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Re: <<<<< starting to get excited......

Posted by Lars Larsson on Mon Nov 26, 2001 03:18:42 PM

In reply top <<<<< starting to get excited...... posted by Tony on Mon Nov 26, 2001 01:05:04 PM

The B-17 outside the swedish coast is 42-38008, a B-17G named '888' from 306BG,367BS. WRG has missed an 8 in the serial.
Ditched in the archipelago outside P?skallavik with one engine out after mission to Berlin.
Pilot 2/Lt Matichk and crew safe.

The other one mentioned was 42-32087, B-17G from 452BG,728BS which made a perfect wheels down landing at Resmo on the island of ?land 1944-08-06 with one engine out. Pilot 2/Lt L.W.Graber and crew safe.
Repaired and flown out for storage at F1 Wing 1944-08-06.
Flown back to England 1945-05-28 after the ending of the war.

I have no idea of the salvage rights in Sweden, never been into that buisness...
But I would suppose that the B-17 would be considered to be property of the american gouvernment. That was the case with a Ju88 and a Bf110 that was salvaged in the 80's.
(Property of the german gouvernment)

//Lars Larsson



: What are the Swedish salvage laws?
:
: Tony :0)
:
: Mind you, I just sent an e-mail to the Norwegian Navy, ask
: ing to buy a wreck for a salvage sum...........
:
:
:
: : Yepp, two different aircraft.
: : Resno on the island or Orland should be Resmo on the isl
: an
: : 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. Positio
: ne
: : n
: : : ?r en h?rs?gen och ej kontrollerad
: : :
: : : However, WRG says this.
: : : http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/registry/b17regis
: tr
: : 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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