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Oberon · 03-25-11, 09:29 PM

I believe I can trump you gentlemen. I was talking to a friend of mine who told me he was aware of a tower crane which had been stolen, a group of men showed up one day with hi-vis jackets and that, took the crane down and made off with it. Naturally everyone around thought it normal until the cranes real owners arrived and found an empty space where their giant crane once was.
The crane disappeared from the UK and only came to light again some three years later when a company in Holland needed some parts for it and triggered an alert in the UK with the serial number.

Anyway, perhaps it is possible that these items have not been stolen but 'stolen'. That is to say that if the MPs had a REAL good look at army depots they might just find the missing bridge at a depot which had a shortage of bridges once, likewise the anchor and fuselage.
Amazing how the supplies system works in the forces sometimes...I'd pay good money to work out how chiefs do it.

03-25-11, 09:29 PM	#14
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	I believe I can trump you gentlemen. I was talking to a friend of mine who told me he was aware of a tower crane which had been stolen, a group of men showed up one day with hi-vis jackets and that, took the crane down and made off with it. Naturally everyone around thought it normal until the cranes real owners arrived and found an empty space where their giant crane once was. The crane disappeared from the UK and only came to light again some three years later when a company in Holland needed some parts for it and triggered an alert in the UK with the serial number. Anyway, perhaps it is possible that these items have not been stolen but 'stolen'. That is to say that if the MPs had a REAL good look at army depots they might just find the missing bridge at a depot which had a shortage of bridges once, likewise the anchor and fuselage. Amazing how the supplies system works in the forces sometimes...I'd pay good money to work out how chiefs do it.