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Anybody know what kind of shape the F6F is in that's sitting outside at Andrews AFB? I understand it used to be an F6F-5K drone?

Dan

From the ground on walk around it didn't look to bad. Who know's whats inside.
Next time I'm there I'll try to get a better look and take more pics.

It's a weather vane and the pilot is motorized to turn his head and wave.

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/f6fregis ... 77722.html

Regards,
Mike

According to Anthony Mazzone, Director, Naval stricken aircraft, the airplane is cobbled together and is a shell. It was put together from misc parts for just the purpose it is serving.

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'the airplane is cobbled together and is a shell. It was put together from misc parts"

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P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer.

S: Took hammer away from midget.

a photo taken 30 years ago



Martin

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I guess maybe I should have said non aviation constructed cosmetically correct miscellaneous parts !

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Didn't realize the Navy had a Director for stricken aircraft. This one sure looks stricken all right. Is it his job to make sure they are kept in stricken condition?

August

P.S. Yes I know "stricken" in this case means "struck off" and not "wounded" but I still thought it was funny.

Anthony Mazzone is the Director of the Naval Inventory Control Point, NAVICP, aircraft are a small part of what he does.

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Interesting, here's Anthony's signature and title that I just received on an email a few weeks ago.



But I'm sure he will appreciate the promotion.

Actually, NAVICP is commanded by an Admiral. The last one that I had correspondence with was Admiral Harnitchek. That's been a couple of years, when I first met him he was a Captain, he was involved with the TA-4 transfer.

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How many flying a/c were rebuilt used parts and peices of many and were a shell to begin with? The Navy would be better off preserving her using salt water and zebra mussels

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Hey wait they already do that!

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Speaking of which, (zebra mussels, that is) isn't there supposed to be an F6F in Lake Michigan still?

http://www.komoradio.com/news/local/16213707.html
The Navy was preserving these cannons here in Oregon until some interlopers interfered.

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Guys the one thing you are forgetting by always bashing the Naval Aviation Museum, is that they are not the NMUSAF or the NASM. THey do not have the same amount of staff, funds, and means to get every aircraft right now. Things are in the works, but take time.

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Nobody mentioned the Naval Aviation Museum.
They don't set and enforce Navy policy.

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