USMC Retreads aircraft from Davis Monthan to make up shortage!

[saddamsnightmare]

June 25th, 2016.


Looks like Davis- Monthan AFB and Boeing are going to be a little busier pulling FA-18's off of the deadline and repairing them for the USMC due to delays on the F-35 project.

Perhaps there are a couple of F4-U Corsairs or F3F4 Wildcats that could improve our response time and ground attack capabilities?


http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ma...-of-boneyard-after-new-fleet-delay/ar-AAhppQQ


Semper Fi! Once a Marine, always a Marine (Even applies to aircraft)!

 

[FrankUSMC]

I saw the CH53s that were brought in here for rebuild back a few years ago. They also came from the bone yard. They were rough looking, but they were rebuilt back to as new. The Marines also purchased all the Harriers from England when they phased them out. They were broken up for parts to keep our harriers flying till the F35 comes on line.
We are Marines, and we are used to doing our best with old equipment.
One of the few, Frank USMC RET.

 

[amaverick88]

I read the article on the fox news website. On there it states that they are being brought back and fixed to a "c+" standard. Any ideas or thoughts on that? My first thing was the programming language but decided that it doesn't make sense, then I was thinking that the majority of everything will be fixed while minor issues such as flyable write-ups will be left to the gaining unit to fix.

 

[rhurey]

C++ is the programming language.

C+ is likely the standard of the F/A-18C with some added improvements. Not enough to be an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, but better than a stock C model.