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Re: KC-97 scrapped

Posted by Nicolai Musante on Sat Jun 14, 2003 12:06:47 PM

In reply top KC-97 scrapped posted by Rob Mears on Sat Jun 14, 2003 10:34:28 AM

Yeah, I find it a bit odd too... check this:
http://propliners.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=1106051822&f=6376074032&m=3726049442

: Do you guys remember less than a year ago when that beauti
: ful KC-97 came up for sale for something like $75K? Six e
: ngines included, freshly overhauled control surfaces, etc?
:
:
: I guess everyone saw where it was purchased, a couple of e
: ngines and some parts removed, then scrapped! I swear if
: I had a measley $75K for such a phenomenal piece of equipm
: ent I would have bought it myself. Of all the active muse
: ums around the country and the world, I can't believe not
: a single one showed any interest in preserving this plane.
:
:
: Am I missing something here? From what I understood, the
: plane was flown to that location not long before and could
: have been returned to flying condition without a huge amo
: unt of trouble. I though it was ironic that a KC-97 "pres
: ervation" society was responsible for the purchase, and su
: bsequent destruction of this aircraft. There can't be too
: many of them left for public consumption.

http://propliners.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=1106051822&f=637607403

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