Nice work, Matt!
I was gonna run by there this afternoon and do the same, but you beat me to the punch. The N3N that was inside the CAF buildings was moved on field - our little contribution to the upcoming football game. Super Bowl, I believe they call it. Maybe you have heard about it?
The CAF buildings have been emptied for the upcoming NFL owners party this coming Friday, and as a result the airport authority is in a high state of hysterics to get vintage airplanes moved out of doors and into the rain so the work crews can ready the tents and the trailers for this special event. Our little airport now sports a carnival-like atmosphere.
Apparantly the sight of old prop planes (and the vintage suck and blows, too) aren't something our deep thinking city officials are proud of when they showcase the airport this week. The folks who own the N3Ns you photographed recently got some stinging letters from airport authority to move 'em, put 'em indoors or pretty 'em up, I was told. Too bad.
We've all been in high gear moving some of the old elephants off the field or at least out of eyesight from the party crowd. Last to move off field the other night was a T-33 on two trailers. God forbid - they might seen an old airplane - on an airport, no less - and this just wouldn't be a good reflection upon City of Mesa.
All part of the big dog and pony show and city politics, I guess. I'd offered to host my own NFL party (NFL being "Non-Flying Lockheed") to showcase the Harpoon in the spam can hangar to city staff as they aren't invited to the bigwigs shindig even after all of their efforts. Apparantly my offer of a few beers in the shadows of old '57C just doesn't cut it like having catered chow and cocktails with the movers and shakers in the sports world.
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