The renewed interest in NF920 “Easy Elsie” following John Nichols documentary is a double edged sword. Its good that the enthusiasm is there to see her recovered, but its bad that it told a lot of unaware people where a substantially complete and accessible Lanc wreck is, and has made what was an impossible task harder.
I went on the Facebook page, and tried several times to hammer into people on there how many different agencies were involved last time round. This time, they’re even more likely to want the remains to stay in Sweden and block the recovery at a higher level. It seems to have fell to a large extent on deaf ears, people are already claiming it as ‘our’ bomber and petitions have started, etc. I don’t have time for it, or some of the squabbles its started to generate. More importantly – to me – I can’t afford to take my focus off the ball with the Shackleton at Coventry.
Despite this I’ve recently written a few letters to places (which anyone else could find and contact with a little effort) to establish if circumstances have changed significantly since last time, and will pass the results on; assuming I get a reply. That will be my last action on this project. I still hope someone, somewhere, brings NF920 in from the swamp. But my bet is she will find her way into Porjus, or the Swedish Air Force Museum will wake up and take the lot before its gone to souveneir hunters and the elements.
Regards,
Rich
Sign In
