Chris Brame wrote:
Ah... The remains of the CAF He-111.
Well, not the remains, but a rear canopy frame (spare parts) for an He-111 (CASA built). This piece, along with so many others, was simply tossed out on the hill here in Midland when the CAF made the move from Harlingen, back in 1991. I'm told that the reason the parts are in the disarray that they're in, is because apparently many of the folks that were moving those parts didn't want the CAF to make the move, so they didn't particularly care about the outcome of the parts. There are also rumors of one or two semi truck loads of parts that never made it to Midland and mysteriously disappeared enroute.
I have no idea how true those stories are, but it does fall in line with some other past stories of the old CAF. There are many, many great things that the CAF has done in it's history of preserving these old Warbirds, but as you're surely aware, there are some things that aren't so great that we've all heard about. I can say, however, that the newer version of the CAF (gradual change, mind you), with myself included, is trying hard to undo some of the old, not so great past. I've worked many, many hours out on that hill trying to identify parts and pieces so that they can eventually find their way either indoors or to new owners that will put them to good use.
Nobody said it was going to be easy, particularly given some of the past history, but we're trying!
Gary
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