AC-47 takes to the air

[RMAllnutt]

Hi All,

As for any existing AC-47 out their the answer is no like the B-26K when they came back they where cut up right away thou I've been told that their might be one or two fusl. still out their.

RER

...actually Rob, a couple of B-26K's did survive the initial scrapping. There was one at the Florence air Museum, which survived until that museum closed. I believe it was reduced to parts with the majority scrapped, however, the USAFM does have a complete B-26K in its reserve collection (see link). You are right though in that they were not released to the public after decommisioning. Perhaps a few others survive, but of these I do not know.

http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/annex/an21a.htm

Cheers for the info on the AC-47's by the way.

Cheers,
Richard

[Steve T]

Hi all--

Dayton's B-26K is now on display in one of the new galleries. Impressive beast (even if dwarfed by the B-52 nearby!). I remember the Florence one. Most sad to hear it more or less got the chop...

S.