Andrew Hartpence, with Deep Six Salvage, sent the Sun these pictures of a crew recovering plane wreckage from the Gulf after a World War II-era plane crashed near Topsail Hill State Park last week. The crash killed the pilot and his passenger. Hartpence and his crew contracted with Atlanta Air Salvage to remove the wreckage. Hartpence told The Sun “We got most of it as you see from the pictures on the dock. The wreckage was in 70 feet of water. It was 50 degrees down there and visibility was 0 to 1 feet. We think it was reduced so much because both parachutes had deployed on impact and they were fluttering around down there stirring up the bottom. I couldn't see my outstretch hand. There was a lot of twisted metal wreckage that we did not recover.” To read the full story on the wreck, see waltonsun.com
3/11/2010
Album ID: 960801
Photos by Andrew Hartpence
SPRING BREAK PHOTOS 03.11.10
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See photos of spring breakers in Destin behind the Back Porch.
3/11/2010
Album ID: 960795
Photos by Nick Tomecek
Habitat For Humanity - Walton County
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3/11/2010
Album ID: 960510
Photos by Kathy Harrison
Eglin Air Force Base 1940-1950
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These photos, provided by Eglin Air Force Base, show elements of the base's mission during the period of 1940-1950.
3/11/2010
Album ID: 960475
Photos by U.S. Army Air Corps, U.S. Air Force
Lt. Gov. Kottkamp visits local lawyers
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Florida Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp visits members of the Florida Bar Association Okaloosa/Walton Chapter at Pranzo Italian Ristorante. Kottkamp is running for Attorney General
3/10/2010
Album ID: 960267
Photos by Nick Tomecek
NWF State baseball vs. Tallahasee
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3/10/2010
Album ID: 960264
Photos by Nick Tomecek
SPRING BREAK PHOTOS 03.10.10
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Spring Break photos from Crystal Beach in Destin and Okaloosa Island
3/10/2010
Album ID: 960116
Photos by Nick Tomecek
Florida's Prescribed Fire Awareness
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3/10/2010
Album ID: 960071
Photos by Ann Spann
Bras for a Cause
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The Chautauqua Quilters Guild has been decorating bras to raise funds for the American Cancer Society.
