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Re: Why bother raising them???
Posted by Tom on Sat Mar 09, 2002 10:28:36 AM
In reply top Why bother raising them??? posted by Paul McMillan on Sat Mar 09, 2002 12:54:35 AM
This bloke was on the blower to us the other day trying to 'drum up support' and the boss basically said the same as you Paul, 'WHY?'. If there are no backers who are after a Cat involved then what is the point and are the Irish happy about someone dragging them out, Lough Erne is a cracking lake for fishing (one of my other passions) and there must be an environmental worry. I can see it now, half a dozen Cats sitting on the shore with nowhere to go except the scrappers or being left to rot. I think that there are probably enough PBY's around to satisfy the Warbird industry's need for them at present, example: Greenpeace Cat at Duxford, it was sitting there for ages until the group with the ex-Plane Sailing a/c bought her and I recall the Dutch one being up for sale for a few years now, there just isn't the demand. Maybe Mr. Scheil would grace us with his presence?
Tom ;)