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Post by pat perry on May 3, 2013 7:05:22 GMT 9
From Dave Adams 456th FIS WARNER ROBINS -- For the first time in its 29-year history, the Museum of Aviation is downsizing. The museum is getting rid of 29 planes and three missiles, which is about a third of its total collection. Museum Director Ken Emery said the move is largely due to Air Force personnel cuts in 2011 that eliminated eight civilian positions at the museum, most of whom were restoration specialists. The museum doesn’t have enough personnel to properly maintain the aircraft, especially those outdoors. www.c-130hercules.net/showthread.php?t=4614Pat P.
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Post by Diamondback on May 3, 2013 13:45:24 GMT 9
Hope their BUFF can be picked up by a good home... But, sadly, par for the course no thanks to the Terrorist In Chief...
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Post by Jim on May 4, 2013 0:25:57 GMT 9
Hope their BUFF can be picked up by a good home... But, sadly, par for the course no thanks to the Terrorist In Chief... From the pictures I saw of the BUFF, it wouldn't survive disassembly, let alone moving it........ Maybe they will cut it up in the dark........
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Post by LBer1568 on May 4, 2013 6:29:00 GMT 9
Having been associated with WPAFB over the last 30 years, the B-52's are in a special category. The START Treaty controls all B-52 activity. When we made Treaty with Russians, all B-52 had to be accounted for. The ones at boneyard were chopped up with huge Guillotine and were left in place. The Russians would fly over America and photograph all B-52 sites and count carcasses to make sure we didn't weld them back together. And all the Museum pieces were in same category. Open Skies Treaty furthered the Observations. The Start Treaty and follow on treaties/Talks show how much Russia feared the BUFFs.
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Post by MOW on May 4, 2013 9:32:01 GMT 9
There is a B-52D at the Korean War Memorial Museum in Seoul in the outside display. The museum sits outside of Yongsan Army Garrison. I can't image it being moved without damage of some type. BUFFS like this, would also fall under the same category?
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Post by Diamondback on May 4, 2013 14:42:46 GMT 9
I know the Oklahoma Fairgrounds BUFF got moved to either Pima or Palmdale, the Fort Worth B-36 to Pima and the XC-99 to WPAFB... and that all three were Mind Boggling PITA's to pull off.
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Post by ma1marv on May 4, 2013 23:05:03 GMT 9
Funny that you shuld mention the XC-99. I saw the remains of that airfame while at W.P last Setember. It was still unassembled and outside of the restoration hangar. I talked with a couple of the workers there and they said the XC-99 was so very, very much damaged from so many years of sitting in the sun and elements outside of Kelly AFB, in San Antonio, that it probably will just be scrapped. It was taken apart and shipped via a C-5 at Kelly. WHOOPS make that LACKLAND AFB! I watched it get loaded! What an accomplishment! Sorry - I did not take pictures of the whole process! MArv
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Post by LBer1568 on May 4, 2013 23:48:43 GMT 9
I believe the AF Museum at WPAFB is the Official Owner of all the various Airframes on static display worldwide. I have a friend who is charged with inventory control. She makes field trips to check up on some of the Aircraft? And yes, START has to stay current with the locations of those BUFF's. I have a friend whom I worked with for a decade after retirement. He started on START back in 1987-88 and has been on it since. He actually started on the Ground Launched Cruise Missile Treaty, then transferred over to START. I got to play Russian for one Russian Visit. We would go to base that was being visited by Russian Inspectors and we would play role of Russians. We would try to ask "spy" type innocent questions and also try to wonder off from main party. This was to get base prepared for Russian Inspection. The worst visit was to ARAMC. I didn't get to go on that one, but Russians got to wonder all over the graveyard. Lorin
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Post by Lee Nellist on May 5, 2013 3:50:25 GMT 9
The F-106 at the old K.I. Sawyer display is not owned by the Air Force museum. It is owned by the K.I. Sawyer Heritage Museum. We got it thru the Federal excess program and restored it to display condition. I would guess there are others that they do not own.
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