[AFreeBird]

The lawyers wouldn't even let them sell the parts!? What possible reason would they have for that?

I think the Acadamy budget ought to be cut by 32 million... plus a 10 million penalty for AF stupidity.

[Criminal Number 18F]

Nope. I just receoved photos of the destruction. A big off-road forklift grabs it under the wings, and takes it to a place behind a fence where an equipment operator smashes it with a backhoe.

The engines, instruments and radios are not removed, but are smashed in place.

Spare instruments and engines (a new engine is $48k) are being destroyed as well. I'm told the engines are "demilled" with a welding torch before going to get the the backhoe treatment, to make sure that none of the parts are recoverable.

The military is a mighty and noble thing, but sometimes it's mighty in its ignoble idiocy.

If the people in Congress were doing their oversight job, instead of greasing lobbyists and lining their own pockets, there'd be about a two year hold on AF general officer nominations to get some attention over there in the Pentagon. But that won't happen: note the "If".

d.o.l.

Criminal Number 18F