Snyder, TX F-105B work in progress (FOR GARY!!)

[Fouga23]

I'm gonna keep bumping this thread until they are rescued. Surely some museum must be interested?

[Chris Brame]

Anyone have photos they can repost, or recent ones?
There are two Thuds at Chanute about to become beer cans, so I'm feeling your pain...

[RyanShort1]

Anyone have photos they can repost, or recent ones?
There are two Thuds at Chanute about to become beer cans, so I'm feeling your pain...

I'll see if I can snag a few soon. The planes are still sitting on the ramp in Snyder and they don't appear to be in great shape, or to have gotten any significant TLC for a while. I've seen them almost every week for the last month from a photo ship.

[Fouga23]

Unbelievable no-one will/can rescue these

[Warbird Kid]

Unbelievable no-one will/can rescue these

I would love to get approval for these, have a crew go down and dismantle them, and truck them to Connecticut for our museum, but we just don't have the manpower, time, and money to get it done right now.

[blue3992]

Not sure if I maybe missed it in this thread, but any idea how those airplanes came to be located there in the first place? Museum that closed?

[Clifford Bossie]

Unbelievable no-one will/can rescue these

I would be more than happy to have them at the War Eagles Air Museum if I could get the museum to agree to accepting and transporting them. But I can not speak for the museum and do not know where to start. I am guessing they are part of the NMUSAF inventory?

[Brad]

Not sure if I maybe missed it in this thread, but any idea how those airplanes came to be located there in the first place? Museum that closed?

The Texas Air Museum in Slaton planned to establish a satellite museum in my hometown of Snyder. These two airplanes came from them. At some point prior to his death, they were acquired by Gary Austin. He carried many of the parts to his house and planned on moving the airplanes. After his death I was settling his estate. I gathered up all the parts and took them back to Snyder as I wanted nothing to do with moving or getting involved with selling those airplanes. I’ve checked on them a few times over the years and they are pretty much in the same shape they were when I was involved. I believe the ultimate owners are the Air Force museum.

[RyanShort1]

Here's a look at the latest...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVTP3ZKJB3Z/

[Fouga23]

[peter]

Someone needs to save these especially the 105

[Clifford Bossie]

Someone needs to save these especially the 105

I agree, I wish I could get them to War Eagles Air Museum.

[Andy Marden]

F-101B 59-0423 is now stored dismantled in a yard on Highway 277 at the northern limit of Haskell TX (see in April).

[Andy Marden]

delete - duplicate

[peter]

Do you have a link Andy??