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Post by garryrussell on Oct 31, 2008 0:30:58 GMT
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Oct 31, 2008 4:26:31 GMT
Sadly  .... this will be the fate of many more historic jetliners to follow in the future too  .... I regret to have to conclude The fact is that these suckers are now worth more to someone else in pieces or smeltered than most folk, whom perhaps like to, can realistically afford to pay in order to have them preserved and exhibited for public appreciation  .... and that's just the sad modern economic reality of things ! Mark C AKL/NZ |
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Post by garryrussell on Oct 31, 2008 12:32:03 GMT
What got me Mark was the speed
The contract ended in the spring and they seem to have almost immediately parted out almost waiting for it to come in spanner in the hand.
Inevitable as you say but I was still shocked at the rapidity.
Only goes to prove how worthwhile it is to enjoy things while they are about. I can remember when it was just another Viscount or Trident and there was nothing unusual about cars being flown in Bristol Freighters or Carvairs.
Garry
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Post by aerofoto - HJG Admin on Oct 31, 2008 20:04:12 GMT
HEY MAN .... speaking of "FAST" .... i.e "QUICK" !!!!  A few years ago, on one of my regular/frequent soujourns in Bogota, Colombia. I went past the airport late one Friday .... and there were a couple of intact INTER COLOMBIA DC9's sitting there .... both rare short fuselage DC9-15's  I came past the airport again late on the Sunday .... and one of those DC9's had disappeared completly whilst the other had been chopped into various sections and was in the process of rapidly disappearing .... all over a period of less than 48 hours or so. Most Colombian's are extraordinarily motivated workers .... they certainly don't muck-around. Mark |
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.... I regret to have to conclude 
.... and that's just the sad modern economic reality of things ! 
