LSP_Ron Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 There are some good pics in this. Alburymodeler, Troy Molitor, MikeMaben and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Wow, can you imagine if the dollar amount worth, if even a small portion of that stuff could have had their value forecast? Of course, war time business and all no one thought like that, but from a modern perspective, its quite the eye opener............and a bit sad from an aviation buff perspective. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 17 minutes ago, Out2gtcha said: Wow, can you imagine if the dollar amount worth, if even a small portion of that stuff could have had their value forecast? Of course, war time business and all no one thought like that, but from a modern perspective, its quite the eye opener............and a bit sad from an aviation buff perspective. Well, that's saying it quite another way indeed......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigor Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Very cool Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 nice, thank you for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 I think it's wrong to say that no one thought ahead, I mean if they didn't, there wouldn't have been as much preserved in museums around the world as there has been. People always lament about how little survived, but I think it's remarkable we have as much as we currently do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 That's just in the USA, worldwide a lot was preserved or sent overseas as war prizes. You can't save everything though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b757captain Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 On 11/18/2019 at 5:34 PM, Jennings Heilig said: If only they had known... My first flight instructor was retired USAF - remarkable career, P-51s at the tail end of WWII, Edwards test pilot including XB-70, two tours in Vietnam, finished up testing the F-15. He told me that back in the mid 50s he had a chance to buy surplus P-51s for $1500. His wife wouldn't let him. Bummer . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 On 11/22/2019 at 12:16 AM, b757captain said: My first flight instructor was retired USAF - remarkable career, P-51s at the tail end of WWII, Edwards test pilot including XB-70, two tours in Vietnam, finished up testing the F-15. He told me that back in the mid 50s he had a chance to buy surplus P-51s for $1500. His wife wouldn't let him. Bummer . . . Post war in Australia, many farmers bought surplus aircraft for the engines, the fittings, wheels and tires along with any fuel that was left in the tanks. I believe the ANAM's Kittyhawk was bought for a few hundred dollars by a farmer who eventually donated it to the museum in the 60's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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