Longshot Scrap Yards With Aircraft Remains - Addendum

[Craig59]

Leon and Chris,

Thanks to the both of your in your efforts on this thread.

It's interesting that CH-19, BuNo129017 would end up at Aberdeen. The white color results from white being applied before the red-orange final coat. Here are photos from my site of 129017 being loaded aboard a Globemaster for its trip to NAS Argentia, Newfoundland in 1961.

http://hrs-helicopter.com/images/129017-129049/BuNo129017.2.jpg

It ended up with Orlando Helicopter Airways in Sanford, Florida and was last seen there in April 1984.

[Nathan]

Took a picture of HUP-2 128516 last year at Leon's. Will be making the trip sometime this year to bring it home. Im itching to start working on her. The biggest pita will be to mate the tail back on. Planning to build an A-frame hoist. So that'll help.

[Chris Brame]

Adding a few more items to their respective threads, plus:

Not listed on any Longshots, but I had written a Thomas Hopkins of Faison, North Carolina in regards to OH-58's he had up for sale. I requested photos and received 3 black & whites back. They show the remains of OH-58As serial # 71-20608 and 70-15594. Not much left and I didn't take him up on the sale, but looking up disposal sales east of the Mississippi River, 2 possibilities came up - the 7 May 1974 sale out of Fort Bragg, NC and the 21 Feb 1973 sale out of Fort Knox, KY. Mr. Hopkins took these photos on 11 Jan 1974 - my communications were made during December 1976 and his second letter to me he indicated partials will probably go to a Florida helicopter concern...

9 December 1976
Dear Mr. Cleaver,
I am offering for sale the residue of two each crash wrecked OH-58A helicopters. They are U. S. Army Serial No. 70-15594 and 71-20608. They will never fly again and are offered for parts recovery only. No records, logs or data plates are available. Both are missing engine, T/R gear box, transmission, and main rotor hub. ... Would like to move these out before winter sets in.
********
21 December 1976
Dear Mr. Cleaver,
I have enclosed three photos of the wrecked OH-58s. ... The front end of 71-20608 was scrapped after I removed all parts. Parts removed that appear to be in good condition include: Anti-torque foot controls, jackshaft, magnetic brake(s), force gradient (2), T/R yoke, bolts (main rotor to blade), grip assy, RH yoke, LH yoke, torque tube assy, pivot support assy, hydraulic reservoir, T/R drive shaft hangers, engine mountings, 28 volt blowers, landing light assys, boost pump, some parts of the droop compensator control installation, oil cooler (bent), battery (4 cells remain, electrical jack broken, battery plug OK), fuel cap and adapter, fuel valve, hydraulic filters, anti-collision lights (less lens), light flasher, rear firewall (minor bends). Also offering MAIN ROTOR HEAD 206-011-100-1, NO LOGS, IN CONTAINER.
Tom Hopkins
P.S. I now have an offer of $300.00 for the lot from a Florida helicopter co.

[cooper9411]

Sale Date..........Aircraft Remains..........Sale Location...........Buyer If Known
11 Mar 1975....C-47D, C-119G, C-97G, C-124C, RB-57A.....Tri-City Airport, Saginaw, MI
C-47D ser. 43-48459, C-119G ser 52-5846, C-97G ser 52-02646, C-124C ser 51-10126,
RB-57A 52-21463
8 Apr 1975...C-119G ser 52-5846, C-97G ser 52-02646...Tri-City A/P, MI...Jack Munson, Muncie, IN
8 Apr 1975...C-124C ser 51-10126..........Tr-City A/P, MI...........Newhouse Auto, Ypilanti, MI
8 Apr 1975...RB-57A ser 52-21463..........Tri-City A/P, MI..........Jack Munson, Muncie, IN
"Ten Photos total. Nine photos dated 12-4-74, C-97G and RB-57A depicted while waiting for sale to start in near future. I have included pics of an H-19, HU-16 'Katanga', and RF-84 which were at the Saginaw Museum, but not listed in sales. The 11 Mar 1975 sale was cancelled and aircraft relisted on 8 Apr 1975 list. That sale shows winning bidders. The last photo of RB-57A was taken at Selma Airport, Muncie IN of 21463 on 4-20-1981. As I recall, it had been demiled somewhat, but doesn't seem so in photo."

These were all USAF aircraft that had been loaned to the short-lived Michigan Military Air Museum in the early 1970s. When the museum closed in 1974, the aircraft were impounded and sold; some would even fly again (I've corrected some serials).

C-47D 43-48459:

Per Baugher:

(43-)48459 (c/n 25720) delivered to USAAF Aug 1944. To military museum in Freeland, MI until Dec 1974 when sold. Mar 1975 to N47071, Jan 1976 to N85FA. Nov 1982 to N105CA. In 2007 put on display at Champaign Aviation Museum, Urbana, OH. Civil registration is N105CA, owned by Alta Leasing, Inc.

Current photos here: http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDos ... rial=71954

C-119G 52-5846:

Not a happy ending here:

(52-)5846 (c/n 11005)to civil registry as N48076, Hawkins and Powers water bomber No. 135, Greybull, WY. Crashed Sep 16, 1987 at Castle Craigs State Park, CA. 3 killed.

Photo from this thread: http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.o ... &start=120


C-97G 52-2646:

No info on this one past the sale; Geoff Goodall lists it as "assumed scrapped".

C-124C 51-126:


Cockpit:

Per Baugher:

(51-)126 (c/n 43460) converted to C-124C. Scrapped at the Tri-City Airport in Freeland, Michigan in the mid-1970's. It had flown in there in 1970 for a static display with the "Mid-Michigan Air Museum" but the aircraft there were abandoned when the museum failed to make any money. This plane had been damaged by a windstorm and lost its rudder and so it was scrapped on the spot.

RB-57A 52-1463:


Purchased by Jack Munson, moved to the Selma Airport, Muncie, IN; photo taken April 20, 1981:


Per Nathan Decker at millionmonkeytheater.com:

*USAF 1st TRS (10th TRW).
*USAF 363rd TRW.
*Kentucky ANG 165th TRS.
*1968: Michigan ANG 172nd TRS.
*Currently preserved at Tri Cities Airport, MI. Or is it gone now?

Good question. I found a topographical map that showed the location of the Selma airfield at 40.1880993, -85.2591355; the earliest aerial image (1994) shows a vague area that looks like it could have been a grass airstrip - but no RB-57. Today it's a plowed field.

Now the others that weren't part of the sale:

H-19 (UH-19D) 55-3186, no current info on this one:


Does anyone have any info on this H-19? Status? Present location?

[SIDSIKO]

55-3186 was sold at auction for $1000, 17 Dec 1974 at Tri Cities airport, MI and bought by Tri State Helicopters of Plymouth, IN.

[JohnB]

That H-19 might still be out there...parked in a hangar or barn.

I'd love a display 19.