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That should be WWI N/T
Posted by Cees Broere on Mon Dec 15, 2003 06:59:21 AM
In reply top Re: IJsselmeer ? posted by Cees Broere on Mon Dec 15, 2003 06:22:12 AM
: Harold,
:
: It is true that in the early years after the war ended, a
: sort of project was started by Rijkswaterstaat (the author
: ity responsible for Holland's vast water areas) to recover
: aircraft wrecks that were posing a threat for shipping. T
: his meant that mostly wrecks lying in or near shipping lan
: es were recovered or stamped into the bottom using large c
: oncrete blocks. Also fishermen kept snagging their nets at
: wrecks when the nets were dragged over the bottom of the
: lake. Due to costs the authorities ceased their active pol
: icy in recovering wrecks and the fishing method just descr
: ibed was declared illegal in the early sixties.
:
: I am sure that most wrecks are known among the fishermen b
: ut kept quiet because that is where the fish are. In fact
: if we are informed about a new find we have to find out if
: the fishermen involved agrees that we start our investiga
: tion into the identity of the wreck. The majority do not l
: ike us recovering "their" valuable fishing grounds.
:
: The past decades only a few aircraft were recovered due to
: various reasons but these were accidentally found during
: by workers. The costs are deemed too high to effect a reco
: very as well as the well known policy of the Dutch authori
: ties and the murkyness of the water has kept most aircraf
: wrecks from being found. When the polders were made in the
: sixties people were amazed when dozens of aircraft wrecks
: were found including a Gotha bomber from WWII as well as
: a Mosquito with German ammo.
:
: This is just the tip of the iceberg, and we have only just
: started to scratch the surface.
:
: Watch this space.
:
: Cheers
:
: Cees
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