Longshot Scrap Yards With Aircraft Remains - 1973

[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..........

21 Feb 1973........OH-13....................Fort Knox, KY
21 Feb 1973........OH-58....................Fort Knox, KY
13 Mar 1973.....5) UH-1, UH-34..........NAS Corpus Christi, TX
20 Mar 1973........A-37B............DCSC Columbus, OH........A.M. Minorini, Agoura, CA
20 Mar 1973........L-19..................Camp McCoy, WI........H.N. Metals, Milwaukee, WI
3 Apr 1973.....P2V, Beechcraft.......NAS South Weymouth, MA
10 Apr 1973..15) TS-2A, 5) EA-1E, T-33...NAS Miliington, TN...Lazarov Surplus, Memphis, TN
1 May 1973.......C-130, C-124............Fort Campbell, KY
1 May 1973.......C-130, F-102............Myrtle Beach AFB, SC
1 May 1973.........HC-97....................Selfridge AFB, MI
6 Jun 1973........2) RA-5C.................MCSC Albany, GA
7 Aug 1973.........OH-23G..................Fort Devens, MA
21 Aug 1973........C-47......................Fort Bragg, NC
21 Aug 1973......RB-57, T-33...........MCRD Parris Island, SC
25 Oct 1973.....H-47, U-8..............New Cumberland, PA........K-K Aircraft, Harrisonburg, VA
25 Oct 1973....B-52, Hovercraft....Kincheloe AFB, MI......Ray Lownsbery, Sault Ste Marie, MI
27 Nov 1973...UH-19C, UH-1A....Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD...K-K Aircraft, Harrisonburg, VA
27 Nov 1973.........F-8..................Duluth Int'l Airport, MN.......K K Salvage, Anoka, MN
11 Dec 1973........F-105.................McConnell AFB, KS

Look for Catelog results for 1974 soon..

[Chris Brame]

Thanks for posting all these lists, Woodsy!
Do any of your catalogs mention a C-118 at NAS Glenview around '74-'77?

[Woodsy Airfield]

Chris - I found a reference to a C-118B located at NAS Glenview as going up for sale on 23 Sep 1976. The sale states the aircraft had crashed, the sale did not include engines. The location of aircraft at time of sale was south east of main runway. Sounds like it ran off runway far enough that it didn't bother traffic landing and taking off. I did not get a winning bidders list for that particular sale, but I haven't gotten beyond that in preparing furthur entries...Stayed Tuned.

[Chris Brame]

Aha! Thanks for the info. That's BuNo 131610, shot from a distance with my trusty Instamatic:

I got the story on it from the base history and a docent from the museum who was there at the time. In December 1973 it had just landed and was taxiing to the parking area, when someone pulled up the landing gear handle instead of the flap handle and it plopped down on the ramp. It was stripped for parts and dumped at the end of the old east-west runway. The docent also said a scrap company from Florida got the remains, then the Navy realized they forgot to save the flaps and had to buy them back from the scrapper.

[Woodsy Airfield]

Chris - Sounds like a military move - rebuy parts you just sold!! At any rate, it's an interesting situation - I wonder how many times the landing gear handle has been pulled instead of flap handle?. Thanks for pic and info...Leon.

[Cherrybomber13]

From the Col.
P2V-3, SNB-5 South Weymouth both were broken up at the airport and buried in one of the three dumps located on the Field.

[Chris Brame]

Sale Date..........Aircraft Remains............Sale Location..............Buyer If Known..........
25 Oct 1973.....H-47, U-8..............New Cumberland, PA........K-K Aircraft, Harrisonburg, VA

No serial numbers seen. Don't recall if both H-47's were in same sale. There were other aircraft
in the immediate area. Photo dates Oct 15, 1973.

[Chris Brame]

New scans of H-47 and U-8:



(note nose art: The Queen)
"27-4069 10-15-73 New Cumberland Army Depot"