Warbird Information Exchange

I heard Taylan was due in court today (12th?). Did anything happened.

By the way, this is not the first time Taylan has been pursued by the authorities. A couple of years ago the PNG authorities were after him for working illegally in PNG whilst on a toursit visa.

They raided his workplace, where he was also living, but he had already left the country. Seems he felt no guilt in taking work from PNG citizens for his own benefit.

He also has been wanted for questioning about illegally entering PNG through Bouganville (from Ballale) amongst other things.

Has he ever told you about the time he nearly crashed a helicopter into the Swamp Ghost?

Hey but wait . He's just a simple tourist and he and his other
tourist friends "had heard about the area and just wanted to see it for a couple days".
They inadvertidly stumbled upon a salvage operastion

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Hi,

I hope the out come of this turns out to be positive. It seems that if these a/c were removed and headed for preservation that in its self is a step in the right direction. I know that Ted Spencer was on the same page as far as preservation is concerned and through his legal wrangling put a halt to any recovery of many rare and historic a/c laying around Alaska. Hundreds of WW2 a/c are scattered around the largest state in the U.S. but he was able to keep them hands off to the rest of the world for what reason? Are they historical sites? Do they think these artifacts belong to them? Is it a personal grudge against the people with deep pockets that are willing to invest in their preservation? They have a nice museum in Anchorage with several very historical Alaska aircraft displayed but with out Teds involvement this may not have happened.{He is no longer involved with the museum and now lives in the Seattle area.} The museum has always struggled to stay afloat so the large funds that are needed to recover and restore the many rare birds that are still scattered around Alaska will be a dream at best. Warbirds dont fossilize they wont be around in another 100 years left to the elements.There are so many just fizzling away in Lake Michigan, Alaska. the Pacific Islands, ect.that if all recovered and preserved would fill many many more museums. Good luck Justin I hope in some way this can help open the doors on the future recovery of these rare birds and give them a chance to survive for future generations and not just another beer can.

Thanks Mike

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I recently talked to a friend in the Yukon who said he heard that quite a while back there were 6 P-39's recovered in Alaska, but their export from the state was prevented and so they still remain in containers; in Anchorage I think.

Cheers,

David

nobody cares about p39s but the Russians. Shame, that. It's one of my three fave's of the war.

Chuck yeager was partial to em as well

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[quote="HELLDIVERS"]Hi,

I hope the out come of this turns out to be positive. It seems that if these a/c were removed and headed for preservation that in its self is a step in the right direction. I know that Ted Spencer was on the same page as far as preservation is concerned and through his legal wrangling put a halt to any recovery of many rare and historic a/c laying around Alaska. Hundreds of WW2 a/c are scattered around the largest state in the U.S. but he was able to keep them hands off to the rest of the world for what reason? Are they historical sites? Do they think these artifacts belong to them? Is it a personal grudge against the people with deep pockets that are willing to invest in their preservation? They have a nice museum in Anchorage with several very historical Alaska aircraft displayed but with out Teds involvement this may not have happened.{He is no longer involved with the museum and now lives in the Seattle area.} The museum has always struggled to stay afloat so the large funds that are needed to recover and restore the many rare birds that are still scattered around Alaska will be a dream at best. Warbirds dont fossilize they wont be around in another 100 years left to the elements.There are so many just fizzling away in Lake Michigan, Alaska. the Pacific Islands, ect.that if all recovered and preserved would fill many many more museums. Good luck Justin I hope in some way this can help open the doors on the future recovery of these rare birds and give them a chance to survive for future generations and not just another beer can.

Thanks Mike[/quote]


We don need no stinking permits.. Grab and dash is the only way to recover warbirds

and you'll be looking for idiots like me to provide security on these triips, I assume? I'd be a bit more expensive than retooling to make an entirely new Fighter, so start saving your pocket change dude.

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"I knew the jig was up when I saw the P-51D-20-NA Mustang blue-nosed bastards from Bodney, and by the way the blue was more of a royal blue than an indigo and the inner landing gear interiors were NOT green, over Berlin."

Hey JB, its been a while since I posted.

Who was it I saw you having lunch with a couple of weeks ago? can't recall the guys name but he would certainly know more about the Taylan matter.

I'd be keen to see a transcript from his case like the one from the SG inquiry, then we could all compare notes and get a better understanding of whats been going on.



Shelldrake