Warbird Information Exchange

But their is a catch!!!!

http://www.govliquidation.com/list/e6987/lna/1.html

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BA$T@RD$! Gotta cut it up to get title. What a buncha jerks...

Robbie

Those pieces are 4"X4". And this is for a gutted airframe !!

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Shay
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Semper Fortis

Sure they're not 4'x4'? It would be damned hard to do 4"x4" on site.

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F-84F Simulator Project
www.f-84f.org

For that matter, how much would a scrapper make on the deal after the cost of labor to whittle an F-4 into aluminum postage stamps? What could he bid, 89 cents? Or do they have portable shredders for that sort of thing?

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

File this away too, most of the F-4's operated outside the U.S. were built outside the U.S. and, possibly could be imported as they never were supplied to foreign govt's by the DoD. (and somewhere North of 5000 F-4's were built world wide, so we ain't gonna run out soon)

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Don't make me go get my flying monkeys-

Umm, no, most F4s operated by foreign countrys were military assistance transfers and are bound by those agreements. The Japanese F-4s were built under license in Japan. The rest were built in St Louis.

The F-4K was bought outright by the UK but they were built in St Louis.

From the Boeing site:

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"You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass..."
Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto

Did the Phantom not come under the realms of the SALT treaty meaning they were not meat to be passed on to civilians ? I am not sure of the ways round this (eg. The Collings Foundation) or if it is still in force. Here is an interesting link to the UK survivors, most of which are still owned by the MOD (and thus there safety is by no means guaranteed!!!)

http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/phantom/survivors.html

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Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws - Plato.
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If you are going through he11 - keep going - Churchill

I thought the SALT treaties dealt with strategic bombers. Not aware of the implications for tactical aircraft. More than just the F-4 was considered nuclear capable.

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"You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass..."
Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto

I got to side with Rick H on some of this. I think the government (not the volunteers at the museums by any means) are going over board on scrapping stuff. Look at the Tomcat disaster. To me it is disgraceful that so many of these aircraft were destroyed. Even though Rick and I don't always see eye to eye, I don't see why it would be wrong to see an F-105 fly.

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Chris Henry
EAA Aviation Museum Director

Just a case of the bureaucrats protecting us from ourselves.

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"You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass..."
Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto

I have often dreamt of this scenario - I have win a lotto of about 140M. I would set up a corporation somewhere in western Europe, buy 2-3 of those F-4s and or A-4s the Israeli air force has for sale. then operate them on the Euro air show circuit for a few years. this is the part I do not know about - then sell the corp to a US based corp and move the planes home! it seems that with a clear title that should not be an issue. Its all for the love of $140M!!

Tom P - the dreamer -

Mega-Millions Friday is 140+ million $!!
You can dream...

Tom, don't waste your money this time. I've already got the winning ticket !

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"You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass..."
Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto