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By: - 2nd September 2005 at 15:00 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
"Hurricane Katrina destroys aircraft at USS Battleship Alabama"
destroys... Is a strong word especially without any other backup for the use of it....
Well for someone who has visited site since the Hurricane see..
and also
http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/1125393377153930.xml&coll=3
"While Tunnell reported that damage to the aircraft pavilion was severe, he said the dozen or so vintage warplanes inside apparently "are all repairable."
By: - 2nd September 2005 at 16:24 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Sorry about my choice of words, I didn't know the Warbird Information Exchange existed. Next time I will check on there before I post.
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By: Finlay - 2nd September 2005 at 12:26
Just alerted by the following email from the American Museum Association to a definite museum aircraft collection casualty of Katrina:
*USS ALABAMA and USS DRUM* (as of 8-31). Jeff Nilsson, executive
director of the Historical Navel Ships Association, reports that the
ALABAMA suffered damage. At the present time, she is listing eight
degrees to port (toward the pier), but the USS DRUM is apparently in
good shape. The concrete gangway has been critically damaged, while the
airplane hanger suffered damage to all sides and the planes are in a
pile. The Pavilion and Gift Shop, even though boarded up and ready for
the storm, both suffered damage. There are two feet of water in the Gift
Shop. A storm surge of at least 10 feet coupled with the triple digit
winds dealt the park a crippling blow. The unofficial surge is the
largest ever recorded in Mobile Bay.
No details as to which aircraft are damaged, but this is a list of their (very extensive) collection, taken from their website www.ussalabama.com:
USS ALABAMA (BB 60) Battleship Memorial Park
USX USN OS2U Kingfisher BU0951 Park
USA North American P-51D Mustang 4474216 USAF
USA American B-25J Mitchell 20NC44310004 Park
USA Douglas C-47D Sky Train 4076326 USAF
USN Boeing F4B-4 Biplane Replica 9022 USN
USN Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless 06583 USN
Korean War Era:
USAF North American F-86L Sabre 512993 USAF
USA Piasecki CH-21B Workhorse 515859 USAF
USMC Chance Vought F4U-7 Corsair 133704 USN
USN Grumman F9F-5P Panther 126275 USN
USA Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw 554239 USA
Vietnam War Era:
USMC McDonnell Douglas A-4L Skyhawk 147787 USN
USAF McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom 637487 USAF
USAF Republic F-105B-IRE Thunderchief 540102 USAF
USA Bell UH-IB Huey 21966 USN
USN Chance-Vought RF-8G Crusader 146898 USN
Cold War Era:
USAF Boeing B-52D Stratofortress 55071 USAF
USAF Lockheed A-12 Blackbird 606968 USAF
USAF Lockheed F-16A(GF) Falcon 79-0334 USAF
USA Redstone Arsenal Redstone ICBM Unknown USA
USN/USMC Northrop YF-17(F/A18) Prototype AC 1002 USN
Coast Guard:
USCG Grumman HU-16E Albatross 2129 USN
USCG Sikorsky HH-52A Sea Guardian 1378 USN
The vast majority of the aircraft were on loan from the USAF and USN.