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Re: <<<<< starting to get deflated

Posted by Tony on Mon Nov 26, 2001 03:40:13 PM

In reply top Re: <<<<< starting to get excited...... posted by Lars Larsson on Mon Nov 26, 2001 03:18:42 PM

So that wreck, and the WRG report, are one and the same aircraft?

Oh Dear

Scott, you need to update..... :0) Lars, thanks very much for the time and effort getting the info..

Tony :0)


: The B-17 outside the swedish coast is 42-38008, a B-17G na
: med '888' from 306BG,367BS. WRG has missed an 8 in the ser
: ial.
: Ditched in the archipelago outside P?skallavik with one en
: gine out after mission to Berlin.
: Pilot 2/Lt Matichk and crew safe.
:
: The other one mentioned was 42-32087, B-17G from 452BG,728
: BS which made a perfect wheels down landing at Resmo on th
: e 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 w
: ar.
:
: 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 b
: e 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, a
: sk
: : ing to buy a wreck for a salvage sum...........
: :
: :
: :
: : : Yepp, two different aircraft.
: : : Resno on the island or Orland should be Resmo on the i
: sl
: : an
: : : d of ?land.
: : : Will give you full details on these two birds when I g
: et
: : 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. Posit
: io
: : ne
: : : n
: : : : ?r en h?rs?gen och ej kontrollerad
: : : :
: : : : However, WRG says this.
: : : : http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/registry/b17reg
: is
: : 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, 194
: 4.
: :
: : : : Located intact, 1993.
: : : : - Recovery planned
: : : :
: : : : Stragglers..http://user.tninet.se/~vwu458u/ says thi
: s.
: : ..
: : : .
: : : :
: : : : 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 o
: f
: : th
: : : e
: : : : P-village.. but there is also coast as well, is orla
: nd
: : o
: : : ff
: : : : to the East?
: : : :
: : : : Or are we talking about 2 different aircraft?
: : : :
: : : : Tony
: : : :

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