Dan K wrote:
Chris Brame wrote:
There was another thread here about an F-84F at a vo-tech school that was scrapped recently - haven't found it yet.
Check this thread which includes bits about the F-84F that sat for years outside Gateway Tech in Kenosha, WI.
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... ht=kenoshaVery sad.
Makes me wonder if there still isn't stuff salvagable from that. Landing gear, stick, even the ejection seat didn't looks trashed even though it was pretty well messed up overall. etc. Wonder if it's sitting in some salvage yard atm, or if it's been melted down. Despite how bad that looked, it could be a parts goldmine for non-flight resporations like mine.
jbloomer2 wrote:
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Is yours the one the City of Mesa sold awhile back?
Yes, mine came form the city of Mesa. It was only a couple of days away from being chopped up and thrown into a dumpster. As it was, it had been pushed over and the skin poked in several places. Nothing that can't be fixed. I was able to get it to City Purchasing's attention were they agreed it had a monetary and historical value so they advertised it for sale and sold it by sealed bid.
Ya, mine has skin issues too. They loaded it with a forklift off the site it was originally recovered from and put the forks through it to load it. It didn't hit anything except skin though and the cockpit was untouched by it. The largest problem I have is the elements have gotten to the area around the nose gear compartment. It's corroaded around there and is going to need some replacement skin.
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