WishICouldSaveEmAll wrote:
Just re-read the pervious post from Kyleb about the DOT purchasing the land for a ramp. If there is an active plan to do this the DOT should have information on who owns (or is handling the sale) of the land, which could give us some leads as to who is responsible for clearing the land of "obstructions and abandoned personal property".
Anyone local to the area that could make inquiries?
If (by some chance) we end up with a contact and the ability to salvage the a/c, do we have the knowledge and resources to do anything? ("We" being me and anyone else interested). Could be quite a project - get the press involved, local business interest, etc.
Several comments:
1) The F-84 is almost certainly the property of the USAF Museum, so salvaging it will be an exercise in paperwork and red tape. In the end, it'll probably either go to a museum or be scrapped.
2) My understanding is the estate is being handled locally. Find the attorney who's handling it and you can find out what they are planning to do with the T-29 and any other items. I doubt anything is "abandoned". The location is in Gordon County, so a call to the Clerk of Superior court (I think) would be the starting point to find the executor or trustees for the estate, who is who you'd need to go through to buy or salvage anything.
3) I imagine the only things of value would be the R-2800 cores, any leftover treasures in the hangar, and maybe the cockpit of the T-29 if you've got the time and money to restore it, and a place to display it...