Longshot Scrap Yards With Aircraft Remains - 1972 2nd Half

[Woodsy Airfield]

The following lists are of aircraft that were offered through the DOD Surplus Catelog venue. These military aircraft remains are essentually broken up scrap - not being offered as a possible flyer. I thought maybe those WIX members that are looking for a souvenir or are parts collectors may find the lists useable. For full explanation of subject, please refer to same title above, except use - 1970.

Sale Date.........Aircraft Remains..........Sale Location............Buyer If Known

25 Jul 1972..........B-52................Loring AFB, ME.......Contrecoeur Metals, Montreal, CN
16 Aug 1972........HC-97...............Selfridge AFB, MI.......Metal Investments, Detroit, MI
16 Aug 1972........F-100...............Grissom AFB, IN.........Charles Miller, Amboy, IN
31 Aug 1972........T-1A................NAS Patuxent River, MD
12 Sep 1972........F-105...............McConnell AFB, KS
12 Sep 1972........H-23B................Fort Devens, MA.........Leo Vergnani, Agawam, MA
20 Sep 1972......F-102, H-23.........Duluth Int'l Airport, MN
28 Sep 1972........F-105B..............McGuire AFB, NJ
17 Oct 1972.........C-9.....................Scott AFB, IL
31 Oct 1972.........B-45................NOS Indian Head, MD......J.N. Salvage, Merrifield, VA
14 Nov 1972.....3) EA-1E, T-33......NAS Millington, TN
14 Nov 1972.........8-TS2A............NAS Millington
14 Nov 1972........F-101...............Selfridge AFB, MI

Look for first part of 1973 soon...

[Nathan]

Hi Leon,

Could you give me a little more explanation on these DOD sales. Anyone could have bought these? Were they already broken before the sale? Why did the DOD offer them for sale?

Thanks,
Nate

P.S. I find the lists very interesting. But what are the chances these aircraft are still surviving?

[Woodsy Airfield]

Hey Nathan - The Department Of Defense issued, free of charge, these surplus sales catelogs of everything and anything no longer needed by the military. I selected aircraft that were available for sale - from complete aircraft to wrecked, crashed, burned, partials plus engines and components. These catelogs I have been listing are of aircraft and helicopters that were not being offered for re-licensing to fly again. Those catelogs I have would take up even more space and time then I have to list.
The DOD lists them in the sales catelog, if a person is interested, they fill out a form and mail it to the proper military base disposal facility plus payment of 20% of your bid amount. You then would get a notice through the mails whether you were successful or not. If you were, the other 80% would come due. The Diposal sections of the bases involved would get these aircraft remains from an accident, cannibalized remains, fire fighting practice remains, and in some cases they would have to demilitarize them or require the buyer to do so. There were a lot rules and conditions in many cases which makes a purchase outside of ones reach...

[Chris Brame]

Sale Date.........Aircraft Remains..........Sale Location............Buyer If Known

31 Oct 1972.........B-45................NOS Indian Head, MD......J.N. Salvage, Merrifield, VA

Thanks to Woodsy Airfield (aka Leon), who scanned a batch of his rare photos of the aircraft remains. He has IDed this B-45 airframe as 47-014:

Photo date - early October, 1972. Not much left - center fuselage, wing root and cockpit with full instrument panel. The serial 7014 on placard attached to instrument panel.

47-014 in happier times courtesy of millionmonkeytheater.com:

More images to come, in their respective threads. I'll say one thing: F7U fans should brace yourselves.

[Chris Brame]

New scans of 47-014, revealing nose art and name Space Ace:



Note also the crew names. Would the nose art and names indicate a Korean War history for this one?

[Nathan]

Thank you Chris for all the images. It's interesting to see some of the pictures from the list. I'd love to have the B-45 and F7U remains!

[Chris Brame]

Keep watching the threads, Nathan - many more to come! And be sure to thank Leon as well - I'm just a conduit; he did the legwork!

[Nathan]

Thanks to Leon too!