Boston Globe article - Remains are lost in race for relics

[Mark_Pilkington]

Again, why such a long dissertation on such an easy subject? The answer is simple, recover your plane, get on the cell phone and call the next of kin of the deceased, and tell them to you've found so and so's remains. Give them a list of funeral homes in the area, and say "I recommend Joe's funeral home". Tell them they have 2 months to get it taken care of, and get the wreck. Pretty straight forward.

No cellular biologists, No forensic hairsplitting nuclear physists, no archeologists, no egyptologists, no environmental radiological technologists, or Phd's. Keep it simple, get back to normal life.

Chris?

so No morals or respect either?

Subject to it legally being "your plane" in the first place, perhaps the next of kin might prefer you to leave "their" remains alone and wait for the wreck to be cleared of "their" remains before you focus on the wreck itself? or dispose of the remains yourself if the 2 months period is up?

A wartime aircraft wreck with human remains would seem to have the moral status as a wartime shipwreck - ie war grave?

It surprises me that such an attitude of dis-respect to the family and remains of a veteran could be proposed on this site?

Do you advocate the same approach for a modern Warbird wreck at an Airshow? focusing on the recovery rights of the wreck, and pushing the corpse or remains out of "your plane"? and leaving some business cards of recommended funeral homes for the family?

Perhaps you should consider the approach of others?

Mr Greinert, who has been recovering and restoring wrecks for three decades, received clearance from PNG authorities and maintains he never touches any site where there are MIA issues.

regards

Mark Pilkington

[JDK]

Mod post: I hope Chris will let us know his post was intended as a joke.

[peter]

Again, why such a long dissertation on such an easy subject? The answer is simple, recover your plane, get on the cell phone and call the next of kin of the deceased, and tell them to you've found so and so's remains. Give them a list of funeral homes in the area, and say "I recommend Joe's funeral home". Tell them they have 2 months to get it taken care of, and get the wreck. Pretty straight forward.

No cellular biologists, No forensic hairsplitting nuclear physists, no archeologists, no egyptologists, no environmental radiological technologists, or Phd's. Keep it simple, get back to normal life.

My god I have seen some crap on aircraft forums but this really does take the cake. I do sincerely hope this is a joke that A2C has posted!??! If this is legit then this is absolutely sick...!!

[A2C]

The point I was making was there seems to be a need for special archeologists for everything involving the dead. Not the best use of satire on my part, sorry for if I offended anyone.

[muddyboots]

It's forensic archeologists we need more of...

[Jack Cook]

So Chris how's the HVD IV coming along

[Mark_Pilkington]

The point I was making was there seems to be a need for special archeologists for everything involving the dead. Not the best use of satire on my part, sorry for if I offended anyone.

Chris,

thankyou for clarifying your intentions.

regards

Mark Pilkington