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PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 8:47 pm 
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Does anybody mind if I snag their pictures for the registry?



If any of mine are of use, feel free to use them.

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 10:51 am 
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Clifford Bossie wrote:
Scott WRG Editor wrote:
Does anybody mind if I snag their pictures for the registry?



If any of mine are of use, feel free to use them.


Thanks CB!

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 10:05 am 
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The National Museum of the Air Force maintains a list of aircraft they have on loan by description, AFD-130115-047
The list is categorized by Aircraft Type, Serial Number, Organization, City, State
The list was last updated July 2013.

It is amazing how many they claim to have!. 2164 aircraft on the list!
The link for the list is here:
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-130115-047.pdf


Soon to be one less it would seem...

Despite a lot of USAFE senior parties trying their best to prevent it happening, the ex-Bentwaters/Woodbridge (81TFW) and Alconbury (10TFW) A-10A 80-0219 currently on display as the centre of the memorial garden at Alconbury is apparently due to be scrapped on site shortly in advance of the base's closure in a few years.
This appears to be so as to comply with the regulations which say it can't be loaned to any non-government-funded museums in the UK (A number of UK museums would dearly love to have it but aren't allowed, and IWM Duxford already have one), and that it's considered uneconomical to ship it back to the USA.

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 10:38 am 
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Wow! Thirteen B-17's on loan and three at the museum.


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PostPosted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 8:39 pm 
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RAMC181 wrote:
Soon to be one less it would seem...

Despite a lot of USAFE senior parties trying their best to prevent it happening, the ex-Bentwaters/Woodbridge (81TFW) and Alconbury (10TFW) A-10A 80-0219 currently on display as the centre of the memorial garden at Alconbury is apparently due to be scrapped on site shortly in advance of the base's closure in a few years.
This appears to be so as to comply with the regulations which say it can't be loaned to any non-government-funded museums in the UK (A number of UK museums would dearly love to have it but aren't allowed, and IWM Duxford already have one), and that it's considered uneconomical to ship it back to the USA.

:(


Seriously guys, not a peep?

The base command staff has fought to prevent it being scrapped.
CinC USAFE has fought to prevent it being scrapped.
The Director of NMUSAF has fought to prevent it being scrapped.
At least one highly-respected UK museum (where this particular airframe was once based) is ready and willing to provide a safe and secure long-term home.

But somehow, they've all been told that it's against the rules so it's going to go through the shredder...

Surely something is wrong with this picture.

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