tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post8879177073967125558..comments2024-01-26T01:49:56.783-06:00Comments on Lagniappe's Lair: More Udvar-HazyMurphy's Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-78524158460541318572014-12-03T18:42:50.877-06:002014-12-03T18:42:50.877-06:00You're right. I just found reference to some o...You're right. I just found reference to some of them being crushed flat and buried under the new runways at what became O'Hare International. I may have to take tomorrow off work, I'm so traumatized.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-70761646026522473502014-12-03T04:18:15.628-06:002014-12-03T04:18:15.628-06:00ML: they didn't even go to a scrapper. After ...ML: they didn't even go to a scrapper. After the war's end, they dug pits with 'dozers, pushed those planes in, ran the 'dozers over them to flatten/destroy them, and finished by filling in the hole.<br /><br />I've seen photos of this being done. Makes one want to cry, 'cause it's too late to chop a few heads off to stop it.<br /><br />Apparently, there were agreements by the .gov with the manufacturers of the metal and the finished war equipment that it would not be returned to CONUS for sale or recycling. There may have also been restrictions on giving it away to other countries. Big bombers and transports were the only planes that came back, mostly because they could be used to transport personnel. Then they got "quarantined" in the desert, just in case of future need, but mostly to keep them out of circulation.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-59205546040517266642014-12-03T02:33:24.629-06:002014-12-03T02:33:24.629-06:00Bong did fly this particular plane once for testin...Bong did fly this particular plane once for testing at Wright Pat. Sadly, the one(s) that he flew in combat went to the scrapper with the rest of them.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-80425427168728580062014-12-02T23:34:08.621-06:002014-12-02T23:34:08.621-06:00I see what you did there!I see what you did there!RevGreghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11627218929198779685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-73021941501371450622014-12-02T21:45:05.895-06:002014-12-02T21:45:05.895-06:00Ray, if it's the same one that was there ten y...Ray, if it's the same one that was there ten years ago, it had a plaque claiming Bong had flown it. They've got Bob Hoover's Shrike Commander as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740792495354605308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-36194333055284728672014-12-02T18:02:45.295-06:002014-12-02T18:02:45.295-06:00I believe that P-38 was flown by Richard Bong. I m...I believe that P-38 was flown by Richard Bong. I mean, the actual plane, not the type.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678469957068646235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-55346479461557535762014-12-02T16:44:48.378-06:002014-12-02T16:44:48.378-06:00P-47? What was that plane's nickname?P-47? What was that plane's nickname?New Jovian Thunderbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-36539899577859025512014-12-02T15:18:22.276-06:002014-12-02T15:18:22.276-06:00Someday I will see Pensacola...Someday I will see Pensacola...Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-8321156388884920402014-12-02T15:02:02.984-06:002014-12-02T15:02:02.984-06:00In the UK at the Tank Museum they have the last Ch...In the UK at the Tank Museum they have the last Churchill Tank with only a few miles on it. It was deliverd to Bovington driven round the test track then into the Museum where it still is unused.Ajdshootisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13532597957691648305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-60584126244174104912014-12-02T10:51:46.128-06:002014-12-02T10:51:46.128-06:00I like aviation museums. The Pensacola Air Museum ...I like aviation museums. The Pensacola Air Museum has a T-28 hanging from the roof that I flew in 1977 with VT-6. Strangely, there's another T-28 that features in my log book at the Pima Air Museum. I guess most of them got burnt as training hulks for the crash and rescue guys.Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-75385452471215883812014-12-02T07:06:00.109-06:002014-12-02T07:06:00.109-06:00Re: "two hungry fat kids in a candy store&quo...Re: <em>"two hungry fat kids in a candy store"</em>...<br /><br />Heh. Perfect description.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-5730533216948652322014-12-02T06:19:34.245-06:002014-12-02T06:19:34.245-06:00Hey Murphy.
Udvar Hazy was a good trip for me ...Hey Murphy.<br /> Udvar Hazy was a good trip for me and my son a couple of years ago. Wouldn't mind going back....Will have to plan a day trip. Glad to see you enjoying it.MrGarabaldihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768774166065615995noreply@blogger.com