Mon Feb 21, 2005 7:55 pm
I think a few were also most recently airworthy and in use in South America, and there were lots of spares available from the various US drone programs.RMAllnutt wrote:I think that the reason that there are F-86's out there flying, as opposed to the F-84's is that they were operational much more recently as drones. Many of those flying now, I suppose, were once in the drone program, or chase planes.
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Mon Feb 21, 2005 11:21 pm
RMAllnutt wrote:Bill, thanks very much for the shot!
Bill, I second Richard's comment. Thanks for the picture. I really like the looks of the ol' straight wing '-84.
Maybe someday we'll get to see one fly.
Steve
Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:04 pm
A little known and rarely photgraphed straight wing F-84 is at the Springfield Ohio ANG base.
It's about 30 minutes northeast of the NMUSAF, so the next time you go to Dayton, take some time to see a nice plane outdoors.
It's about 30 minutes northeast of the NMUSAF, so the next time you go to Dayton, take some time to see a nice plane outdoors.
Thu Mar 03, 2005 6:36 pm
There is a F-89J here in VT at the ANG. They have a bunch of A/C that sit outside in the elements. I would love to see more of these jets flying. But ask Collings how it is to operate their F-4??? Anyone heard how the guy is doing getting that F-106 back in the air?????? That I would love to see fly!! I remember being at Hamilton, Ontario during a airshow in the 80's and watching one of their RF-101's flying..........WOW!