Chanute's aircraft

The B-36 went to the Castle Air
Museum. That plane is in very
good hands - I first visited the
museum last March and most of
the staff are retired USAF folks
who really care about the collection.

Did the B-36 go to Castle AFB or Norton AFB? I left Chanute in November 1990
and remembered them cutting up the that big bomber and loading it up on flatbed
semi trucks. I always heard the B-36 was going to Norton AFB but that was
many, many beers ago!

NKAWTG!

Eggroll

Re the 36 at Castle- by all means, if you are in California, see the museum
at Castle- it is really excellent. Besides the B-36, they have a CF-100
Canuck, along with a large collection of big iron bombers (Avro Vulcan!!!)
and a large group of fighters and trainers. A little off the beaten track in
A****er, north of Fresno on Highway 99. Very definitely worth the trip.

--
Jim Atkins
Twentynine Palms CA USA

"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend.
Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."
- Groucho Marx

Did the B-36 go to Castle AFB or Norton AFB?

It was Castle, as previously posted. There was a good video about its
rebuilding, all done by local volunteer labor.

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Subject: Chanute's aircraft
From: "Jim Atkins"

Re the 36 at Castle- by all means, if you are in California, see the museum
at Castle- it is really excellent.

Very definitely worth the trip.

Couldn't agree more. As a former
USAF guy I really enjoyed chatting
with the staff of USAF retirees.
I remember when I heard that
some of the Bones were heading
to the D-M boneyard (does that
sound right?) that it occurred to
me that Castle deserved one of
them for display.

Best,
Paul

On 07 Jan 2004 10:16:26 GMT, (B2431) wrote:

I was just looking at Chanute's Museum web site an notice most of the aircraft
I remember seeing in 1974 are gone. Where did they go? Who got the B-29 for
instance?

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

And who got the B-36 that was there in 1980??

Al Minyard

And who got the B-36 that was there in 1980??

Al Minyard

it was moved to Castle AFB in Ca

PPowondra ) wrote:

....

: I didn't know a B-18 existed any-
: where until I saw the one at Castle.

There's one at "Wings over the Rockies" in an old hangar at the
former Lowry Air Force base in Denver:
http://www.wingsmuseum.org/

: I didn't know a B-18 existed any-
: where until I saw the one at Castle.

There's one at "Wings over the Rockies" in an old hangar at the
former Lowry Air Force base in Denver:

there is 1 at the AF museum at Wrightpat, and another at the Pima Air Museum in
Tucson, Az
Matt Gunsch,
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Riding member of the
2003 world champion drill team
Arizona Precision Motorcycle Drill Team
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On 10 Jan 2004 23:34:33 GMT, (N329DF) wrote:

And who got the B-36 that was there in 1980??

Al Minyard

it was moved to Castle AFB in Ca


Thanks

Al Minyard