Shamus2022
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I flew in the summer of 2001? on Fifi and Diamond Lil on their southern tour as a CONFEDERATE AF member. Now they have chickened out and changed the name to CONSOLIDATED AF. .
The Boneyard at Davis-Monthan AFB
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It's The Commemorative Air Force (CAF), formerly known as the Confederate Air Force.
The name change was all about the money and support.
freakindawgen
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I worked on these T-34C from when they were new. Great plane and they took alot of abuse. Over the years some developed stress cracks on the carry through (the solid piece that the wings bolt to). It was monitored for any further expansion. Every 5 years the A/C was run thru an Aircraft Conditional Inspection (ACI). Here is the waste of money also.
The Navy started replacing the T-34 with the T-6 and the T-34's went thru their last ACI. We replaced all the cracked carry throughs and several corroded wing spars. ACI the plane gets paint strip, all flight controls removed along with the wings. Once done with Inspection, its put together, rigged, and painted. Ones that got the spars and carry throughs were as new as you could get. When we were done, the sent them to the boneyard.
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Son and Daughter both flew the T-34C while going thru Navy Flight School.
It is a REAL shame that Beechcraft will NOT let the Navy sell the 34s to civilians due to liability.
It is a REAL shame that Beechcraft will NOT let the Navy sell the 34s to civilians due to liability.
MHtractorguy
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Shamus2022
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My bad. It was, however, driven by all this cancel culture crap.
And you can come to the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio and stand near the restored "Bock's Car"! Thank goodness a lot of history is preserved in this facility with free admission! The parking lot is always full when I drive by. My 12 year old granddaughter loves to go there and does so multiple times each year!
Thanks for that. I was not aware of the XC-99.
Speaking of preserving history, it's too bad the USN hasn't kept the lead ship of each class, unless it's been sunk, in museums. Images having all those ships preserved for generations learn from.
We are lucky to have the USS Iowa, first of the last class of American battleships, here.
Obviously she was modified through her life. But lead ships as museums are rare among the rare ships that have been preserved.
We are lucky to have the USS Iowa, first of the last class of American battleships, here.
Obviously she was modified through her life. But lead ships as museums are rare among the rare ships that have been preserved.
freakindawgen
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Wow! I spent 20 years working on these. They all had their personalities. Many memories!
