ORIGINAL: tomcatman
Easytiger, you have a very valid point there. Yes, it is true that many of these aircraft types entered service literally decades ago. They may very well be some of the first to fly. I guess that when you consider the amount of tax dollars our government wastes, it's hard to look at a pic like this with an open mind. Thanks for pointing that out.
Hey, don't get me wrong, the government wastes a TON of money!
But I don't know if this is a good example.
I always forget, too, how many of our most modern types are not modern at all! How many F-15s and F-16s are now in "second line" Air Guard squadrons? In my MIND, these aircraft are still new, just like you are thinking. I would bet the ones down there in the desert have reached the end of their airframe life.
Can you buy one for your garden?
Well, a freind of mine has a Grumman Albatross he is flying, that came out of the desert after some 20+ years of storage. The gobmint charged him a FAIR price, they did not give it away....