Post WW2 Warbirds at Old CAF HQ Where did they go ?

[Glen]

Greetings
I was wondering when the CAF moved to Midland TX from the Valley. What happen to all the Post WW 2 Aircraft that were displayed out side .
I seem to Remember in the mid eighty's their was a B-47, C-124 C-119 not sure was their a C-133 ? I hope that they were saved

[sabredriver]

yes in the osprey CAF book you see these at the ramp beauitful objects i have wondered myself, some were scrapped maybe? dunno

[Taylor Stevenson]

If I remember correctly (I was only 1 or 2 years old) the CAF moved to MAF in 1990-91ish.

[RickH]

Some were moved to other locations, a few were scrapped on site.

[John Kerr]

In no special order, here are what my records reflect as to dispostion of the aircraft at Harlingen, TX.

1. RB-57A, 52-1456 to Selfridge AFB, MI.
2. A-1E, 132443 to the Jr. Marnie School at Harlingen, late to Texas Air Museum in Rio Hondo, TX.
3. F-89J, 53-2077 to Ellsworth AFB, SD
4. F-120A, 57-0906 to WRAFB, GA.
5. UC-45J, 23777 to Laughlin AFB, TX
6. VC-47D, 43-49355 to Charleston AFB, SC
7. C-54D, 42-72675, N4404M, Scraped on site.
8. C-124C 51-0089 to WRAFB, GA.
9. C-119C, 51-2566 to WRAFB, GA.
10. T-29A, 49-1938 to WRAFB, GA.
11. RB-47E, 53-4527, to Tinker AFB, OK.
12. RF-84F, 52-8760, Unknown
13. KC-97G, 53-0332, Unknown
14. HU-16B, 51-7186 to N4478E
15. HU-16B, 51-7193 to Glenn L. Martin Airport, MD. (Martin Museum)

If anyone else has updated information, please reply.

John Kerr

[Taylor Stevenson]

Is the KC-97 you listed, the one whose engines and nose are out at the MAF Junk pile??

[John Kerr]

Item 4 should be F-102A not F-120A. Fat fingers today. Sorry.

[mustangdriver]

I don't think that the martin Museum has control of the HU-16. It is parked over at the ANG base along with an F-86.

[b29flteng]

The KC-97 engines at MAF are from a civil 97 they cut up for scrap at Miami in the late 90's. The C-124 was scraped in Harlingen, I remember looking inside one of the wings after they were cut up.

[John Kerr]

The C-124 was scraped in Harlingen, I remember looking inside one of the wings after they were cut up.

Sorry, but I disagree with the above comment. What may have been seen were the wings when removed and cut for shipment in a C-5A to WRAFB, GA. Below are pictures of the C-124 at Harlingen and also at WRAFB, Ga. Same serial number.

[Glen]

Was their not a B-47 their as well ?

Thanks John for the listing of Air Craft

[Miscue]

I remember all those aircraft out on the ramp when I was growing up in Harlingen. They were really neat to explore....good memories.....

[Rogue]

Yep me too.
I have super 8 somewhere.

[CAPFlyer]

Hopefully they'll get HQ built fully and start bringing in some of the same kinds of aircraft back into the fray. It's kinda sad seeing all that property at MAF without planes on it. Would be nice to see some more ramp residents like those birds.

[T J Johansen]

Was their not a B-47 their as well ?

Thanks John for the listing of Air Craft

A/C #11 in the list.

T J