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Re: Wrong!!!!! N/T
Posted by r on Sun Jun 29, 2003 09:47:23 PM
In reply top Wrong!!!!! N/T posted by Cees Broere on Fri Jun 20, 2003 03:50:50 PM
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: : Has many of you know durning WWII Maine was home to thre
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: : FAA/RN train bases. They operated Corsairs and TBFs main
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: : Well two Corsairs were lost over Sebago Lake in 1944, ni
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: : her of the aircrew were recovered(Sebago is deep water).
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: : Yesterday a group of salavagers trie to start a recovery
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: : perations without recieving permission from the Brittish
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: : ov. the State of Maine, the State of Maine Museum who co
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: : rols all sites in Maine. The Musuem had issue a permit t
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: : a Mr.Bruce Stephenson who was working with Historic Airc
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: : ft Restoration Corp. and their Lawyer Peter Hess out of
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: : l., Well alot has happen first the Brits have declare th
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: : site a war grave and that neither plane are to be distru
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: : d, second Mr.Stephenson ask the State to cancell his per
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: : t which the state did they also informed Mr.Hess and the
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: : alavage group SSR.inc. out of Jupiter Fla. of this they
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: : so informed them of the English gov. deciesions.
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: : Now I have been on the phone most of the day with variou
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: : gov. official both State and English and what I have bee
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: : told that if this group trys to procede that their are w
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: : rents set for arrest.
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: : I think this set up a new case for all of us to follow.
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: : rst I know that none of the local official were notified
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: : econd the Portland Water district which control Sebago L
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: : e are concerned about the possiablity of the greater Por
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: : and water being contaimnated since one of the planes are
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: : ess then two miles from one of the fresh water pipes.
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: : What does all this mean well I let everyone put their ow
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: : input but speaking for alot of us Maine Avaition Histori
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: : s we are happy with the out come so far.
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: : Let these two brave men rest in peace.
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: : Rob
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