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Re: Wellington HE727 recovery update
Posted by Cees Broere on Tue Sep 03, 2002 09:01:06 AM
In reply top Re: Wellington HE727 recovery update posted by Tony C on Tue Sep 03, 2002 08:54:09 AM
Dont't worry Tony,
The wreck is being recovered by the RNethAF. They will do anything they can to recover the wreck and make sure any human remains being given a decent burial they so richly deserve.
Although the wreck will probably be smashed up, the amount present will be staggering I suspect. This recovery is similar to the one we did together with the RNethAF in 1995 and almost 50% of the wreck was recovered inclusing both engines, propellors, landinggear, the tailwheel and numerous parts.
We hope that a private organisation who have been trying to have the wreck recovered for the past seven years, will get the wreckage. If not it will end up where our glorious Air Force stores all its wreckage: the smelter
Let's hope that this will not happen.
Cees