How is it the Navy regs supercede international laws on salvage?
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Subject: Re: [MV] A2's cheap in Saigon/ Importation
Brandon
Yes my Navy is a bit anal retentive on this subject. Their
policy is that unless the aircraft was sold to a foreign government
it is still on the books as equipment, even if it is under X feet
of water or crashed in some jungle. They are the only branch of
service with this dumb policy.
I have been in regular contact with the folks that run the Naval
Air Museum down in Pensacola and there is movements to change the
policy.. This is after a couple of us wanted to go after one
of the F4 or especially a SBD Dauntless out of Lake Michigan..
So Doug is not the only person who is at odds with the Navy over
going after and restoring old warbirds..
Bob B
>From: Brandon Kunicki <c322348@yahoo.com>
>To: <mil-veh@mil-veh.org> (Military Vehicles Mailing List)
>Subject: Re: [MV] A2's cheap in Saigon/ Importation
>Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 10:28:35 -0700 (PDT)
>
>As repatriated captured equipment, I could see how the
>state department might feel that the US still holds
>title to them.....
>
>The US Navy has recently won a lawsuit against a
>collector (Doug Champlin- Mesa, Arizona) that wanted
>to salvage a Douglas TBD Devastator that has been
>sitting at the bottom of the ocean since the war. This
>could/would have been the ONLY remaining Devastator on
>dry land in the world.
>
>This collector has spent hundreds of thousands of US
>dollars to find this aircraft (and pay attorneys to
>fight the US Navy), so he won't give the navy the
>location unless his expenses are covered. Instead,
>this aircraft is doomed to further deteriorate until
>it is no more.
>
>Thank you US Navy for dedicating so much time and
>effort to the worthy cause of preventing this
>important historical artifact from ever being put on
>display for future generations to appreciate. I'm sure
>the veterans appreciate your efforts as well.....
>
>Importation info on "Gray Market" cars from other than
>Canada can be found here:
>http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/gray0006.htm
>I don't pretend to be able to interpret all this
>however.... :-)
>
>Value? $2,000+ for a runner depending on condition.
>Maybe $8,500 for a nice restored one.
>
>Brandon
>
>--- LEEnCALIF@aol.com wrote:
> > Wondering if the A2's in Saigon come under the Lend
> > Lease 3rd party
> > prohibition for resale? I can't understand why the
> > US would even care if we
> > brought some home. We lost those vehicles when the
> > country fell... kinda like
> > salvaging historical artifacts from a sunken ship in
> > my opinion. But, then
> > my logic and government logic do not necessarily
> > coincide.
> >
> > Just thinking about it now, nothing going, but I do
> > have the contacts over
> > there and I know I can get enough to fill a
> > container and bring them home if
> > there was a market for them.
> >
> > Any opinion on the A2's? What do you think a fair
> > price would be for one in
> > good running shape and complete?
> >
> > Any DOT problems?
> >
> > Thanks in advance as always,
> >
> > Jack (vote for Bush) Lee
>
>
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