Warbird Information Exchange

I'm wondering what aircraft are out there that are UP for donation to a musuem. Huey's, warthogs etc? It doesn't have to be a plane that several musuems have been trying to get for some time now, just surplused ex military choppers and planes in the boneyard that the military doesn't mind going to a established musuem.

_________________
" I am a nobody in aviation, but somebody to my family."

VFM is getting an A-3 Skywarrior from the boneyard at Davis-Monthan through the Navy's museum program.

_________________
Dean Hemphill, K5DH
Port Charlotte, Florida

Wendover is on the list for the Navy program and got our F-86L via the USAF museum program. It can be a frustratingly long wait for a plane though. I keep thinking that there has to be an A-7, A-6, S-3 that we could care for! Soon, sadly, the EA-6B will be a museum plane option as well. . . .

Tom P.

Circa 1995 I was TDY to Davis-Monthan doing work on the loaned/donated aircraft program.
I met the gentleman who was responsible for the loaning and donation aircraft...he said he had hundreds of surplus A-7s he was trying to find a home for.

I thought they would make a nice display aircraft since they'd fit easily on a semi and there's a chance that the wings could just be folded limiting the amount of disassembly required.

Likewise T-38s might be a good type to display for the same reason.

Right now, it looks like Hueys are the "new" T-33s....a lot of them are out there.

_________________
Remember the vets, the wonderful planes they flew and their sacrifices for a future many of them did not live to see.
Note political free signature.
I figure if you wanted my opinion on items unrelated to this forum, you'd ask for it.

Who do you contact for a Huey, t-33?

_________________
" I am a nobody in aviation, but somebody to my family."

I doubt if many T-33s are left....back then many were being sent out to the Goldwater range for targets.
Any recent visitors to D-M see many?

As far a a Huey...I'd start with the NMUSAF Public Affairs office.
They'll refer you to the right people.
I don't know whether a Huey would have to be approved by the Army, or whether the NMUSAF and/or AMARG can allocate them.

_________________
Remember the vets, the wonderful planes they flew and their sacrifices for a future many of them did not live to see.
Note political free signature.
I figure if you wanted my opinion on items unrelated to this forum, you'd ask for it.

Dont forget that the museum has to raise the coin for what is usually over sized shipping loads. We had an F-111 for Stratford but the shipping was 35K as well as the B-52 allocated to us back in '99. That was finally scrapped this past summer. We have 3 aircraft (T-37,38 & 33) all on loan from the GSA. You have to meet alot of requirements. Your best shot might be to get one of the T-33's up in Wallingford CT (I think thats the town) there is a guy with 2 display hulks for sale.

_________________
Andrew King
Air Museum Director with no Museum to Direct
Open to Suggestions