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Post by Crkr 23 on Aug 12, 2024 12:10:09 GMT -5
I've watched several of the YouTube clips of the Saltwater Cowboys and the smuggling that went on in Everglades City. They portray it as a bunch of good ol'boys and there were no guns involved and nobody ever got hurt. That is complete BS. There may not have been guns involved but there damn sure was a truck bomb that killed an innocent man. It was set to get 2 of the "players" but ended up killing their father when he used their truck.
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Post by johngalt on Aug 12, 2024 12:29:35 GMT -5
Anyone remember the feds radar ballon at the end of the dead end road maybe just south of steinhatchee? Can't believe it wasn't ever shot down. I bet Anumber1 has stories about it. It was removed when the NORAD facility at Tyndall AFB started tracking small aircraft and slow movers. When I was stationed at Tyndall we launched alert F-15’s numerous times to intercept non military aircraft. Had a twin Beach crossing over south Florida into the Gulf heading northwest and the two guys bailed out on the beach. The plane headed toward Apalachicola and was going to get shot down but it ran out of fuel and crashed south of St. George island.
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Post by jcbcpa on Aug 12, 2024 12:37:48 GMT -5
My X-wife's father worked for Ichauway Plantation as the Manager years ago. A drug plane crashed on Ichauway around the late 70's I think and the pilot was apprehended but everybody else got away and were never arrested. Everybody suspicioned his 2 oldest sons with involvement but nobody ever came forward that could prove that.
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Post by anumber1 on Aug 12, 2024 12:58:16 GMT -5
Her last name was Finley, I think her dad had something to do with the country club at Radium Springs. Her younger siblings, probably closer to your age , were Ellen, Chucky and I think Cindy. I knew the Finley's went to school with them. Their dad owned the casino when it burned down. Truth be known I think he done it or had it done. They lived on Skywater. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010038937516
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Post by Crkr 23 on Aug 12, 2024 13:05:01 GMT -5
That's got to be Chucky, last time I saw him he was like 9 or 10 yrs old.
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Aug 12, 2024 13:33:56 GMT -5
Anyone remember the feds radar ballon at the end of the dead end road maybe just south of steinhatchee? Can't believe it wasn't ever shot down. I bet Anumber1 has stories about it. It was removed when the NORAD facility at Tyndall AFB started tracking small aircraft and slow movers. When I was stationed at Tyndall we launched alert F-15’s numerous times to intercept non military aircraft. Had a twin Beach crossing over south Florida into the Gulf heading northwest and the two guys bailed out on the beach. The plane headed toward Apalachicola and was going to get shot down but it ran out of fuel and crashed south of St. George island. I think I may have fished that crashed plane
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Post by tampaspicer on Aug 12, 2024 14:57:44 GMT -5
Our club in Horseshoe Beach butted up to one of those blimp sites. Everyone shot at it LOL
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Post by JS84 on Aug 12, 2024 15:04:16 GMT -5
This is interesting and news to me
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Post by slough on Aug 12, 2024 15:06:03 GMT -5
My X-wife's father worked for Ichauway Plantation as the Manager years ago. A drug plane crashed on Ichauway around the late 70's I think and the pilot was apprehended but everybody else got away and were never arrested. Everybody suspicioned his 2 oldest sons with involvement but nobody ever came forward that could prove that. Etheridge?
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Post by anumber1 on Aug 12, 2024 16:14:30 GMT -5
That's got to be Chucky, last time I saw him he was like 9 or 10 yrs old. that's him, last I saw him or went to Han's was around 85-86.
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Post by anumber1 on Aug 12, 2024 16:15:29 GMT -5
you and I the same age? I'm close to 64
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Post by anumber1 on Aug 12, 2024 16:23:14 GMT -5
stc1993, this redhead lived on Skywater too. Her Dad was vet, Dr. Harding.
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Post by jcbcpa on Aug 12, 2024 16:34:51 GMT -5
My X-wife's father worked for Ichauway Plantation as the Manager years ago. A drug plane crashed on Ichauway around the late 70's I think and the pilot was apprehended but everybody else got away and were never arrested. Everybody suspicioned his 2 oldest sons with involvement but nobody ever came forward that could prove that. Etheridge? Etchells.
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Post by slough on Aug 12, 2024 16:38:40 GMT -5
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Post by jcbcpa on Aug 12, 2024 16:49:16 GMT -5
Yep. Nothing good to say about either. Plenty of bad but I won’t. lol.
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