Warbird Information Exchange

The following lists are of aircraft that were offered through the DOD Surplus Catelog venue. These military aircraft remains are essentually broken up scrap - not being offered as a possible flyer. I thought maybe those WIX members that are looking for a souvenir or are parts collectors may find the lists useable. For full explanation of subject, please refer to same title above, except use - 1970.

Sale Date..........Aircraft Remains...........Sale Location.............Buyer If Known

10 Jan 1978.......UH-1A........Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD....John Lojko, Sterling Hts, MI
10 Jan 1978.......A-7...............DCSC Columbus, OH...........F & W Salvage, Wooster, OH
10 Jan 1978.......B-66....................WPAFB, OH...............James Welty, Fairborn, OH
10 Jan 1978.......F-105...................Chanute AFB, IL
10 Jan 1978.......H-2............NAS Patuxent River, MD....C & D Engineering, Hughesville, MD
23 Feb 1978.......C-135..................Kirtland AFB, NM
23 Feb 1978.......T-29....................NAS Corpus Christi, TX
23 Feb 1978.......A-10A..................Myrtle Beach AFB, SC
1 Mar 1978........H-19D S/N 57-5977....Karachi, Pakistan
1 Mar 1978........H-19D S/N 56-4252....Karachi, Pakistan
1 Mar 1978........H-19D S/N 56-4253....Karachi, Pakistan
1 Mar 1978........SNJ-5 BuNo 90968......Yokosuka Depot, Japan
1 Mar 1978........SNJ-5 BuNo 85061......Yokosuka Depot, Japan
1 Mar 1978........JRB-4 BuNo 90535......Yokosuka Depot, Japan
29 Mar 1978....T-33 Ser. 535724, F-84F ser.52-7138....21 Log Wing, Brussels, Belgium
18 Apr 1978.....F-4D, C-135...............Hill AFB, UT
18 Apr 1978.....A-4, F-4.....................NAS China Lake, CA
20 Jun 1978.......UH-1B............NSPCC Mechanicsburg, PA....William Strube, Marietta, PA
21 Jun 1978.....UH-1, H-23..............Fort Campbell, KY
21 Jun 1978.......A-7D....................England AFB, LA
21 Jun 1978.......T-38.....................Laughlin AFB, TX

Look for 1978 2nd half soon.

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Helps to have serials!
T-33A 53-5724, or part of it, survives. This info from millionmonkeytheater.com:

Oddly FT-33, ex 55-3041, was quoted as "Crashed in the town of Velm on approach to Brustem AB. USAF exchange pilot was killed" on June 13, 1977. Strange there would be usable wings after that crash?

F-84F 52-7138 was written off much earlier, in 1956. Again from MMT:

So the wreck sat around another 22 years...?

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

Chris - I wish there was more serial numbers listed that were associated with the remains. Your records are most interesting. I have many sales catelogs with whole aircraft or possible restoration/flyers, which list the serials, but it would be a monster to put info up on a simular format. Many catelogs also list serials even though they must be demiliterized as part of contract. Some catelogs may have 50 or so serials/BuNos alone. All the info from those catelogs have been passed on to Sid Nanson (SIDSIKO)...

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Oops! Forgot to add this one:



Update: Edited to add photo:

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

"0-4011" is visible in the second photo, and there were only three that would have had that partial serial. This must be 54-112, which was a YRF-105B that became a GJF-105B ground trainer at Chanute in 1970 (although millionmonkeytheater.com lists it as "salvaged in 2000").
MMT photo:

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)