Steve Foley wrote:
"Margy Natalie" wrote in message
m...

Last
year I ended up with 59 aircraft and the only things I had duplicates of
were a pair of F-16's and a pair of SNJs. I had everything from a
motorglider to a C-17. It was a blast!


The first time I read this, I thought the 59 aircraft were donations.

THAT would be a blast.


Well, there was an MV-22 that was having a tough time unfolding the
wings and the crew was running out of duty time. The pilot asked if it
would be a problem if they had to stay overnight. I gave him a bit of a
funny look and asked what other option we would have. The building guy
who was finding tools for them without missing a bit said, "yeah, but in
the morning we tow it in and it's ours". The museum is actually at the
point where every piece of floor space (including hanging space) is
planned and there are a few planes that "don't fit". The master plan is
really an amazing piece of work and it gets "readjusted" periodically.
I'm glad it's not my job :-).

Margy