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10-26-2005, 09:00 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Praga Mater Urbium
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| Scratched Aircraft? I know that somewhere in the middle of nowhere of American plains, there are many steel boneyards with thousands of scratched out aircraft. any has any info on it? What if I'd like to, for example, erect one in my garden? Do I have to pay for it? Or just gotta have to arrange the moving and stuff? Thanks.
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10-26-2005, 09:05 AM
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| IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO   Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
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11-07-2005, 07:48 PM
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| Wow, amazing the number there!!!! You could equip eight whole airforces from the looks of what is there in just one of those photos alone. Admittedly the airforce wouldn't have the same technical capabilities as a modern one but still. That is where those helicopters, forget the name of them are coming from for Australia, Vietnam old airframes when Britain is more sensible and opting for an up-dated WAH-64D Longbow Package. Maybe Australia's problem is we rely on the US to much for equipment... |
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11-07-2005, 07:56 PM
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11-07-2005, 11:04 PM
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| Do a google maps search of Davis-Monthan AFB and look at the satellite imagery of the place. Its incredible what you can find there.
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11-08-2005, 11:14 AM
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 | amazing shots, what're they gonna do with all them aircraft?
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11-08-2005, 11:24 AM
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| IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
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I don't think you're gonna pick up a used B-52 - it's an item mentioned in the SALT/ START agreement.
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11-08-2005, 11:30 AM
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| "Shooter"   Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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 | Yep, they are using something like a guillotine to break the backs of the 52s and cut them into multiple pieces. They have to be on display in the yard to be seen by satellite and verified as well on the ground.
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02-08-2006, 07:26 AM
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 Australia isn't that reliant on US equipment though, we recently bought Tigre and Merlin helicopters from Eurocopter to replace UH1s and UH60s.
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03-29-2006, 03:41 PM
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| OMG  That's incredible...Anyway, here's motre links: http://www.sarimage.com/Aviation/DavisMonthan/ http://www.airliners.net/open.file?i...hoto_nr=5&tbl=
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