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Re: AR196's

Posted by Steve Young on Wed Jun 12, 2002 01:38:36 PM

In reply top AR196's posted by Tom on Tue Jun 11, 2002 03:28:54 PM

: The 196's are still there in a reservoir near Riga in Latv
: ia but the authorities won't let them be recovered because
: it is the main water supply for the city and they're worr
: ied about contamination.

I can never get to grips with this line. We heard it before when talking about the intact RAF heavy in a fjord in Norway, where the local authorities won't sanction the aircrafts recovery for exactly the same reason.

Don't these people realise that the aircraft won't stay structurally intact forever down there, and therefore there will eventually be leakage of fuel, oil and all sorts of other nasties? Surely it's best to raise them now, in carefully controlled conditions? Can't they see that?

Sorry. Climbing down off soapbox now. :)

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