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Posted by Tony on Mon Nov 26, 2001 01:05:04 PM

In reply top Re: Now i'm confused posted by Lars Larsson on Mon Nov 26, 2001 12:50:30 PM

What are the Swedish salvage laws?

Tony :0)

Mind you, I just sent an e-mail to the Norwegian Navy, asking to buy a wreck for a salvage sum...........



: Yepp, two different aircraft.
: Resno on the island or Orland should be Resmo on the islan
: d of ?land.
: Will give you full details on these two birds when I get h
: ome from work in two hours or something...
: //Lars Larsson
:
: : Ok, so the references are as follows.....
: : This from http://hem.passagen.se/jtm/dyk/vrak.htm
: :
: : B-17 Flygplan 1944-05-08 N57,09,6
: : O16,32,2 Runn? Bombplan. N?dlandade under WW2. Positione
: n
: : ?r en h?rs?gen och ej kontrollerad
: :
: : However, WRG says this.
: : http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/registry/b17registr
: y/
: : b17-423008.html
: :
: : Serial #: 42-3008
: : Construction #: 7944
: : Civ. Registration: None
: : Model: B-17F
: : Name: None
: : Status: Abandoned
: : Last info: 1993
: : History:
: : Ditched into lake, Poeskallavik, Sweden, May. 8, 1944.
: : Located intact, 1993.
: : - Recovery planned
: :
: : Stragglers..http://user.tninet.se/~vwu458u/ says this...
: .
: :
: : Hugh Meggs (205.188.199.37) skrev klockan 06:29 den 18/0
: 5
: : 2000:
: : We landed on the island of Orland 6 August l944
: : near the church at Resno.
: : We were interned at Mulsjo .
: :
: : Now, looking at the maps, there is a lake 10km NNW of th
: e
: : P-village.. but there is also coast as well, is orland o
: ff
: : to the East?
: :
: : Or are we talking about 2 different aircraft?
: :
: : Tony
: :

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