Warbird Information Exchange

Hi

Topic says it all really - has any more emerged about this recovery - it was announced - then nothing .

Any news of this out there folks

Kindest regards
John P

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Air Vice Marshall
Sunshine State Air Farce

Hi Rob

It will be the large silver Cigar,(don't tell Bill Clinton about the cigar shape - he is still getting over surgery and we don't want to upset him!!) shaped object with the two large silver flat things and lots of wires and things in boxes following it on trucks - you can't miss it - Tell the men with the Dark Blue uniforms that it's not a ship or anything to do with a flat ship and everything should be ok.

It should be taken to a Fed Ex office by you and Don and I believe you have my address - I will expect it in 3 weeks

Regards
John P

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Air Vice Marshall
Sunshine State Air Farce

I can just imagine the heart attack the postie would have when seeing what he has to deliver from his little honda over that one.

or the size of the hernia he'd get from trying to get it onto the honda.

Hi Col

Thanks for the heads up - watch out for the 17 and put plenty of bubble wrap on it as I don't want to bang out more dings than I have too.

Regards
JP

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Air Vice Marshall
Sunshine State Air Farce

A close read of the media account of the Canadian court decision suggests that the aircraft remains are to be turned over to the Canadian Receiver of Wrecks (whatever that is) as the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador still have a right to make a claim on the aircraft. If they do claim it, a negotiated settlement of salvage costs are to be paid to Brooks and/or the salvage company. I wouldn't stand by the road quite yet waiting for the B-17 to trundle on by. It may be tied up in paperwork for quite some time.

Also, the underwater video certainly suggests the airplane is in pretty poor shape, with the cockpit area of the fuselage warped and the nose forward of the cockpit missing. So, let's see, the parts of the tail are missing, the nose is missing, the cockpit is pretty badly damaged, the skin looks pretty encrusted with some kind of marine life, and the airplane partially broke apart as it was being raised. I'm not sure three years is an accurate estimate to see the "Dyke Queen" back in the air.

To Setter and R.R.,
I have the 'Coon and Skunk Brigade patrolling I-95 as we speak! R.R. I have that "Special Place" prepped and ready to receive. Just waiting for the alert!
And don't worry about B.C. and cigars as we know where to look if he should hide one