Feldgrün Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 (edited) So sad. I wonder sometimes if the aluminum can I drink from used to be a WWII fighter plane. from scrap to aluminum ingots. Edited February 22 by Feldgrün 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feldgrün Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 I'm not sure which Airplanes were sold for $159, but I'll take two, please. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 1 minute ago, Feldgrün said: I'm not sure which Airplanes were sold for $159, but I'll take two, please. Do they do twofers? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlitzPig_EL Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 (edited) One of the BlitzPigs has been involved in aviation in California for many years. He says that crop dusters would buy surplus B17s just for the fuel in their tanks, then scrap the airplane to recover their cost. Edited February 22 by BlitzPig_EL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper117 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Seeing those planes all stacked up, or just left in a dumping ground... it's almost... criminal, lol! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feldgrün Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 I read that some aircraft were flown right from the factory to the scrapyard. Sad & wasteful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlitzPig_EL Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 The sad truth was that the B29 and atomic weapons made all other bombers in the inventory totally obsolete almost overnight. Also, it was obvious to planners that the best piston engine fighters were soon to be made redundant by jet powered fighters. The market for surplus military aircraft was actually quite small, so what to do with the massive numbers of now useless aircraft? Scrapping them at least recovered some of the initial investment in them. Economics can be a cruel reality. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPT Crunch Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Hindsight's 20/20, pretty sure at the time most of the guys mood was fed up and sick of war, so they were quite OK with burning it all. Would have been nice had they made a stronger policy allowing pilots an option to buy their own plane dirt cheap upon demobilization and separation, could have been a few more preserved. Outright stupid not preserving the enemies aircraft and weapons for exhibit, the Russians did a superior job at that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsup_cavu Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 1 hour ago, CPT Crunch said: Hindsight's 20/20, pretty sure at the time most of the guys mood was fed up and sick of war, so they were quite OK with burning it all. Would have been nice had they made a stronger policy allowing pilots an option to buy their own plane dirt cheap upon demobilization and separation, could have been a few more preserved. Outright stupid not preserving the enemies aircraft and weapons for exhibit, the Russians did a superior job at that. This ⬆️ Wheels Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissTheSky Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 5 hours ago, CPT Crunch said: Hindsight's 20/20, pretty sure at the time most of the guys mood was fed up and sick of war, so they were quite OK with burning it all. Would have been nice had they made a stronger policy allowing pilots an option to buy their own plane dirt cheap upon demobilization and separation, could have been a few more preserved. Outright stupid not preserving the enemies aircraft and weapons for exhibit, the Russians did a superior job at that. Unfortunately, to the winner(s) the spoils go. As luckily as I feel that I can go see these whenever I want, I also feel sad that they’re not at a museum at their native land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlitzPig_EL Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 The real pity is all the Japanese aircraft that came to the US for testing after the war, and ended up in land fills and scrap heaps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissTheSky Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 (edited) On 2/22/2024 at 4:39 PM, BlitzPig_EL said: The real pity is all the Japanese aircraft that came to the US for testing after the war, and ended up in land fills and scrap heaps. Not all ;)…. Right across (and I mean right across) from these (the above German planes). Sadly, these too are mostly the sole surviving samples of their respective models. Setting these planes right under Enola Gay must’ve been purely coincidental. Edited February 24 by kissTheSky 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javelina Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 I visited there, a few years ago. awesome collection. 3 Quote MSI MAG Z790 Carbon, i9-13900k, NH-D15 cooler, 64 GB CL40 6000mhz RAM, MSI RTX4090, Yamaha 5.1 A/V Receiver, 4x 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe, 1x 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD, Win 11 Pro, TM Warthog, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, 43" Samsung 4K TV, 21.5 Acer VT touchscreen, TrackIR, Varjo Aero, Wheel Stand Pro Super Warthog, Phanteks Enthoo Pro2 Full Tower Case, Seasonic GX-1200 ATX3 PSU, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2, K-51 Helicopter Collective Control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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