Radiation tag in the cockpit of the Ta-152H-O at Garber?

[Broncazonk]

Note the radiation warning tag attached to some wires in the cockpit of the Ta-152H-O at Paul E. Garber facility. What is that for? Is all the labeling on the instrument panel done in Tritium or Radium 226 paint?

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[John Beaman]

I think it is for the instruments markings themselves. I recall where a few years ago Dutch collectors were sanctioned and their instrument collections seized.

A gross over reaction as usual by government busy-bodies.

[Broncazonk]

Originally Posted by John Beaman

I think it is for the instruments markings themselves. I recall where a few years ago Dutch collectors were sanctioned and their instrument collections seized.

Yep. It's all right here: http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=19924 Wow-o-wow, that's quite a story and quite a thread.

Does anyone know if Liad van Praag (wwiiaircraftinstruments) got his property back, or was ever compensated for this seizure? How did it turn out?

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[harrison987]

Liad never got his instruments back.

It went to court, and took around 2-3 years to do the entire court case.

I helped him with whatever I could, but the attitude of the government was that they were "too dangerous".

Last I heard from him was that rather than being destroyed, the ruling was that they were allowed to be sent to a museum.

There is more radiation exposure coming from your TV, than from a German instrument...

[KennyK404]

It's a side-effect of most instrument production "of that era." The luminous paint had traces of radium. The "real-world" risk is tiny... as already stated.

Dalgety Bay in Scotland, on the other hand.... is a problem.