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- Tue May 17, 2011 12:17 pm
- Forum: Warbirds & Restorations
- Topic: US Navy TBD Devastator
- Replies: 7
- Views: 23923
Re: US Navy TBD Devastator
The Naval Museum lets another Devistator decay for 15 years. It has just been learned of another Devistator ditching site this one 5 miles of San Diego Devistator BuNo 0337 ditched March 5, 1941 after engine failure. The three crew were rescued. Later an investigator came across an accident card wit...
- Fri Sep 10, 2010 8:20 am
- Forum: Warbirds & Restorations
- Topic: US Navy TBD Devastator
- Replies: 7
- Views: 23923
Re: US Navy TBD Devastator
Well Holloywood, its been another year gone by. Any comments yet from you or the Naval Museum on why they have chosen to let the Miami Devistator continue to sit under salt water for another year?
- Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:56 am
- Forum: Warbirds & Restorations
- Topic: US Navy TBD Devastator
- Replies: 7
- Views: 23923
Re: US Navy TBD Devastator
To see the documentation on the NMNA interference with the Miami Devistator recovery key in "Douglas Chapman and Douglas Devistator recovery into a search engine:. Also search for "Inernational Aircraft Recovery Vs. United States (11th Circut Court 2000)" and 2004. Chapman even got Senator John McCa...
- Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:26 am
- Forum: Books, Video & Other Media
- Topic: Classis Wings Editorial
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6693
Re: Classis Wings Editorial
The article mentions (But does not name) individuals who have interfered with aircraft wreck recovery in the Pacific, and who's interference has led to the distruction of several wrecks. It states that he (they) have been baned from a number of island nations. The only identifying information is tha...
- Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:31 am
- Forum: Warbirds & Restorations
- Topic: US Navy TBD Devastator
- Replies: 7
- Views: 23923
Re: US Navy TBD Devastator
If the NMNA is the top restoration facility, them how come they have let a ditched Devastator sit in salt water for close to 12 years now. The aformentioned Devastator is only eight miles off Miami, not half a world away line the ones that TIGAR is after. The fellow who knowns the location of the Mi...
- Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:43 am
- Forum: Books, Video & Other Media
- Topic: Classis Wings Editorial
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6693
Classis Wings Editorial
Any Comments on who the person was, that was referred to in the Editorial in the latest addition of Classic Wings?