As of June 27, jet warbird sunk off Florida

[Nathan]

I can't believe this is happening, .....oh wait........yeah I forgot our country is becoming inside out.

Sad fate of a F-101 Voodoo. Can't wait to see what else shows up being dumped over board!

http://news.msn.com/videos/?ap=True&vid ... ea4e3a18e7

[Ken]

See this link. 2 F-101's, both static displays in the city destined to be scrapped. We dive in Panama City occasionally, I guess we have a new site to check out.

http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/Two- ... 53651.html

[marine air]

Saw that this morning and hoped I wasn't seeing this correctly. I had hoped they were T-33's or T-38's.

[APG85]

Classic example of static display aircraft that were not properly cared for. This is why the NMUSAF makes it difficult for organizations and even bases to get retired aircraft for display. There are too many rotting across the country and they become a liability...

[tom d. friedman]

you pretty much summed up the quandary as to the state of museums / upkeep of classic warbirds these days. the museums are folding like a house of playing cards, aircraft getting the torch from govt ownership / to privately owned museums. none of these entities are immune to these financial times, & the younger generations just don't give a rat's ass about history, only their cell phones.

[Nathan]

you pretty much summed up the quandary as to the state of museums / upkeep of classic warbirds these days. the museums are folding like a house of playing cards, aircraft getting the torch from govt ownership / to privately owned museums. none of these entities are immune to these financial times, & the younger generations just don't give a rat's ass about history, only their cell phones.

Boy you said it, Tom. Everyone today is more concern about being social. And I hate cell phones. I use it just for emergencies. I don't know how social devices became more important then the hardships of going through life. Once our vets pass, no one will care much about these old airplanes.

[gary1954]

you pretty much summed up the quandary as to the state of museums / upkeep of classic warbirds these days. the museums are folding like a house of playing cards, aircraft getting the torch from govt ownership / to privately owned museums. none of these entities are immune to these financial times, & the younger generations just don't give a rat's ass about history, only their cell phones.

Boy you said it, Tom. Everyone today is more concern about being social. And I hate cell phones. I use it just for emergencies. I don't know how social devices became more important then the hardships of going through life. Once our vets pass, no one will care much about these old airplanes.

Amen to both

[N3Njeff]

Yes this is a shame.......too bad more notice was not offered up to find a home for them first, or maybe they tried??

As for cell phones, yes I have one and I use it like my computer..............preserving military history daily!! I cant begin to tell you how much I spent on Ebay while on a toilet during work hours But what do I know, Im 42.

[Nathan]

Thankfully, there might be a future museum that might have it in the business plan to save some of these outdoor displays before its too late.

[bdk]

Since it isn't a US Navy aircraft, maybe someone should go and recover it?

[Nathan]

Since it isn't a US Navy aircraft, maybe someone should go and recover it?

Yeah I mean in 20 years most of the ww2 aircraft should be hangared and everyone will be starting the jet warbird movement. These F-101's will definitely be recovered again someday and restored!

[p51]

I actually know someone who's a marine biologist who hates these artificial reefs and feels future generations will shake their heads wondering why we 'dumped' so much 'trash' (his words, not mine) into the ocean to give one or two generations of scuba divers some jollies.

[RacingMustang]

Since it isn't a US Navy aircraft, maybe someone should go and recover it?

Yeah I mean in 20 years most of the ww2 aircraft should be hangared and everyone will be starting the jet warbird movement. These F-101's will definitely be recovered again someday and restored!

Funny you should mention that. It's something I've been thinking about quite a bit recently. Historical artifacts rarely seem valuable or historic at the time, and only become valuable with age. We have the WWII planes we have because of the foresight of people like Maloney of PoF. Someone needs to do that with Vietnam era jet fighters.