Pax River Buried aircraft...

[ArtieBob]

During the late 40s and 50s non-flyable WWII aircraft of any national origin were worth no more than their scrap value. I was an airplane nut in those days and had the opportunity to buy complete but non-flying WWII military types for as little as $200. In some cases, derelicts were to be had for just hauling off and I did participate in a least one such incident. Service buddies who were stationed in Germany during that period told of huge Luftwaffe aircraft scraps yards that were being melted down at a rapid rate.
It is like the Spyder we bought out of a garage attic in 1957 for $200, complete with Porsche engine. The last real Porsche Spyder I sold was for a price well over 1000 times greater and the 356 I bought for $250 and raced is probably worth a bit more today. My suggestion is get over being mad about such things, even if a person had been there, the chances are slim that they would have saved as useless an item as a completely stripped fighter plane or a trashy out of date race car.

Best regards,

Artie Bob