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Ethan
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Does anyone have pictures of any derelict warbirds(any thing from Bt-13s to C-47) sitting around the United states today(excluding muesums). For examble my dad told me a couple of years ago he saw a P-51 just sitting around at San Jose nairport. Another i think of is an F-86 sitting at westover field in Jackson California.


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Being from Chino, I would venture to guess that you have one of the best collections of warbirds sitting outside anywhere in the US- even with the museums excluded.

Speaking of which, I was just there two weeks ago. Where else can you see 4 Mustangs at once (2 in the air and 2 in the hangar rows) outside an airshow or museum?!?!?

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By "just sitting around" I take it you mean more or less derelict aircraft?

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DenverWarbirdFan wrote:
Ethan-

Being from Chino, I would venture to guess that you have one of the best collections of warbirds sitting outside anywhere in the US- even with the museums excluded.

Speaking of which, I was just there two weeks ago. Where else can you see 4 Mustangs at once (2 in the air and 2 in the hangar rows) outside an airshow or museum?!?!?
chino is a great place maybe even the greatest place for warbirds but it doesnt seem like the same place I was several years ago.although I'm there so often I probably take it for granted.
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Steve Nelson wrote:
By "just sitting around" I take it you mean more or less derelict aircraft?

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yes derelict is a good way to put it.
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Ethan wrote:
Does anyone have pictures of any derelict warbirds(any thing from Bt-13s to C-47) sitting around the United states today(excluding muesums). For examble my dad told me a couple of years ago he saw a P-51 just sitting around at San Jose nairport. Another i think of is an F-86 sitting at westover field in Jackson California.


The Mustang that was at San Jose was moved years ago and it is now under restoration: http://www.mustangsmustangs.com/p-51/survivors/pages/44-73751.shtml

As of this past March - the F-86 was still sitting at Westover, but I didn't see it the last time I flew over in October.

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thanks for the pics and info. Anybody know of other warbirds in similar circumstances ?


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As of this past March - the F-86 was still sitting at Westover, but I didn't see it the last time I flew over in October.

Chris


This F-86 was given to a Veterans group to be displayed, and may have found a hangar to continue working on it?

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B-25 "Lucky Lady" is still sitting outside deteriorating away http://www.warbirdregistry.org/b25regis ... 31508.html

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B-25 "Lucky Lady" is still sitting outside deteriorating away http://www.warbirdregistry.org/b25regis ... 31508.html



Thats "Chapter XI" to a few of us that have been around.

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I think "Chapter XI" is a more fitting name with its current status.

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Hey Daffy Duck,

Is that PT still at FKN? If so, take a pic of the mushrooms growing out of the prop.

I gotta answer your PM, too.

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It wasn't long ago that you could throw a rock and just about hit an S-2 Tracker sitting on some lonely stretch of tarmac somewhere. Probably more than a few out there still waiting for loving owners.

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Sounds a bit like the eight Trackers sitting at the side of the road near St Augustine.
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David J Burke wrote:
Sounds a bit like the eight Trackers sitting at the side of the road near St Augustine.


I was just thinking the same thing.

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