Warbird Information Exchange

DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this site are the responsibility of the poster and do not reflect the views of the management.
It is currently Tue Mar 19, 2024 5:27 am

All times are UTC - 5 hours


Classic Wings Magazine WWII Naval Aviation Research Pacific Luftwaffe Resource Center
When Hollywood Ruled The Skies - Volumes 1 through 4 by Bruce Oriss


Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 166 posts ]  Go to page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... 12  Next
Author Message
PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 8:12 am 
Offline
1000+ Posts!
1000+ Posts!
User avatar

Joined: Sun May 02, 2004 10:14 am
Posts: 1692
Location: canada
Any news chaps on aircraft that are going to new homes?

_________________
Cheers,
Peter

________


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 10:10 am 
Offline
Long Time Member
Long Time Member
User avatar

Joined: Mon May 03, 2004 5:42 pm
Posts: 5731
Location: Waukegan,Illinois
The last I heard the Yankee Air Museum was trying to get the Connie. Not sure if there is any update on that. The C-133 was/is going to be scrapped along with the KC-97. The Hustler is going to Calif.

_________________
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone!


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 7:29 pm 
Offline
3000+ Post Club
3000+ Post Club
User avatar

Joined: Sun Nov 07, 2004 2:02 am
Posts: 4605
Location: Yucca Valley, CA
Nothing under GSA auctions yet. (They've been selling off a lot of intact Black Hawk helicopters plus stripped Hueys and Kiowas lately.)
The B-47's been rescued for Edwards AFB, the B-58's going to Castle, but the two F-105s, C-47 and Albatross are getting the chop at last report along with the C-97 and C-133. No word on the others.

_________________
Image
All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 8:39 pm 
Offline
1000+ Posts!
1000+ Posts!
User avatar

Joined: Sun May 02, 2004 10:14 am
Posts: 1692
Location: canada
Pity Yanks air museum couldnt get a 105 to replace the one they lost in the fire years ago

_________________
Cheers,
Peter

________


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 9:07 pm 
Offline
1000+ Posts!
1000+ Posts!
User avatar

Joined: Thu Jul 01, 2004 6:11 pm
Posts: 1911
Location: Pacific Northwest USA, via North Florida
Does anyone know if any former Chanute/Rantoul B-29s still exist?
My dad was a USAF electrical mechanic and worked on F-86Ds from '57 to '59. He's told me lots of times about a long line of Superforts at the base then, and he said it was common for them to hop in one to play around with it's wiring. They'd fire the engines up every now and then, too, he's said.
I've always wondered if any of them might be around today, somewhere.

_________________
Life member, 91st BG Memorial Association
Owner, 1944 Willys MB #366014
Former REMF (US Army, O3)


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 9:07 pm 
Offline
1000+ Posts!
1000+ Posts!
User avatar

Joined: Thu Jul 01, 2004 6:11 pm
Posts: 1911
Location: Pacific Northwest USA, via North Florida
Does anyone know if any former Chanute/Rantoul B-29s still exist?
My dad was a USAF electrical mechanic and worked on F-86Ds from '57 to '59. He's told me lots of times about a long line of Superforts at the base then, and he said it was common for them to hop in one to play around with it's wiring. They'd fire the engines up every now and then, too, he's said.
I've always wondered if any of them might be around today, somewhere.

_________________
Life member, 91st BG Memorial Association
Owner, 1944 Willys MB #366014
Former REMF (US Army, O3)


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 9:51 pm 
Offline
3000+ Post Club
3000+ Post Club
User avatar

Joined: Sun Nov 07, 2004 2:02 am
Posts: 4605
Location: Yucca Valley, CA
p51 wrote:
Does anyone know if any former Chanute/Rantoul B-29s still exist?

Yep - 45-21748:
Image
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/b29regis ... 21748.html

Repainted last year; image from the Albuquerque Journal:
Attachment:
B-29 45-21748 ex-Chanute.jpg
B-29 45-21748 ex-Chanute.jpg [ 139.83 KiB | Viewed 1990 times ]

http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... um#p559392

_________________
Image
All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)


Last edited by Chris Brame on Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:03 am, edited 1 time in total.

Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 11:09 pm 
Offline
Long Time Member
Long Time Member
User avatar

Joined: Wed Jan 19, 2011 12:27 am
Posts: 5223
Location: Eastern Washington
According to the latest FlyPast, the C-130A is going to Missouri and the A-4 is off to Indiana (IIRC).

_________________
Remember the vets, the wonderful planes they flew and their sacrifices for a future many of them did not live to see.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 8:58 am 
Offline
Long Time Member
Long Time Member
User avatar

Joined: Mon May 03, 2004 5:42 pm
Posts: 5731
Location: Waukegan,Illinois
JohnB wrote:
According to the latest FlyPast, the C-130A is going to Missouri and the A-4 is off to Indiana (IIRC).

Good news. Hope others find good homes as well.

_________________
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone!


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 10:49 am 
Offline

Joined: Sat Jul 30, 2016 10:45 am
Posts: 3
"Nothing under GSA auctions yet. (They've been selling off a lot of intact Black Hawk helicopters plus stripped Hueys and Kiowas lately.)
The B-47's been rescued for Edwards AFB, the B-58's going to Castle, but the two F-105s, C-47 and Albatross are getting the chop at last report along with the C-97 and C-133. No word on the others."[quote][/quote]


Does anyone know what kind of condition is the C-47 in?


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 7:43 pm 
Offline
3000+ Post Club
3000+ Post Club
User avatar

Joined: Sun Nov 07, 2004 2:02 am
Posts: 4605
Location: Yucca Valley, CA
jriordan wrote:
Does anyone know what kind of condition is the C-47 in?

Image

Image

_________________
Image
All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 9:02 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Sat Apr 26, 2008 4:07 pm
Posts: 548
Location: Clear Lake City, Texas
Chris Brame wrote:
jriordan wrote:
Does anyone know what kind of condition is the C-47 in?

Image

Image


One of our fellow volunteers at LSFM crew chiefed this C-47 back in his Air Force days. He drove up there recently hoping to tour it once more, but everything was locked up tight.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 8:47 am 
Offline

Joined: Sat Jan 15, 2005 8:08 am
Posts: 245
Location: Arizona
Would the aircraft be auctioned thru the GSA or DLA?


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 5:50 pm 
Offline
3000+ Post Club
3000+ Post Club
User avatar

Joined: Sun Nov 07, 2004 2:02 am
Posts: 4605
Location: Yucca Valley, CA
warbirdfinder wrote:
Would the aircraft be auctioned thru the GSA or DLA?

I just tried DLA's auction site on both Firefox and Chrome, and both blocked it with security warnings. Do they sell aircraft?

_________________
Image
All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 6:43 pm 
Offline

Joined: Sat Jan 15, 2005 8:08 am
Posts: 245
Location: Arizona
Haven't got a security warning on the DLA site, but can't pull up items being auctioned.


Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 166 posts ]  Go to page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... 12  Next

All times are UTC - 5 hours


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 12 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group