B-58 55-0666 - UPDATE!

Spectre_I · **Posted:** Fri May 20, 2016 6:55 pm

I was going to respond here, but decided a new thread was warranted. B-58 55-0666 will not be scrapped. It will be coming to its new home at Castle Air Museum. According to our head-honcho, this is a done-deal, signed, sealed and funded. We are working to get it here soon; hopefully sometime this summer. I'll keep everyone updated as progress is made.

Oh, and one last thing: Yes! :drink3:

4RG.I.'S · **Posted:** Fri May 20, 2016 7:05 pm

Spectre_I wrote:

I was going to respond here, but decided a new thread was warranted. B-58 55-0666 will not be scrapped. It will be coming to its new home at Castle Air Museum. According to our head-honcho, this is a done-deal, signed, sealed and funded. We are working to get it here soon; hopefully sometime this summer. I'll keep everyone updated as progress is made.

Oh, and one last thing: Yes! :drink3:

SWEET!!!

But... "signed, sealed and funded." Even more sweet! :drink3:

Congrats, and thank you for saving her!

sandiego89 · **Joined:** Mon May 21, 2012 12:28 pm **Posts:** 1201

Yeah! Great news. Maybe park it by the B-36 for a CONVAIR family gathering!

Pat Carry · **Posted:** Fri May 20, 2016 9:06 pm

Excellent! :drink3:

JohnB · **Posted:** Fri May 20, 2016 11:13 pm

Well done!

ALOHADAVE · **Posted:** Fri May 20, 2016 11:33 pm

Great!
don't forget, if a front landing gear is needed, one is available from
the B-58 on the Edwards AFB range, I have recent photos of it.

Chris Brame · **Posted:** Sat May 21, 2016 12:34 am

Bravo, and what a relief! Hopefully you can obtain the two missing engines, and also hopefully the thick paint preserved the metal so it can be polished up and put back in its original scheme with the red fin flash.
A visit to Castle is on my bucket list now!

Spectre_I · **Posted:** Sat May 21, 2016 12:58 am

ALOHADAVE wrote:

Great!
don't forget, if a front landing gear is needed, one is available from
the B-58 on the Edwards AFB range, I have recent photos of it.

Thanks! We're good on the gear, and it will not be displayed cradled.

sandiego89 · **Joined:** Mon May 21, 2012 12:28 pm **Posts:** 1201

Spectre, It looks like 0666 is currently displayed with only the upper component of the two piece pod, and you guys seem to have an original large one piece pod....I see a happy reunion..... :-D

Spectre_I · **Posted:** Sat May 21, 2016 2:21 pm

sandiego89 wrote:

Spectre, It looks like 0666 is currently displayed with only the upper component of the two piece pod, and you guys seem to have an original large one piece pod....I see a happy reunion..... :-D

Indeed.

Spectre_I · **Posted:** Sat May 21, 2016 2:34 pm

Chris Brame wrote:

Bravo, and what a relief! Hopefully you can obtain the two missing engines, and also hopefully the thick paint preserved the metal so it can be polished up and put back in its original scheme with the red fin flash.
A visit to Castle is on my bucket list now!

This will be a multi-year project. I wouldn't expect it to be on display sooner than a couple years - it needs a ton of work. As far as the paint goes, we all agree it looks pretty awful, but we won't really know what we can do with it til we get our hands on it. The goal will bring it back to this (but no promises):

Nathan · **Posted:** Sat May 21, 2016 3:30 pm

Fantastic news!!! :supz:

I like NMF. that's how they were.

Fouga23 · **Posted:** Sat May 21, 2016 4:24 pm

Superb news! Congratulations!

XL446 · **Joined:** Wed Dec 15, 2010 6:20 am **Posts:** 83

Congratulations, Spectre_I!
I visited your museum in June 2014, and saw 55-0666 at the Chanute museum twice. But I'm already looking forward to photographing it at Castle as soon as it's outside and ready!

Old SAR pilot · **Posted:** Sat May 21, 2016 4:53 pm

Excellent! :supz:

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