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Hi everyone,

my friend Andre in Mexico just told me about a little airplane recovery he was involved in.

Here's the link below. It's all in Spanish, but the pictures say it all.

http://www.fsmex.com/foros/showthread.php?t=33580

I just thought ya'll might like to see the work being done in Mexico to save some aviation artifacts. As Andre told me they were both saved from the scrapper.

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Hope they move it to an undisclosed location before the USAF swoops in and says their paperwork is not in order and they must scrap it! :evil:
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Wow- A New Jersey Air Guard aircraft in Mexico?! Like to know how that happened! ;)

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Bad Compass!? :shock: :wink:
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Well that makes us look like saps. Look at the cockpit it's 95% complete with no axe holes or grafetti :shock: :idea:

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Wasn't this what Tulio posted about? One they got to be jets with Ffff-100+ numbers, I can't tell 'em apart.

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Jack Cook wrote:
Well that makes us look like saps. Look at the cockpit it's 95% complete with no axe holes or grafetti :shock: :idea:


That is because anyone who knows how to use a spray paint can is all ready in the US, just look around any city in the southern US.

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According to the thread, the F-105 and the 707 cockpit are being moved to Chapultepec Park in Mexico City, where they also have a B-25 and a DC-3/C-47.

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Chris Brame wrote:
According to the thread, the F-105 and the 707 cockpit are being moved to Chapultepec Park in Mexico City, where they also have a B-25 and a DC-3/C-47.


SPEAKING of B-25's in Mexico, anyone have any late breaking news regarding a grouping we were discussing late last year, as I recall?

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JDK wrote:
Wasn't this what Tulio posted about? One they got to be jets with Ffff-100+ numbers, I can't tell 'em apart.


Please, see:

http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... hp?t=30547


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What is with the police heliopter with automatic weapons at the ready?

ahhhh... forgot.., this is Mexico!

aha!

Very cool story, thanks for the link.., nice to know that our obsession with aircraft is WORLDLY.., even with all the krap that is happening south of the border they take the time and effort to save a piece of their history?.., (not exactly sure why an F-105 from the NJ National Guard plays in their history) but hey.., who am I to argue! Maybe they just love warbirds.., weird obsession :wink:

Very cool and would certainly like to see where and how she ends up!

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Matt Gunsch wrote:
Jack Cook wrote:
Well that makes us look like saps. Look at the cockpit it's 95% complete with no axe holes or grafetti :shock: :idea:


That is because anyone who knows how to use a spray paint can is all ready in the US, just look around any city in the southern US.


Nice, what.., did you used to play for the Braves?

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Robbie Roberts wrote:
Wow- A New Jersey Air Guard aircraft in Mexico?! Like to know how that happened! ;)

Robbie


Cheap liquor and some cute ladies.., how else would an american fighter end up stranded in Mexico????
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I just noticed that the F-105 in this thread is the slightly older sister to the one that is the topic of discussion in Snyder, TX. This one is 784, while the one in Snyder is 789.

No big deal...I just found it interesting.

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retroaviation wrote:
I just noticed that the F-105 in this thread is the slightly older sister to the one that is the topic of discussion in Snyder, TX. This one is 784, while the one in Snyder is 789.

No big deal...I just found it interesting.

Gary



With a MUCH more complete cockpit! :)
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