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Salt water preservation
Posted by Cees on Wed May 08, 2002 02:22:22 AM
In reply top Re: Were these ever recovered? posted by Paul McMillan on Tue May 07, 2002 12:04:21 PM
Hi Paul,
It is possible to recover aircraft components etc from salt water in good condition but it all depends on the circumstances.
We have very good connections with the fishermen from the island Texel. They regularly pick up all sorts of parts in their nets and bring them back to shore. Sometimes the condition is amazing but mostly the corrosion is unstoppable.
If an engine is buried under the sand the chances that it will be well preserved are very good but this the exeption rather than the rule. Let's hope that there is a lot of mud present somewhere with a Whirlwind embedded in it.
Cees