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Re: U.S Navy Question
Posted by Rob Mears on Thu Aug 15, 2002 09:00:10 PM
In reply top U.S Navy Question posted by Dave Roberts on Thu Aug 15, 2002 07:15:09 PM
: If a navy aircraft crashes on land, than is stripped, than
: the remains are dumped in a lake. Does the navy think the
: y still own it?
I would just about bet the bank that the US Navy would try to prosecute anyone attempting to claim and recover the aircraft. They weren't always that way, but as of the early-1980's the Navy Historical Center and the Navy Museum have become extremely rabid about whipping it out to mark their territory.