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......and Cees........missed it as well...
Posted by Cees Broere on Sun Mar 03, 2002 11:29:26 AM
In reply top Paul, I think it's coming up....BUT U MISSED THIS...and Cees posted by Tony on Sat Mar 02, 2002 05:23:15 PM
I stil haven't seen it but someone has taped it for me so I hope to see it before too long.
Guys and gals,
Even if next of kin request to have a wreck excavated to be able to give their loved ones a decent burial, the answer is still ..NO!
Despite claims by our gouvernment that in that case the aircraft will be recovered, nothing will be done. We have been working here on two cases in which the local authorities have not taken any possitive decision yet or are expected not to do so.
Only last tuesday I spoke to a local civil servant and he was outright rude and told me that the Municipality of Lelystad can make her own decisions.
The Dutch gouvernment has transferred the authority to decide to the local authorities. And these are always short of budget. So in fact it doesn't help to contact the Ministry of Defence.
Bottomline is: money, money and more money.
The Lancaster in the documentary was only recovered because the port of Amsterdam was to be extended. Purely economic reasons. But their PR-machine works at top speed in these cases. The local elections are due here in a few days time with the national elections to follow in May. No party has this topic on their list (as it has always been).
We keep on battling though
Cees