B-29 Tragedy.

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Originally Posted by Blackdog_kt

They picked up a plane nobody knew about or would dare salvage up to that point and through a combination of difficult circumstances and their own mistakes they failed. It's an inherent risk.

Maybe they wouldn't have crashed it if they were more careful, but that doesn't mean it would be parked in some museum. The most probable outcome if they really were careful would be that it would end up grounded there and then, this time in full exposure to the elements. Maybe they or someone else could have raised the money to fly it out of there after a few years, or maybe nobody would and it would rot, nobody can know for sure.

- Ppl did know about this plane
[btw, there a Ju52, supposed to have a cargo of160mil in gold, under 30m of ice here in Switzerland...)
- It was not in danger, like being pushed out into the sea by a glacier
- nobody picked up on it because the basic plan ist to disassemble and fly out parts. That involves a shitload of money.
Therefore you just leave it there until on fine day a lunatic with enough cash shows up and does the job(...right).


What could the fate of the plane have been?
a.) Sold to private collector. Now you dont want to build a hangar for such huge bastard without it being productive.
They would use it for commercial flights, ~$400/30min per per persona.
b.) Sell it to a museum. There are enough of them who would not store it oustside.

And yes, I can give them credit for the balls to plan and raise funds for the expedition. The executive part however is different story.

Short resume: http://www.b-29s-over-korea.com/shor...b29-frozen.htm

I love this part:
When it landed the tires dug into the soft ground and were pulled off the rims. It took hours to dig it out, and they had no means of inflating the tires. Rick came up with a questionable solution. They would use propane gas from the camp stove to inflate them. If the wheels became too hot they would explode.

Originally Posted by BLR_Tonin_fr

For Christ's sake do you even have a little compassion for at least one of these fellows ? None of all you guys would have 1 °/0000000 of the skill/guts necessary to achieve that kind of project.

Absolutely right!

I can only talk for myself - and I have non of that.
- I'm a tech but no aircraft tech
- I don't have the resources(I would estimate 5-8mill.)

That's why I wouldn't touch it and therefore the bird would be still there in his original condition.