(Pechs1) wrote:
Bogus-AFAIK, it is not legal to buy a current
combat (or previous for that
matter) aircraft as these are owned by the US
gov't and are leased to the
military, essentially.

This was an issue when some private buyers
wanted to buy an F-8...had to get
it from France, not the US, when many were still
at D-M...

Samo with the F-104 'what's his name' had...he
bought it literally in pieces,
as in 'cut up'...
P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter
and Combat Buckeye Phlyer
I seem to remember a U.S. News and World Report article in '98 about stuff
falling thru cracks in the system: they mentioned a retired USN A-6 pilot
who went to AMARC and left with an airworthy A-6E. Engines, starter cart,
etc. He didn't intend to fly it, he did put it up at the entrance to his
horse ranch as sort of a gate guard.

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