Just received an e-mail back from China Lake NWS in regards to the derelict aircraft sitting in the desert that were once used as target practice. The higher ups at China Lake stated that any aircraft whether complete, partial, or just hulks are now the property of the Naval aviation musuem in Pensacola. Any type of recovery has to be approved by the museum and the organization pursuing any aircraft is responsible for any and all testing to insure there is no threat from radiation. There are numerous aircraft sitting there including a couple B-29 partial airframes, but enough to have a darn good start on a rstoration. Anyways, if any aircraft is to be salvaged it would remian the property of the museum but be on loan to a reputable museum/organization. I sent a letter to Pensacola to see what the chances are of salvaging on of the aircraft.
