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Shay
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Here is the footage (referenced in the Soplata B-36 thread) of the Air Force Museum's collection when they moved to their present location in 1970. The Museum re-openned in 1971.

An impressive move, must have been some nail biting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMveUMw_L54

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That's just too cool!

Some of that appears to have been shot from the hilltop where the Wright Brothers Memorial is located. My wife and I always have a picnic up there when we visit the museum.

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yep same place.

What I just noticed is they removed Bockscar's outboard main landing gear wheels.

I'm assuming for curb clearence.

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Anyone know what became of the B-57A Canberra (at 6:38 )???

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This is just amazing stuff.

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Shay wrote:
Anyone know what became of the B-57A Canberra (at 6:38 )???


It is at Hill AFB now.

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