From: Robert Barber (rbarber41@hotmail.com)
Date: Sat Dec 28 2002 - 12:37:53 PST
Having been involved in the warbird recovery and rebuild
game for a number of years I can confirm John's account
of both recovery efforts .. Both are 100% accurate ..
Bob B
>From: "John K. Seidts" <john@astory.com>
>To: <mil-veh@mil-veh.org> (Military Vehicles Mailing List)
>Subject: Re: [MV] B-17 History ?
>Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 10:04:11 -0500
>
>Two arctic adventures.
>
>First, the Lost Squadron was two B17's and 4 P38's which went down due to
>lack of fuel on a glacier. After multiple recovery efforts, the last team
>found a B17 that was ground to bits and went for the P38, which flew for
>the
>first time since WWII on October 26th 2002. It's appraised value is 8
>million, so I'd be looking for more expeditions in the future.
>
>Second, the Kee Bird, a B29, was landed on a frozen lake. An expedition
>was
>put together by Daryl Greenamyer, with the plan to fly it out. As stated,
>they got it running and ready to take off, and it was burned up by a
>leaking
>gas can hanging over an APU.
>
>There are still numerous un-recovered WWII aircraft around the world.
>
>If interested in these sorts of things, have a look at
>http://www.astory.com/forgottenfield
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <Recovry4x4@aol.com>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 9:05 AM
>Subject: [MV] B-17 History ?
>
>
> > Matbe there is a better list to ask but since I belong to thos one, here
> > goes. I had heard a story a few years back, maybe more, about a group
> > locating 5 B-17s under a bunch of ice in maybe Greenland. Probably an
>urban
> > legend but the tale was told of the group core drilling down to the
>aircraft,
> > dissassembling them, raising them and flying them off the ice. Can
>anybody
> > confirm or deny if there is any thuth to this? Anybody have any
>documented
> > stories about any kind of incredible finds like this? Can't pass up a
> > ressurection story!
> >
> > Kenneth Engle
> > Loxahatchee, FL U.S.A.
> > AM General M-35A2 w/w
> > Fruehauf M105A1
> > MVPA #24371
> > http://hometown.aol.com/recovry4x4/myhomepage/photo.html
> >
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