Chanute's aircraft

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

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?

I was there attending Maintenance Officer school in 1977. The B-29, F-84F,
S-16 and B-36 were there but even then they were sawing up planes on the
flightline with chainsawa and the like. Sadly watched them cut up an RF-105,
apparently a prototype..

Subject: Chanute's aircraft
From: (SteveM8597)
Date: 1/7/04 5:31 AM Pacific Standard Time
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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?

I was there attending Maintenance Officer school in 1977. The B-29, F-84F,
S-16 and B-36 were there but even then they were sawing up planes on the
flightline with chainsawa and the like. Sadly watched them cut up an RF-105,
apparently a prototype..

It is the way all planes end up. Shed a tear and never forget.


Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

"ArtKramr"
It is the way all planes end up. Shed a tear and never forget.

Hell Art, in Canada they even cut up brand new prototypes! Remember the
CF-105 AVRO Arrow????? The government it seems are more interested in
preserving old crates, like the Sea King for instance! :-(
Is Chanute still an active base? I was there for an exchange
Maintenance Analysis course when I was with a Canadian Bomarc Squadron as a
quality control inspector way back when!.
Ed

From: (B2431)
Date: 1/7/2004 5:16 Eastern Standard Time
Message-id:


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







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

Best,
Paul

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

Best,
Paul

And what about the B-18s relative, the B-23 Dragon?

http://rwebs.net/ghostsqd/images/B-23.jpg

Rob

One of each at the McChord AFB Museum (near Tacoma WA)

http://www.mcchordairmuseum.org/REV%...COLLECTION.htm

Jack


"robert arndt" wrote in message
om...
I didn't know a B-18 existed any-
where until I saw the one at Castle.

Best,
Paul

And what about the B-18s relative, the B-23 Dragon?

http://rwebs.net/ghostsqd/images/B-23.jpg

Rob

From: "Ed Majden"


Is Chanute still an active base? I was there for an exchange
Maintenance Analysis course when I was with a Canadian Bomarc Squadron as a
quality control inspector way back when!.
Ed


It ceased being a military base in 1993 if memory serves. It is now a civil
airport and museum.

Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired

"Ed Majden" wrote:

"ArtKramr"
It is the way all planes end up. Shed a tear
and never forget.

Hell Art, in Canada they even cut up brand
new prototypes! Remember the
CF-105 AVRO Arrow????? The government it seems
are more interested in
preserving old crates, like the Sea King for
instance! :-(
Is Chanute still an active base? I was
there for an exchange
Maintenance Analysis course when I was with
a Canadian Bomarc Squadron as a
quality control inspector way back when!.
Ed


Chanute's been closed since the early 1990s. Got hit in the first round
of base closings.

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In article , B2431
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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?

When the musuem was established, most of the aircraft that were
scattered around the base were moved into the big hangars across
the street from the USAF tech school. The B-29 and B-36 were
moved to other bases. The 36 when to Castle AFB, which then
closed, but the museum is still there. I forget where the 29
went, but it may have gone to Travis. There are still a few
planes outside at Chanute, including the B-52.

-john-

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