NY B-52 scrapped?

[Herkeng]

As a former Buff gunner, I hate seeing this stuff. 59-2574 was a Griffiss bird that the Rome Lab used. Seeing the blade slicng thru her sends shivers up my spine. The scrap collector is doing what the bad guys could not. I hope someone salvages the cockpit section and sends it to a museum.

Herkeng
C130 Flight Engineer
B-52G/H gunner

[BarfingMonkey]

I still don't understand why...

I mean, the research involved, trashed too?

[n5151ts]

...we made a deal with them to scrap and verify (by satellite) a quantity of B-52's in return for which they would scrap 5 trabants. This might have been one of those on the scrap 5000 for 5 trade deal we signed.
Another keen example of our gubmint looking out for us.

[Shay]

As per Joe Baugher's site:

Ser. No. 59-2574 crashed May 8, 1972 at Griffiss AFB. Aquaplaned during landing.

I just talked with my dad and he remember's this incident. At the time he newly commisioned officer at his 1st duty station. He seemed to remember it running off the runway. I imagine the damage was extensive enough to prevent it from returning to flying status and was later put to use with the AFRL.

Shay
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Semper Fortis

[Shay]

Any news on this??

Shay
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Semper Fortis

[67lotus49]

I painted this B52 the summer of 1979. I was stationed at Griffiss AFB from 76-80 an remember that time fondly. We had a great time painting the B52 and it was mounted upside down at the time. There was about 6 of us that work on the project and we used paint rollers, they didn't want us to spray paint outside. I remember the control room building and the guys that ran the site where great to us. We got to go inside the b52 and I remember that they had built a walkway on the roof inside.
It was loaded with electronics and quite impressive. If I remember correctly this B52 ran off the runway at Griffiss and ripped out the landing gear.

[airknocker]

In '73 just prior to graduating from Riverside School of Aeronautics in Utica,NY, our class toured the hangar holding this 52. The fuselage segments had laminated wood and aluminum bulkheads at each separation to facilitate assembly back on the mountain. Seeing all that plywood made you think of the Spruce Goose.

[whistlingdeath77]

so why get rid of the c-130? they cant find a museum to take it?

[airtj]

...we made a deal with them to scrap and verify (by satellite) a quantity of B-52's in return for which they would scrap 5 trabants. This might have been one of those on the scrap 5000 for 5 trade deal we signed.
Another keen example of our gubmint looking out for us.

What is a trabant?

[GIJOE290]

Trabant:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trabant

[JimH]

Not every airplane can be saved. There just isn't enough money, space, or interest to save everything. An airplane that sits outside is life limited...it will eventually corrode away to the point of not being a viable display. In some cases even a danger.

jim

[whistlingdeath77]

your right

[JBoyle]

I recall a photo in the early 80s of the wingless 135 being towed through streets to the lab.
IIRC, it was a damaged airframe (fire or landing accident).