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| Pentagon Plans Sell-Off Of Mothball AF |
| 2008-04-18 |
| If you've ever wondered what would eventually become of the more than 4,000 old aircraft hulls sitting in the US military's boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, AZ... we now know. They'll start going on the auction block next week, but don't expect to take home anything resembling an aircraft... |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #4 D *** NG IT, I was hoping Guam and its WAR IN THE PACIFIC NHP could find some WW2 and Cold War aircraft to refurbish and exhibit e.g. B29's, B24's, P47's, Hellcats, Corsairs, B47's, Orions, Skywarriors, Skyhawks, etc., espec after Hawaii got the USS MSSOURI. THE PARK SORELY NEEDS DISPLAYS + LIBRARIUM. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-04-18 23:38 |
| #3 I never lost my liking for the looks of the B-58 "Hustler." That plane just flat looked fast as Hell and twice as deadly. It shouted "DO NOT SCREW WITH THE USA" in an end-of-the-world tone without a word being spoken. |
| Posted by: Skunky Elmereter3408 2008-04-18 21:42 |
| #2 too bad they can't donate just the stripped airframe to various museums. even the SR-71s and all its variants are out and about, and the biggest thing wa that the main spar had to be cut to render it useless, seems to me the same could be done to sme of these birds. Shameless plug: Planes of Fame museum in CHino CA has IMO the best collection of flying aircraft that you can actually to up to and touch ( dare I say fondle??) oil leaks, splatted bugs, chipped paint and all. even smells like an airplane (I..Must...Stop...Now...) last Northrop flying wing is there, and it still flys. |
| Posted by: USN,Ret. 2008-04-18 17:20 |
| #1 Darn. I saw Davis-Monthan about 15 years ago. Quite impressive, in a sad sort of way - row after row of F-15's and a lot of older birds. Too bad we can't get a few flyable ones. |
| Posted by: Rambler in California 2008-04-18 11:51 |