies somewhere to the east of the
Plenty River floodout on what is now known as Atnetye(formerly Atula Station).
I have estimated the approximate position as 24 degrees 10.404min South and 136 degrees 56.456min East. We did not have the luxury of a GPS in those days. I did mark the approximate position of my paper map but don't know where I have hidden it :o)
Does anyone know the co-ordinates?
Reply By: johnsie - Sunday, Nov 14, 2004 at 16:54
Sunday, Nov 14, 2004 at 16:54
Try Barry 08 89521726
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Follow Up By: Willem - Sunday, Nov 14, 2004 at 19:40
Sunday, Nov 14, 2004 at 19:40
Johnsie
Is that Barry Allwright?
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Follow Up By: johnsie - Sunday, Nov 14, 2004 at 20:06
Sunday, Nov 14, 2004 at 20:06
Yeah mate
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Reply By: Member - John (Vic) - Sunday, Nov 14, 2004 at 17:51
Sunday, Nov 14, 2004 at 17:51
Willem I stand to be corrected, but isn't that the one that has been recovered and now stands at
William Creek ?
If so you planing on looking for an old hole in the Simpson ? LOL.
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Follow Up By: Willem - Sunday, Nov 14, 2004 at 19:03
Sunday, Nov 14, 2004 at 19:03
I went there and saw the rocket when you were still a teenager, twit! lol
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Follow Up By: Member - John (Vic) - Sunday, Nov 14, 2004 at 19:11
Sunday, Nov 14, 2004 at 19:11
Yeah I know you saw it when Noah was trying to save up for his first 4wd.
Thats the point, I think since you were last there (After the Ark ran aground) is has been recovered and now stands at
William Creek, unless of course it is another one.
But my memory is that the one at WC said on the
plaque that it came from the Simpson.
But I do stand to be corrected, if someone has a photo of the
plaque at WC it should solve the issue.
And no I was not involved in the salvage of the Ark, Johno J probably was though. LOL.
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Follow Up By: Willem - Sunday, Nov 14, 2004 at 19:22
Sunday, Nov 14, 2004 at 19:22
Geez you are firing on all fours tonight,eh? Been lucky lately? Even poor Eric copped a serve about a certain activity...hahahahaha
When Johnno did the salvage work he said about you
When I was in Bagdad...you were in Dadbag
When I was in uniform....you were in liquidform
So there...LOL
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Follow Up By: Member - John (Vic) - Sunday, Nov 14, 2004 at 19:32
Sunday, Nov 14, 2004 at 19:32
Yeah good one, ROTFLMAO
Eric would want to take his wog pole and I was just saying that there are no squid in
Birdsville.
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Reply By: Member - Luxoluk - Sunday, Nov 14, 2004 at 18:34
Sunday, Nov 14, 2004 at 18:34
There were remains of something at Giles and I thought it was part of one such rocket. May just be that heaps of these things landed in
the desert....I assume the one at Giles travelled further and the one in the Simpson was off course?? Really surprising to look at the quality of the workmanship that went into these things. Trades probably lost by now??
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Follow Up By: Member - John (Vic) - Sunday, Nov 14, 2004 at 19:13
Sunday, Nov 14, 2004 at 19:13
Leigh they shot a lot of these things around, typical British engineering they mostly did not land where they were supposed to.
I guess they are a bit like Land rover today in that point, nothing has changed.
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Follow Up By: Member - T-bone (ACT) - Monday, Nov 15, 2004 at 11:49
Monday, Nov 15, 2004 at 11:49
Hey, I resemble that remark!
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