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the chances are slim that they would have saved as useless an item as a completely stripped fighter plane or a trashy out of date race car.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

[DaveM2]

Sad sight here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21088552@N05/page4/

Dave

[brewerjerry]

Originally Posted by DaveM2

Sad sight here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21088552@N05/page4/

Dave

Hi
If it's still there, there is enough for a rebuild...
cheers
jerry

[Adlerhorst]

I contacted Prof. Steinle from the DTM Berlin regarding the possible relicts of these aircraft ...... He answered me, that he knows already since years of these wrecks, but they don't have enough money to start some research at American bases .... so they focussed at possible locations in Europe only ! Sad for me, i don't think that there is a second chance to find an Arado 234 wreckage elsewhere ..... But that's life !

Thomas

[DaveM2]

Originally Posted by Adlerhorst

I contacted Prof. Steinle from the DTM Berlin regarding the possible relicts of these aircraft ...... He answered me, that he knows already since years of these wrecks, but they don't have enough money to start some research at American bases .... so they focussed at possible locations in Europe only ! Sad for me, i don't think that there is a second chance to find an Arado 234 wreckage elsewhere ..... But that's life !

Thomas

Thomas

There is supposedly an example in one of your lakes near Rechlin according to a diver who has seen it (along with a few other 'gems'). A very long story attached to this which I can't go into here though.
Perhaps DTM should do a sonar check on some of your lakes sometime :-)

regards
Dave

[Tony Kambic]

I was able to buy a Packard V1650-9 as late as 1974 for $50 and a Norden Bombsight in 1976 for $75.

[Harold Lake]

My information is third party and tests my memory, but according to what I recall from a conversation many years ago, a civilian gained USN approval to remove the nose from one of the Arados at Pax River, had it shipped to his home in upstate NY, where he installed it in his bathroom over the toilet. I believe the story true and the Arado's nose went with the house when it was sold!