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Old 14-12-20, 12:12
Matthew P Matthew P is offline
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Originally Posted by Mike Kelly View Post
Long distances didn't put off these buyers of disposals trucks . Was it worth the effort and where did they obtain the petrol in the days of petrol rationing ?
It may be apocryphal but I've heard stories of US surplus sales where the value of the fuel in the aircraft was more valuable then the aircraft. And that buyers would purchase a row planes, collect the fuel from them and scrap the rest for aluminum.

Matt
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