RE: Left Coast help needed !
OK Joe, got about 70 photos for you...but you are going to be dissapointed, unfortunately. The jet is very rough, the finish is worse, and there's no placards or nomenclature (other than BuNo)...even the stars/bars are painted over. Sad.
I spoke to the curator and it's a long story, but the museum is not allowed to work on, corrosion protect, refinish, or even WASH the Corps owned planes on display. Apparently the current Corps policy is that only licensed A&P's can work on these planes, active duty personnel can't be used, and there is no budget or resources allocated for display aircraft or museums.
I have burned a CD of the pics in high res and it'll be in the mail on Monday. In the meantime, here's a couple teaser pics for you...