CAF non-flying aircraft

[Nathan]

Are there some CAF aircraft that once flew on the show circuit that don't do it anymore?

Just curious,

Nate

[UC61K]

I remember seeing a B-23(?) Dragon in Harlingen TX about a decade or more ago, wonder what happen to that?
Not sure if there is a Static aircraft with location list in the CAF.
Any CAF Colonels out there have any input?

[Warbird Kid]

The CAF B-23 Dragon was transferred a few years ago to the National Warplane Museum in Geneseo, NY. (Then called the 1941 Historical Aircraft Group)

They are (hopefully) planning on some serious fundraising soon for a restoration to flight status.
http://www.1941hag.org/b_23_dragon.html

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[bomberfan]

There is/was a former flying C-47 in Midland that used to belong to the Great Lakes squadron when I was there in 2012. And I could be mistaken but I believe the Dragon was sold.

[k5083]

The one that I can think of is the Polikarpov I-16 which they flew at Airsho (it also appeared once at Oshkosh, but I don't know if it was CAF owned yet) and is now retired to the CAF musuem.

August

[JohnB]

On a related note, will the non-flying museum aircraft be transported to the new base in Dallas?

[Obergrafeter]

[quote="JohnB"]On a related note, will the non-flying museum aircraft be transported to the new base in Dallas?

Some of the non-flying aircraft (ie. the TG 3A glider) belong to the Museum which is separate from the CAF. Otherwise they are fair game For Sale, or reassignment.

[Pogo]

Is that where the new base is gonna be, Dallas? I lost track of the Great CAF Migration...

[Obergrafeter]

Dallas the old Redbird or better known as deadbird.

[p51]

I know this isn't the subject as such, but is there a list of airplanes that CAF crews have crashed and destroyed over the years? Someone asked me about this over the weekend.

[Chris Brame]

The CAF's first B-25, 44-29835/Rowdy Raiders was retired in 1980 (due to corrosion issues?) and is now on display at Lackland AFB, per Scott Thompson's B-25 Mitchell in Civil Service.

[Nathan]

Did the CAF's Mauler ever fly, or the AF-2?

[jspott]

The am-1 flew for a short time the guardian is being restored I believe to static

[jspott]

The statics are the mig-17: r-4b :af-2s: uh-19: swordfish: tg-4a(2): c-47: at-11: and l-16
What is the status of the moth minor and fw-44?