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Re: US ownership claims
Posted by Cees on Mon Jul 08, 2002 06:57:17 AM
In reply top Re: US ownership claims posted by andy saunders on Mon Jul 08, 2002 06:44:21 AM
Hi Andy,
Speaking for the Dutch situation, if we want to recover an aircraft basically all we need is the permission of the landowner. Regularly articles appear in the press in which the Dutch authorities (the MoD) mentions that they have asked permission from the nation the aircraft originated from before starting the recovery. But this is all a smoke screen. Intended to make the people believe that these wrecks are still property of the country of origin.
Once the Dutch AF wanted to recover a wreck and arrived at the site with all sorts of material, diggers etc. but they were not allowed access to the site by the landowner. They had to leave.
Cees