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Re: Page devoted to the recoverymeister hisownself
Posted by Steve on Mon Dec 03, 2001 06:03:42 PM
In reply top Page devoted to the recoverymeister hisownself posted by Tony on Mon Dec 03, 2001 02:50:33 PM
From what I hear, Mr.Larkins has a less than stellar reputation in Canada. Apperantly he tried to get the Carpenter Lake P-39 out of Canada without the proper permits and had it siezed at the border. He ended up with it in the end only because the Canadian Government wasn't willing to pay the legal costs to stop him. Rumor also has it that he has recovered and snuck other aircrafy wrecks and artifacts out of Canada including some indian artifacts. I was told that his actions prompted some Territorial and Provincial governments to change the rules and make it more difficult to recover wrecks. If the rumors are true, it certianly puts a black mark on our industry. Agian these are only rumors and I'm not accusing the man of anything but I would be interested if anyone could shed some more light on this.