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

[Ray V.]

There is a german trainer sitting at a tiedown at the airport where I 
keep the T-41. It has been there as long as I have been flying out of 
that airport, at least since 1963. It just sits. And the owner refuses 
to sell it or do anything with it. No explaination, refuses to talk 
about it. Flat tires, birds nesting everywhere, getting pretty tatty and 
attracts a lot of attention from people passing by. I can't even 
remember the type anymore (single engine low wing). Kinda reminds me of 
a T-34, I'll take a picture and look at the nameplate data again (if I 
can find it) next time I'm down at the airport.

telegrapher@att.net wrote:

> 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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