Two of the Lackland Ten have found homes.
62-4259 has been delivered to the Museum of Aviation at Robins AFB, GA. Here is the information I got from Erwin Ross, who works at the museum:
“We were able to obtain this particular aircraft after they were excessed by the USAF. Since we are an AF Museum, we had pick of the litter. We chose this aircraft for its combat history in Vietnam. It will be retored as fully as possible by us here at the Museum and placed on display in Hanger One at the Museum. We are currently changing that building over to a Vietnam themed display. The F-105 will be displayed in the location that is currently occupied by the Tuskegee Airmen exhibit.
The condition of the aircraft if fair to good. The cockpit has most of its vital components removed, mainly by the cutting of the wiring bundles. There is significant corrosion in the cockpit. We had to cut the seat rails out in order to remove the seat itself. There are areas of corrosion in the wings, and many of the forward fuselage panels. This aircraft had a lot of parts that were constructed of high magnesium alloys, which is a big factor in the amount of corrosion seen.
You can keep track of the restoration on Facebook (search Museum of Aviation Restoration), and get a quick glimpse of the changes to the building where it will be displayed over at our website,
http://www.museumofaviation.org.”
62-4346 has been delivered to the Museum of Flight, located at Love Field in Dallas. It is being reassembled at the Museum right now.
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