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Very informative, thanks n/t
Posted by Pat Carry on Thu Jun 19, 2003 06:56:34 PM
In reply top Re: PNG warbirds posted by john parker on Thu Jun 19, 2003 06:24:38 PM
: : With all the warbirds being removed from PNG of late, ha
: s
: : the government there become more tolerant/open to that?
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: : For a long while wasnt it their policy to restrict the r
: em
: : oval of these planes? What has changed? Also, what if
: an
: : ything is in store for the "Swamp Ghost"?
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: PNG is a very dangerous place - I think one of the most da
: ngerous places in the world at present - if you don't know
: what you are doing. The Government there is losing the pl
: ot in a big way so it is not that policy is changing but r
: ather that enforcability is an issue.
: As the economy and infrastructure deteroiates the level of
: protection of relics also decreases. There are reports of
: increasing dissaperance of aviation relics as locals scra
: p what is left to raise a little money.
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: In this climate any recoveries that occur are great news a
: nd save what would otherwise be lost. Most of the people t
: hat I know that are recovering material are very scruplous
: and deal as far as possible in a professional manner with
: the locals however issues such as ownership and title are
: often very clouded as is the nature and culture of the pe
: ople there.
:
: In short I would not overly question or try to unravel wh
: at is occuring so long as no harm is being done nor do I t
: hink it would in any way be productive. I think we should
: all be very happy that there are a group of very brave and
: adventureous souls who undertake this work and we will ha
: ve this precious material that would otherwise be lost