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by gbokor
Tue May 17, 2011 12:17 pm
Forum: Warbirds & Restorations
Topic: US Navy TBD Devastator
Replies: 7
Views: 23350

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...
by gbokor
Fri Sep 10, 2010 8:20 am
Forum: Warbirds & Restorations
Topic: US Navy TBD Devastator
Replies: 7
Views: 23350

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?
by gbokor
Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:56 am
Forum: Warbirds & Restorations
Topic: US Navy TBD Devastator
Replies: 7
Views: 23350

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...
by gbokor
Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:26 am
Forum: Books, Video & Other Media
Topic: Classis Wings Editorial
Replies: 3
Views: 6602

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...
by gbokor
Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:31 am
Forum: Warbirds & Restorations
Topic: US Navy TBD Devastator
Replies: 7
Views: 23350

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...
by gbokor
Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:43 am
Forum: Books, Video & Other Media
Topic: Classis Wings Editorial
Replies: 3
Views: 6602

Classis Wings Editorial

Any Comments on who the person was, that was referred to in the Editorial in the latest addition of Classic Wings?