"TJ" wrote in message
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I can't imagine the aicraft being scrapped. Surely it was passed onto a
museum etc?

Can you remember the bureau number or which 'Angel' number it carried?

Have a look at these and see if they jog your memory?

http://www.coastcomp.com/av/pres/presf.htm

http://www.blueangels.org/Aircraft/S...11/Stickm4.htm

http://www1.airliners.net/search/pho...nct_entry=true


Several points in general, not about that particular F11.

1. Old display aircraft, even historically significant ones, get scrapped
all the time.

2. Being painted as a Blue does not indicate BA service with any degree of
confidence. This is particularly true of F11's, since they didn't do much
of note during their service life other than fly for the Blues.

3. I was startled a while back to find our that Blue Angel aircraft are not
the latest and greatest, but are more likely those at the end of their
service life. Despite my starry-eyed view of the whole BA thing, this
makes a lot of sense. A lot of stuff can be worn out on an aircraft without
hurting its usability as a low altitude airshow performer. As long as the
basic structural strength is there, you don't need the fancy weapons and
avionics gear. All that is really required is a really good paint job. I
realized this when I got this link:

http://www.blueangels.org/Aircraft/S...18/969/969.htm

Bob McKellar

PS - Thanks for the plug!