speaking of trashing national treasures remember that guy who tried to get the B29 ( I think) out of the arctic but a ham fisted job with a portable gen set set it alight and it was lost....wasn't even his plane?
That was a terable story that was an accident.It can be read at -
http://www.rb-29.net/HTML/03RelatedS...3.09contss.htm

Here is a clip from that story -

Maximum power was applied to break the Kee Bird loose from the snow embankments. Darryl made a circle positioning the plane at the beginning of the take off point. Just as he is about to apply full power for take off thick black smoke pours out the cockpit window and immediately the plane is totally engulfed in flames. Apparently a fuel tank broke loose and dumped gas on the APU (auxilary power unit) which was running. The crew was fortunate to get out alive, in seconds the Kee Bird was consumed by fire. The years of planning, hard work by so many, Rick gave his life, and they were so close. The Kee Bird was ready to fly, with success only seconds away. All they could do was sit there and watch their beloved project burn to the ground.