ProudKerman wrote:
but where would I start I need to know about the wreck to know who to talk to about it. )
Regards,
Kerman
Hi Kerman
Therein lies the problem- none of the people I mentioned discovered the wrecks themselves, they ended up being the owners further down the line, some like Sir Tim, in partnership with the Russians. They in turn have sold the aircraft to others collectors, as some, like Jim Pearce, are brokers.
The Russians find leads to losses and possible wrecks in the State archives, follow up with locals where possible, and usually spend long hours on supposed location searching - more often than not coming up with nothing. If they find something, they can of course make their outlay back and a whole lot more depending on what it is. But if not, the cost of the search is a financial loss for them.
Sometimes they will find and recover the wreck and store it, either awaiting a sale or funds to restore it. I know my friends have a Junkers 52 and Hurricane in each of those categories.
Once in a while the wreck hunters will receive a report of a possible find which has been stumbled across by a local, which is of course the easiest way of locating a wreck. Of course whomever found it has to realize it might be worth more than scrap value! A Hs 129 wreck was discovered and scrapped in the 1990s- because none who found it had any idea of what they had.
Collectors like Jerry Yagen will sometimes sponsor search expeditions, this maybe your best option.
cheers
Dave
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