I've had a hard time keeping up. But here is some small town news that YOU WILL WANT TO HEAR if not already repeated.
GETTYSBURG-CHAMBERSBURG- 2 SMALL PLANE INCIDENTS
EARLY AM 2 DAYS AGO, AROUND 7;30 AM- ONE SMALL PLANE WAS SPRAYING AND UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE OVER GETTYSBURG, WHILE SIMLUTANEOUSLY ANOTHER SMALL PLANE WAS SPRAYING THE CHAMBERSBURG AREA. RESIDENTS COULD FIND NO REPORTS OF ANY LEGAL SPRAYING GOING ON, SUCH AS WEST NILE.
BOTH PLANES HEADED TOWARD A RESERVOIR NEAR CHAMBERSBURG AND BOTH WERE BELIEVED TO GO DOWN IN THE WATER. THE RESERVOIR IS VERY DEEP.
There was only one small article in the Chambersburg paper, and in the Gettysburg paper, 3 small lines at the bottom of the second page vaguely described the incident.
Near Saugatauk reservoir here in CT, a similar incident occurred recently, only no overt spraying was observed.
What are your thoughts? What do you think is going on? These incidents trouble me, esp in light of stolen sprayer planes and threats to poison water....
I haven't looked at this thread in ages but for some reason clicked on your post. This would be quite the notable event if it actually occurred. Prior to the ditchings, if the aircraft were ever 1,000 ft AGL or so, ATC flight-following RADAR (or whatever they call it now) would probably have primary echo recordings of the aircraft even if no transponders were turned on. This would help establish the tracks and terminal locations. Once in the reservoir, it should not take long to locate the aircraft using SONAR or other methods if they are there.
I wonder if these aircraft were actually ultralights, whether spraying or not, and landed normally somewhere near the reservoir.
Hi Jersey girl.
Do you have access to the urls to these incidents?
If so go ahead and post them just for our archival purposes.
OPINION: Well, my thoughts on this...I know in our area (which is not the areas you are speaking of); it's spring time and the farmers are out flying their cropdusters. I don't know what substance comes out of those planes.
If no one (from the police department, fire department, city hall ag unit) cannot explain what those planes were/are doing; then it's time someone puts the incidents as an agenda item at the next townhall meeting in Gettysburg-Chambersbug and have the council discuss this.
"ONE SMALL PLANE WAS SPRAYING AND UNKNOWN
SUBSTANCE OVER GETTYSBURG, WHILE SIMLUTANEOUSLY ANOTHER SMALL PLANE WAS SPRAYING THE CHAMBERSBURG AREA."
"...stolen sprayer planes and threats to poison water...."
OMG! Lord have mercy! I'm getting a brandy before reading anymore tonight. Given the proximity to the Camp David area this is odd if it pans out to be true. Gypsy moth control should be considered a possibility. Did anyone get the numbers off the planes?