Thieves Taking Metal From B-52 Wreckage

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BOWDOIN COLLEGE GRANT - The revered remains of a B52 Stratofortress bomber that crashed and killed seven servicemen on Elephant Mountain in January 1963 are being pilfered.

The crash site is listed on the Maine Historic Archeological Sites inventory, and a memorial service is held at the site each January, and yet thieves are stealing the metal from the aircraft to resell, according to Investigator Allen Emerson of the Piscataquis County Sheriff's Department.

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Thieves Taking Metal From B-52 Wreckage

The soaring price paid for all types of metal has left nothing sacred to thieves, including the crash site, a...

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