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Listing of aircraft at the Natl Museum of the USAF Museum

Sat Jan 06, 2007 3:09 pm

This is a great resource list many w/ serial #'s. check www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/shared/media/ ... 22-016.pdf The list also contains planes in storage but several of them are actually in restoration ie: the Memphis Belle, the Mig 25 and the Mig 29.

Sat Jan 06, 2007 4:39 pm

Is the MiG-25 actually in restoration? Or is it still just sitting in front of the restoration hanger.

Sat Jan 06, 2007 7:18 pm

The Foxbat is in the restoration hanager. We were just down at the Air Force Museum in November, and took the tour. It's one of the Iraqi birds they found buried in the sand. Unfortunately, they can't do much with it, as the wings were apparently nowhere to be found...

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Here's the MiG-29, being prepped for painting. It's an ex-Moldovan AF machine..apparently, when they disbanded thier air force the U.S. bought the whole thing, to keep the planes out of less than freindly hands.

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Cheers!

Steve

Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:56 am

That's an excellent list. Thanks for the link,

Dennis

Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:36 am

Steve Nelson wrote:The Foxbat is in the restoration hanager. We were just down at the Air Force Museum in November, and took the tour. It's one of the Iraqi birds they found buried in the sand. Unfortunately, they can't do much with it, as the wings were apparently nowhere to be found...


RickH, how about Collings asking them for it. Sure be nice to see it in the air. :twisted:

Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:29 am

Well, since they just had the rear motor mounts cut on the F-105 we were working on to insure that it was worthless to our needs, I'm sure that a request for a Mig of any kind would just be laughed at.

A Mig 25 doesn't really fit the rest of the collection anyway.

Sun Jan 07, 2007 12:22 pm

I've also posted this in the 'WIX Gatherings' section, but how about a forum meeting there the Monday after the Mustang Gathering in September? According to Multimap, it's only 77 miles away by road!

Sun Jan 07, 2007 6:02 pm

Steve Nelson- Do you have any more recent pics of the restoration shop? It would be great to see anything you have!


Mike wrote:I've also posted this in the 'WIX Gatherings' section, but how about a forum meeting there the Monday after the Mustang Gathering in September? According to Multimap, it's only 77 miles away by road!


It will probably take over an hour, perhaps upwards of an 1.5-2 hours. There has been a lot of construction between Columbus and Dayton so it all depends on how fast you want to drive and if you think you'll get caught or not! :D

Sun Jan 07, 2007 7:06 pm

Here are some more..I shot tons of pics (the blessing and curse of digitgal cameras) but I'll have to shrink them down and upload them to PhotoBucket. I'm a WWII guy, so my main interest was the Belle. They had a few peices of the XC-99 stashed here and there..I understand its structure is in decent shape, but the magnesium skin is flaking off like paint on an old house.

Cheers!

Steve


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Mon Jan 08, 2007 7:00 am

RickH wrote:Well, since they just had the rear motor mounts cut on the F-105 we were working on to insure that it was worthless to our needs, I'm sure that a request for a Mig of any kind would just be laughed at.

A Mig 25 doesn't really fit the rest of the collection anyway.


Ah yes, the F-105 'fiasco'. :bs:

Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:17 pm

It wasn't a "fiasco". It was a deliberate case of vandalism caused by the very entity entrusted with the care of historic aircraft.

The same people who apparently plan on taking a well cared for A-12 and sticking it on a pole so that it can waste away unattended.

Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:19 pm

That X-32 is sure butt ugly. I think it's like the saying about a helicopter, it doesn't fly, it's so ugly the earth repels it ! :lol:

Mon Jan 08, 2007 1:16 pm

Rick has a good point, in many cases the NMUSAF has done some wierd things.
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