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by georgek 5190 days ago
this may be because there are human remains at the second site, which makes it a war grave. its against federal law to disturb those IIRC
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It was a "non-fatal collision" between the two aircraft [0]. Both pilots were rescued [1]. One aircraft was recovered without incident; the other sits corroding at the bottom of the lake. While the second corsair is in worse shape than the first one and therefore a much more significant challenge to recover, I know several people who would jump at the chance to try if they could get permission from the Navy.

[0] http://www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/goodyear-fg-1d-corsai... [1] http://www.dcsfilms.com/Site_4/Corsair_lake_washington.html