+Sundowner 4,834 Posted November 25, 2011 Dunno if this has been posted before....... http://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/ipswich/raaf-base-amberley-f-111-fighter-jets-end-up-on-swanbank-landfill-site-near-ipswich/story-fn8m0yo2-1226204896564 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+hgbn 91 Posted November 25, 2011 Why can't they just be cut up by the scrapper. I can't see the sense of burying valuable metals in the dirt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+suhsjake 11 Posted November 25, 2011 That is a waste of titanium, aluminum, and steel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Typhoid 231 Posted November 25, 2011 brings new meaning to the term "aluminum farm". I agree - scrapping the metal makes more sense than just burying them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast 153 Posted November 25, 2011 Thats as bad as the Tornado pictures of them being carved up... sad way for them to go out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+hgbn 91 Posted November 25, 2011 Reminds me of the senseless scenes after the end of WWII. Where perfectly good lend/lease aircrafts were deep sixth from British carriers. Just because the US didn't want them back and UK didn't want to pay for them... In about 2000 years from now some archaeologists probably wonders about this puzzle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karyovin 0 Posted November 26, 2011 If they were the G's we may have had no choice but to bury them thanks to their previous role in SAC just like the B-52G getting dewinged. What is it with swing wing planes getting chopped up or buried when they are retired instead of using them like the F-4 for target practice? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DWCAce 19 Posted December 1, 2011 Hate to say it, but at least most of the F-14's got chopped up to be reused... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Derk 265 Posted December 1, 2011 In Sweden the Viggens were turned into beercans .......... (but at least AFAIK two of them were kept in flying condition) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted December 1, 2011 What would the Swedes do with flying beercans??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gr.Viper 131 Posted December 1, 2011 What wouldn't they do? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Derk 265 Posted December 1, 2011 What would the Swedes do with flying beercans??? Well, they already had the J29 Tunnan ("barrel") so I guess they know what to do Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZeroFilth 3 Posted December 1, 2011 Oh i would totally pay for a Viggen beercan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
