Surplus, salvage, repair, and scrap

[ma96782]

I happened to run across this video that was very interesting to me.

Then.....since it was also mentioned, about the tanks. Yup, that's a lot of metal.

And of course......
Some of you might have already seen the videos of the grave robbing of WW2 sunken ships.
Yup.....
Ships and aircraft are also a very valuable source of various metals.

Feel free to add your favorite videos about "surplus, salvage, repair, and scrap". And/or digging up artifacts from various battlefields or wars.

Personally, I find it to be a fascinating subject.

Aloha, Mark

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[CountryGent]

I've always liked Dr. Felton's work.

 

[RVTECH]

Watch 'WWII metal detecting' some time, or 'Metal detecting WWII battlegrounds'.

 

[ma96782]

Another one of my favorite videos from Mark Felton Productions. I guess this could be in the category of "recycling".

Aloha, Mark

 

[ma96782]

And for the recycled Naval ships.

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[ma96782]

And for the AF folks.

Yeah.....why not?

THAT of course leads us to the "Boneyard".

The Davis Monthan - Aircraft Boneyard

Coach Trip around the Boneyard.... fantastic commentary from our guide who was a retired fighter pilot... wish I had got his name... !!28 minute video bu...

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[ma96782]

The salvage of Pearl Harbor.

Salvage at Sapa Flow. I could imagine that some of the metal was returned to Germany during the WW2 bombings.

BUT, I also heard that the scrap metal was sold to Germany (during the inter-war years). And the metal was used for the rearmament of Hitler's war machine.

This one was closer to the shore. But......very large.

Battleship Tirpitz in wartime and today

Historical footage and pictures made by me in 2008. Locations are Faettenfjord near Trondheim and the island of Hakoya near Tromsoe.

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And then.....for some, the salvaged booty, ain't always such a straightforward affair.

The Lost Nazi Eagle - The Graf Spee

This is the story of the Graf Spee and its 800lb stern eagle.wich will go to auction and has a estimated value of $20.000.000 dollar.Like - Subscribe - Comment

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Aloha, Mark

 

[ma96782]

Got any leftover bombs, ammo, etc.....?

Yeah......I can remember not so long ago, being able to find a C#@^ load of pulled 7.62x39 bullets. All over the internet, for sale, and pretty cheap too.

A more modern way (If you're not gonna use it).

Aloha, Mark

 

[ma96782]

Not yet scrapman. They're still flying them.

Aloha, Mark

 

[Provincial]

I flew several C-47's/DC-3's in Alaska in the 1980's moving fish and cargo. The one that I flew most was later converted to turboprops by Basler, and is now based in Germany and used for scientific studies.

When someone says that the "DC-3 will be flying in the next century" I reply "that is because it won't have reached its destination yet." They are fairly slow, but extremely reliable, stable, have a decent payload, maintainable, and can operate off short runways (if not restricted to airline rules), beaches, gravel bars, open fields, and almost anywhere with 1,800 feet of fairly even surface.

 

[ma96782]

Slightly used but still going.

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[ma96782]

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[red442joe]

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[ma96782]

Another old one.

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[ma96782]

In more recent history.

Afghanistan.

And for fun.

Aloha, Mark

PS.....this one brought a little smile to this taxpayer.