I don�t know, this is the 21st century, large, searched for things don�t go simply missing anymore
About 10 years ago, an US booster rocket was set to fall in the North Atlantic after a launch. The United Statses government very kindly warned us to keep shipping out of the expected "splash" are on the appropriate day. We replied that we would divert shipping but could not move a 1,000,000 ton ( yes that's a million ton) concrete oil platform in the area and would have to shut down and remove workers at a huge cost. We were not "happy campers". The US response was; "we didn't know it was there"
A million tons of concrete, lit up like a Chistmas tree with a huge gas flare,that had been sitting in the same spot for years and they "didn't know it was there"..........so finding a wee little airplane...........good luck !
This is not a rant aginst the US, just an illustration of the fact that finding stuff is not as easy as it looks on TV or movies.
