Hi folks; Read on the ‘other’ forum that the national naval
aviation museum will recover a Dauntless April 24,does this
mean the TBD in Lake Ontario can be got? Does this
new view also go for USN ac on land? How about the
A-J savage on a hilltop in antartica or RD4s on CDN
soil?:confused:
By: Peter - 25th April 2009 at 03:35
Title changed again …
By: jeepman - 24th April 2009 at 22:26
another angle
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=4226712&cl=13142384&src=news
By: paulmcmillan - 24th April 2009 at 17:59
Title can be updated to say “Dauntless Recovered”
Pictures here:
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=29556
And
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=288908
And Video
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/WWII-Bomber-Pulled-From-Lake-Michigan.html
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6778499
By: oshawaflyboy - 24th April 2009 at 16:23
clarification
The TBD location was from memory i believe i saw it
on 60 miniutes years ago sorry i’m not perfect,the shot
i remember was in shallow enough water it was easily
seen by sunlight at the bottom.So if anyone knows
the one please enlighten me.The SBD the wix site
stated its being recovered from Lake Michigan.As for
our laws and agreements i can always cheerfully learn
more for if i ever win 649 i can recover something.
It is nice the states got a new director that will help.
A dumb question might get a right answer.Sorry for any
confustion guys.my bad.:(
By: Peter - 24th April 2009 at 15:22
A little article here:
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1015546.html
By: paulmcmillan - 24th April 2009 at 15:00
Nope- a little further afield.
Dave
Thanks Dave
So its one or both of the ones near Jaluit Atoll then ????
5-T-7 BuNo 1298
LT Harlan T. (“Dub”) Johnson, VT-5 XO
Charles E. Fosha, ACMM, NAP USN
James W. Dalzell, RM1c USN
5-T-6 BuNo 1515
ENS. Herbert R. Hein, Jr., A-V(N)
Joseph D. Strahl AOM3c USN
Marshal E. Windham, Sea1c USN
BTW the Dauntless is supposed to be recovered TODAY (Friday 24th April) so not only was the title misleading so was the first sentence!
By: Peter - 24th April 2009 at 14:43
Title changed to to reflect topic of original post.
By: DaveM2 - 24th April 2009 at 13:08
I think we are at cross purposes here…
The title for the Thread was Devastator but detail mentioned a Dauntless!
Classic Wings does say about Devastor but I assume it is the Miami one….
Nope- a little further afield.
Dave
By: paulmcmillan - 24th April 2009 at 11:27
They have also located a Devastator and intend to recover it according to Classic Wings magazine.
I think we are at cross purposes here…
The title for the Thread was Devastator but detail mentioned a Dauntless!
Classic Wings does say about Devastor but I assume it is the Miami one….
By: Mark V - 24th April 2009 at 10:39
I think he means Douglas DAUNTLESS
They have also located a Devastator and intend to recover it according to Classic Wings magazine.
By: paulmcmillan - 24th April 2009 at 09:08
There is a Devastator in the Atlantic off Miami
By: Malcolm McKay - 24th April 2009 at 02:11
The situation regarding the recovery of lost US Navy aircraft has finally changed (for the better) following the appointment of a new director.
That’s good news, the old dog in the manger attitude was not very helpful for preservation – these wrecks are not getting any younger.
On the subject of Devastators there is one in the waters of a Pacific atoll whose name escapes me. It is however pretty encrusted and damaged – conservation might be very difficult.
By: J Boyle - 23rd April 2009 at 22:14
I remember twin engines did they have P2’s down there?
Yes. There were some ski-equipped Neptunes used for survey work.
By: paulmcmillan - 23rd April 2009 at 22:00
I think he means Douglas DAUNTLESS
By: Mark V - 23rd April 2009 at 21:38
So far they have shown some reluctance in this area. 🙂
The situation regarding the recovery of lost US Navy aircraft has finally changed (for the better) following the appointment of a new director.
By: Jack Deth - 23rd April 2009 at 21:21
Read on the ‘other’ forum that the national naval aviation museum have recovered a Dauntless,does this
mean the TBD in Lake Ontario can be got?
I’ve seen the final disposition list for the entire production run of 129 TBD-1s and none of them are recorded as having been lost in the Great Lakes. Do you have a source for the information that there is a Devastator wreck in Lake Ontario?
By: oshawaflyboy - 23rd April 2009 at 20:10
cold crash
Hi Cking; I believe i may still have article in a box,
the A-J is ringing a bell.Crashed atop mountian
near Mc Murdo,i think 2 casulities.I remember twin
engines did they have P2’s down there? any USN
folks know better,It was in ether Nat Geo-50’s
edition or a challenge publication.Will look over
weekend.
By: Cking - 23rd April 2009 at 19:09
How about the
A-J savage on a hilltop in antartica :
Not heard about that one! Have you any details? Googled it to no avail
Rgds Cking
By: Alloy - 23rd April 2009 at 18:14
In the case of US aircraft wrecks on Canadian land, there is a bi-lateral agreement between the two counties that would allow Ottawa to grant title to someone interested in salvaging it if the proper conditions for that aircraft and area were met. If the Aircraft came to rest in Canadian water, I’m sure you could use that to help out.
By: oshawaflyboy - 23rd April 2009 at 15:31
Hi folks; I know the legal stuff but the National WW2
museum in New Orleans is backing the SBD,they must
have some pull and $. I was hoping that this might
be a crack in the door not just the light through the
mailbox.Someone got this done can we use thier
formula to get more saved.Anyone know the folks
there to ask how it got done?
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