Warbird Information Exchange

NASM has put up a list of aircraft, parts and materials to be deaccessed. There are some real goodies here looking for the right home.

See <http://airandspace.si.edu/collections/transfer/list.cfm>

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Kevin McCartney

Old Iron..remove the <and>, then your link will work. Thanks for the info!

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He bowls overhand...He is the most interesting man in the world.
"In Peace Japan Breeds War", Eckstein, Harper and Bros., 3rd ed. 1943(1927, 1928,1942)
"Leave it to ol' Slim. I got ideas...and they're all vile, baby." South Dakota Slim
"Ahh..."The Deuce", 28,000 pounds of motherly love." quote from some Mojave Grunt
DBF

I hope Planes of Fame can get the Japanese engines to go with their Betty and Raiden displays.


This one and the one after it look like QEC packages - can anyone ID the aircraft they would fit?

And of course I have to ask - does "maintain them in the public domain" include flying them? No, I don't mean the missiles, I meant the Bellanca, or the H-34...

And finally, the most intriguing and historically important item on the list:

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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)

Man, lots of rocket motors.
There's 2 WW2 bazooka rockets, those are getting scarce.
Lot of USAF full and partial pressure suits. Drool.....
That Caberra bomber would be cool, too.

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Owner, 1944 Willys MB #366014
Former REMF (US Army, O3)

Chris Brame asked

My guess is that "public domain" means museums, but that that would not preclude museum or foundatoin-supported flyers. Also, while NASM may not simply give to a private individual, I would think that trades would be possible.

Note that there is a bunch of Junkers Jumo and Japanese engines in this list. And these are not wreckoveries. There is some good stuff here. I hope that NASM gets at the very least some good will out of this.

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Kevin McCartney