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Re: Barksdale Air Museum in the news..

Fri Nov 23, 2012 7:28 pm

They dont look too bad all things considering.. After working on airframes that have sat outdoors for 30+ years I can attest it is a hard job arresting corrosion on outdoor airframes..
I do have to ask though.... whats with the B24 and missing cowlings and nacelles etc etc etc?????

Re: Barksdale Air Museum in the news..

Tue Nov 27, 2012 3:53 pm

peter wrote:They dont look too bad all things considering.. After working on airframes that have sat outdoors for 30+ years I can attest it is a hard job arresting corrosion on outdoor airframes..
I do have to ask though.... whats with the B24 and missing cowlings and nacelles etc etc etc?????


You would think they would have some sort of covering, even if it was just to keep the birds out.
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