Battle Mountain Birds

[mrhenniger]

In the thread about the T-33s it was noted the T-Bird displayed at Fort Garland, CO, came from Battle Mountain. There is another thread about the relocation of the F-86 as well. Here is the entry in the Locator for the remaining displays (assuming they are still there)...
http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/LocationDos ... erial=3016

Is there an effort being made to display these airframes elsewhere? As anyone be there recently to see what remains?

Mike

[n5151ts]

the phantom, the boxcar and the aardvark were still there. The aardvark will only leave in pieces due to a wing box crack. same thing for the boxcar. the phantom could fly out if you threw a couple of million dollars at it. There were other things around but I only observed from the highway. it was a lot nicer to travel to reno in the Baron than it is to drive!

[wendovertom]

Humm - having been up there I doubt the F-4 would ever fly again - BUT - It would not be the first time I was wrong. It has no engines and has been throughly gutted It would however make a great static display - we (Wendover Museum) have politely pestered the USAF display program about its status - but I don't know much more about it. It is a former Thunderbird plane and I would love to see it cleaned up and repainted!!

Tom P.

[n5151ts]

Humm - having been up there I doubt the F-4 would ever fly again - BUT - It would not be the first time I was wrong. It has no engines and has been throughly gutted It would however make a great static display - we (Wendover Museum) have politely pestered the USAF display program about its status - but I don't know much more about it. It is a former Thunderbird plane and I would love to see it cleaned up and repainted!!

Tom P.

IF you threw a few million dollars at it...

[wendovertom]

LOL - ok, ok - a few million(s) later it would be beautiful!

Tom P.