[Prophet in the wilderness]

To bad they can't remelt the aluminum down, and reuse it again on new aircraft.
How come they can't meltdown used aluminum for new aircraft ( If I am mistaken, then, please corrected me ) .
But, then again, the advances in new tech, and the use of composites, the issue of old aluminum will become mute in the future.

[Central Scrutiniser]

It happens.

After WWII, they were flying newly built B25's and P38's from the factory in Wichita to Kingman, AZ where they were promptly cut up and melted down.

I'd kill to go back in time and buy one.