I was surfing airliners.net looking for some warbird pics when I stumbled into these pics taken in a (in)famous museum. The Douglas pics are from march of this year, the others are from various times, but they well reflect the average condition of the planes there..
My question here is: should a structure like a museum let its planes slowly die like this or should they accept a “renting” or “nannying” offer from private collectors, who could take care of the planes and take them back to a proper shape?
The sight of that A-20 makes me SO sick…
Alex
By: italian harvard - 5th May 2006 at 22:22
I agree, but considering the HUGE number and importance of the subjects (many of them simply unique!) I’d dare to define irresponsible (I’m tryin hard to avoid the word “criminal”..) leaving them outside in the blistering cold/rain/sun…
Alex
By: zoot horn rollo - 5th May 2006 at 22:12
in the picture description it said it was prolly due to the weight of the snow on the plane itself, bear in mind though that most of the planes there receive just a good paintjob, so what seems to be ok is prolly rotting inside.. just think of all the weather agents those airframes are subject to 🙁
Alex
The same could be said for a lot of museum aircraft sadly.
By: Rlangham - 5th May 2006 at 21:33
That poor, poor Boston *faints*
By: italian harvard - 5th May 2006 at 20:23
I’m somewhat surprised to see it in that state as it was perfectly ok the last time I saw it.
in the picture description it said it was prolly due to the weight of the snow on the plane itself, bear in mind though that most of the planes there receive just a good paintjob, so what seems to be ok is prolly rotting inside.. just think of all the weather agents those airframes are subject to 🙁
Alex
By: zoot horn rollo - 5th May 2006 at 20:05
The 109 is a replica on display at Victory Park in Moscow. The A-20 is in the Monino museum.
I’m somewhat surprised to see it in that state as it was perfectly ok the last time I saw it.
Having tried to get various aircraft out from another museum I can assure you that a) it is not an easy task b) the people tend not to have a full appreciation of the historical value of certian aircraft (I know this for fact from the aircraft I was offered) and c) whatever price you are quoted in the first place will bear no relation to what is asked for later down the line.
By: T J Johansen - 5th May 2006 at 18:06
Is that the replica 109? There is one on display in Moscow, isn’t it?
T J
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 5th May 2006 at 17:12
That A-20 was news to me – dont think the Warbird Registry has her noted….
Will drop Scott a PM
TT
By: Papa Lima - 5th May 2006 at 17:01
If they are in the country I am thinking of, surely the dead hand of bureaucracy would rather let them crumble – unless they can be sold for large shedloads of a certain stable currency, with suitable backhanders all over the place!
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