Could you look at the link already posted by Twin Otter http://bntva.com/ it deals with the subject.
Is this the second one at Baxterley? I recall spotting one about 6 years ago.
Fascinating story and sits well alongside the recently published account of Peter Kynsey. Had it not been me accepting at age 13 that my short sight meant i could never have a flying career i would have been a hangar rat at Blackpool and perhaps become a pilot full time. Nowadays I always suggest that people never take the first time they are told somethings not possible as just the start.
Not pathetic, very realistic appraisal .
Really impressive way of explaining one of the roles of aviation museums,thanks for the link.
If you are about to buy from a bookstand check your copy carefully. My look at several yesterday revealed a horrible printing fault which had ruined at lease 6 pages per issue with ink staining.
I had alook at a list of museums in North Wales and sadly see none that look suitable in my view.
Just outside Wales is of course this location with a fine history of displaying recovered avaition heritage parts….http://www.fortperchrock.org/Fort_Perch_Rock/Exhibits.html
There are a number of as recovered from the foreshore wrecks on display and they have lasted a long time if treated promptly.They need stabilising then sealing against the air.The actual recovery is not complicated by being under water and at depth. Find a destination for display, raise funding and get that P 38 out and on show.
How could it be cheaper to buy one? Surely a wreck which is visible at low tide springs can be recovered and then conserved as it is and placed on display where many thousands can view it for at most £20,000 ?
When an official body publishes a statement which contains errors surely it is correct that the very people referred to ,get a platform to correct those errors ? It is of no help to allow something which is not true to be allowed to go unchallenged? In the days before forums such as this it could take a week before a counter point was published for all to see.
From mountain to museum display..how it can be done well…Norway…http://luftfartsmuseum.no/fly/junkers-ju-88-a-4-3/
You must be drinking what i am drinking Meddle !
Oh I am not ignorant of the amount of airframes already needing a roof and attention,just saying that the recovery could be done with relative ease compared to some Uk epics. Yes i also agree that you do need a certain clarity regarding destination before official recovery and in this case that may never happen.Another angle could be to recover it then sink it into adiving centre fresh water site and let it become an attraction and training aid !
Just wondered how cofferdams have advanced and was pleased to find this company in Cheshire http://www.murlac.com/temporary-dams/budget-water-dams/
So thats one part solved with the next bit being the pumps to power the water jets to release the suction by washing away the sand then a frame to stabilise the sections as they are lifted .. a barge for transport or trailers with good ground clearance, a towing unit.Rough price £15,000. So who would own it?