[Milsurplus] Re: LBG aka E-O-L bombers

[telegrapher@att.net]

Lots of aircraft even "NIB" types were flown directly from the factory
directly to the scrap yards.  One in Arkansas, Pyote in Texas, Kingman,
AZ, Goodyear in Arizona which was primarily fighter disposition it
think.  I drove by there one evening back in about 1956-57 forget which
and saw thousands of P-40's and Naval aircraft stacked on their noses
awaiting their turn in the kettle.  

What was it 35 or so years ago here at Sky Harbor in Phoenix you could
buy an F6F for $500 i think it was.  Some outfit had them setting on the
end of the runway awaiting buyers.

Sorry there are none left at this time and definately nothing down in
the bone yard that would match your wants unless its a big aluminum
jobbie these days.

Course we've all heard the stories about aircraft being sold for little
or nothing and the buyers simply drained the fule out of the tanks and
then left the aircraft set.  It was done by the War Assets Disposition
group.  It had a big writeup along with pictures in either Look or Life
magazine.  Don't remember it mentioning any radio gear tho.


larry


Marty R's GI-stuff haunt wrote:
> 
> > Were the large aircraft flown back to the USA?
> 
> Yes
> 
> In Ambrose' Wild Blue, Geo. McGovern's Dakota Queen B24 was ferried
> back then, to the crew's sorrow, scrapped
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