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PHOTOS All Coast Aircraft Recovery has moved numerous aircraft across the United States. Here are some pictures from their most recent moves.   F4E Phantom II was relocated from Ruidoso, New Mexico to the Freedom Museum in Pampa, Texas. (5-13 September, 2008) PV-1 Ventura was relocated from the Lakefront Airport in New Orleans, LA. to the City of Irvine in California where it will be restored by the Great Park Design Studio. It will be placed on Static Display in the park. The Aircraft is owned by the city of Irvine in California. (4 August - 9 August, 2008) H-46 Sea Knight Helicopter was relocated from the Naval Aviation Depot Maintenance Facility at MCAS Cherry Point in Fayetteville, North Carolina. from NAS Whiting Field in Milton, FL. The aircraft will be placed on Static Display in Fayetteville. This aircraft is the permanent property of the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, FL. (27 July - 2 August, 2008) F-84F Thunderstreak was relocated from Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, Iowa where the aircraft had been used for a number of years to facilitate training in the field of aviation maintenance. The aircraft was transferred to the Evergreen Museum in McMinnville, Oregon via their restoration facility in Marana, AZ. This aircraft is the permanent property of the USAF Museum at Wright - Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio. (7 June - 14 June, 2008) Cessna Citation Mustang was relocated from the Palomar Airport in Carlsbad, California to the Cessna Service Center at the Sacramento Airport, in Sacramento, California. It needed to be repaired from damage sustained during a landing incident. Aircraft is privately owned. (29 May - 7 June, 2008) P-68C Partenavia was moved from Minden, LA to Bessemer, AL. (2-8 February, 2008) _______________________________________________________________________________________________   Pope AFB - Moody AFB Aircraft relocation - Due to a BRAC requirement, the United States Air Force relocated two fighter squad's (74th and 75th) from Pope Air Force Base at Fayetteville, NC to Moody Air Force Base at Valdosta, GA. Both of these squadrons are direct descendents of the AVG - Flying Tigers. As a result of the relocation of the squadrons, BRAC is required to pay for the relocation of the squadrons static display aircraft in addition to all of their other required equipment. Accordingly, the United States Air Force issued a contract to All Coast Aircraft Recovery Inc. to disassemble, load, relocate, unload, and reassemble the squadrons 5 static display aircraft and 1 flight line trainer with all their monuments, display stations and pedestals. The static display aircraft relocated were a F-16 Falcon, an A-7 Corsair II, an A-10 Thunderbolt II, a F-105 Thunderchief, and a P-40 Warhawk. The flight line trainer was another A-10 Thunderbolt II. All of these aircraft are the property of the United States Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH. All Coast Aircraft Recovery Inc. started the aircraft  disassembly and relocation  at Pope Air Force Base on the 5th of November, 2007 and completed the reassembly of all six aircraft at Moody Air Force Base on the 21st of November, 2007.  The team for this operation included EAA Chapter 1236 Members Chuck Mosely, Jim Broady , Ray Brown, Mike Schiavone, and John Macon. The team operated at both locations simultaneously. Chuck Mosely was the team leader at Pope AFB doing the disassembly, and Jim Broady led the team at Moody AFB doing the reassembly.  (5 - 21 November, 2007) F-84F Thunderstreak was moved from the Columbia-Marion County Airport in Columbia, MS to American Legion Post #362 in East Aurora NY. The aircraft is property of the USAF Museum in Dayton, OH. (17 - 18 December, 2007) F9F-5 Panther was reassigned from its current location at the county airport in Winona, MN to the Aviation Heritage Park in Bowling Green, KY. The aircraft was disassembled on January 7th and 8th in a snow storm in Minnesota. The team then followed the aircraft to Bowling Green, KY and reassembled the aircraft in the pouring rain. They then turned the aircraft over to an anxious group of restoration volunteers. The aircraft is the property of the NMNA Pensacola, FL. (7 - 11 January, 2008) S-3 Viking was moved from NAS Jacksonville to Greenville, TX (3 March, 2007) C-119 Flying Boxcar was moved from the 440th Airlift Wing at General Mitchell Field in Milwaukee, WI to the 914th Airlift Wing at the Niagara Falls Airport in Niagara Falls, NY. (29 July - 20 August, 2006) AD-4W Skyraider was moved from 1941 Historical Aircraft Group Hanger in Geneseo, NY to the Aircraft Carrier Museum on the USS Midway in San Diego.  All photos are courtesy of Mr. Sheldon Wood of Geneseo, NY.  FA-18 Hornet was a static display that was moved from NAS Oceana, VA to its new site in NAS Dahgren, VA.  (20 Sept, 2005 - 7 Dec, 2005) F-100 Super Saber was moved from Mojave, CA to the Yanks Air Museum in Chino, CA. The F-100 had been purchased from a private owner for the museum. (22 October - 2 November, 2005) EKA-3B Skywarrior was moved from a storage facility at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, AZ to the Aircraft Carrier Museum on the U.S.S. Midway CVA-41 located in San Diego, CA. The aircraft is owned by the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, FL. (7 - 22 October, 2005) DC-3 was moved from the Key West international airport to the Avon Park airport in Florida . (7 - 15 August, 2005) RA-5C Vigilante was removed from NWS China Lake, CA and moved to the U.S.S. Midway Museum in North Island, CA for permanent display. (1 January - 8 February, 2005) F-8 Crusader was from Mercer Field Calhoun, GA. to Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinneville, OR. (9-11 September, 2004) T-2C Buckeye was moved from NMNA Pensacola, FL. to the Defense Distribution Depot in New Cumberland, PA. (7-9 September, 2004) F-101 Voo Doo was disassembled at the Victoria county airport in Victoria, TX were it was on display for 20 years. It was moved to a suburb of St. Louis, MO called Florissant where it was originally manufactured by McDonald Douglas. The aircraft will be the centerpiece for the Veterans Memorial Park. (23-28 August, 2004) T-2C Buckeyes were moved from NMNA Pensacola, FL. One Buckeye was transported Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, OR. The second Buckeye was transported to the Historical Aviation Memorial Museum in Tyler, TX. (7-9 July, 2004) Learfan was moved from the EAA Museum in Oshkosh, WI to the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Love Field, Dallas, TX. (1-2 March, 2004) TA-4J Skyhawk was moved from the Naval Air Station in Mayport, FL to the Valiant Air Command Museum in Titusville, FL. (9-11 February, 2004) PV-2 Harpoon was moved from Wolfe Aviation at the Stockton, CA Airport. It was moved to the Sanford Memorial Committee for restoration. The aircraft is on loan from the NMNA in Pensacola, FL and will be displayed at the Sanford Airport in Florida after restoration is complete. (15-16 December, 2003) Beechcraft 18 was moved from a warehouse in New Smyrna Beach, FL to a private museum in Pennsylvania. (17 November, 2003) F-45 Phantom II was moved from NADEP Cherry Point, NC to Military Aviation Preservation Society in Canton, OH. The aircraft is on loan from NMNA Pensacola, FL. (9 - 15 November, 2003) F-16 Falcon was moved from Dover AFB to New York City for the Centennial of Flight. (20 July - 22 August, 2003) P-51D Mustang was moved from Dover AFB to New York City for the Centennial of Flight. (20 July - 22 August, 2003) QF4S Phantom 2 was moved from MCAS, Cherry Point, NC to the Indiana Air National Guard in Terra Haute, IN. (17 - 23 June, 2003) AD-3 Skyraider was moved from EAA Air Venture Museum to the NAV-1CP in Philadelphia (31 May - 08 June, 2003) GC-1B Globe Swift was moved from Craig Field, Jacksonville, FL to a repair facility. (15 May, 2003) T-2C Buckeye was moved from NMNA, Pensacola, FL to the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, AZ. (29 April - 1 May, 2003) F-4J Phantom 11 was moved from The National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL to the American Legion Post 1434, Hinsdale, NY. (4 -5 October, 2002) RA-5C Vigilante was moved from NWC China Lake, CA to Sanford Memorial Park in Sanford, FL. (29 November - 18 December, 2001)