Hi all
I can, to a certain degree, see why some people would want this moved to another topic, but I guess its a matter of perspective.
For example, some of the Australia aircraft are indeed Warbirds having served in Somalia, East Timor, both Gulf Wars and a few other places.
For me, what I am getting out of this is the "what if" factor. When looking for missing aircraft, say high in the mountains of PNG, aircraft are not always where eyewitnesses claim them to be, the CIB area and the Hump would be the same. So from this perspective, the modern day use of satellite imagery, sonar interpretations etc can all be great learning points for warbird research and recoveries. Yes, sadly it relates to a commercial airliner with many missing people but the processes in analysing, theorising and operational application's is just as important too and related too the issues of Warbirds and the exchange of Information as it is to the actual recovery of this particular aircraft.
I think Lady Be Good is yet another good example to refer too, and the Sahara P-40, how many aircraft are still missing simply because researchers have not considered all the factors.
OK LBG was lost, it was a different time etc but my point is the procedures and practices being employed now in this 'commercial' situation are transferable to Warbird research and recoveries.
_________________ Peter ESAD (E-Science and Digitalisation)
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