the following was posted on Tighars P38 forum page last October in response to a post and a link detailing local UK activities relating to the wreck
There was no management response to that post so the following was posted more recently against a background of a stated need to raise $1-3M? for Niku IX.
Here is the management response
Which is code for:
– A local UK resident found a submerged P38 on the beach in Wales in the UK one day and using google contacted Tighar assuming that they MUST be the International Historic Aircraft Recovery “eggsperts” (despite never having achieved one), a DoD salvage permit was granted
– and nothing was done
– and the DoD salvage permit has expired
– and the local resident is now exploring local funding to recover and display the airframe on the foreshore
– Tighars worst kept secret location is well known to most locals and interested enthusiasts/museum groups, and apparantly visible on either google earth or near maps?
– all of this in a tiny country cram packed with experienced aviation preservation groups, National Collections and volunteer museums which have access to local resources and expertise (that have recovered a submerged 4 engined Halifax Bomber, twin engined Wellington bomber, last surviving Do-17, or dismantled and relocated Shackletons, Vulcans and Airliners around the country)
– and that makes Tighar look frankly just like an inexperienced “2 bit” husband and wife team operating out of the back bedroom of their horse farm but implying inflated capability and expertise under a misleading “International Aircraft Recovery” Name (but having never even attempted one, and all located @3500 miles away in another country!).
(I personally have “recovered” more aircraft (including from overseas) than Tighar has, its not hard for anyone to make that claim)
Regards
Mark Pilkington
WELL SAID MARK….good on you mate
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