Where are the T-34Cs going?

[Jublov]

Are they going to boneyards, civilian flying, aerobatic teams or more naval academy flights?

 

[zippy]

A few museums, some to the boneyard but mostly to the scrap yard.

 

[JollyGood]

At Corpus, it was always a sad moment when you would see a T34 being towed across the road towards the seawall as that meant that thing was done flying and going to the scrap heap.

I know there are many flight students who would love to purchase a Turbomentor, but alas it is not meant to be. I have heard various reasons, anyone got the inside scoop?

 

[SynixMan]

Liability when the wings fall off an Aero Club one in a loop.

Those things have been abused by studs for a long time in a harsh climate (Corpus/Pensacola).

 

[squorch2]

Experience with the T-34B wing spar issue, along with the utter beating that these aircraft take, means they're going to be scrapped for the most part

 

[wlawr005]

In Primary, my owning told me that part of the T-6 deal with Beechcraft included language that restricted the Navy from ever selling any of the T-34s to anyone.

I've heard that the FRS here is trying to steal a couple to beef up their fleet, but nothing official.

 

[zab1001]

Large portion are being made available to FMS customers.

 

[ea6bflyr]

Someone a while ago posted pictures of some T-34Cs getting chopped up....

This Post from 2012 shows a bunch of T-34's lined up for the shredder:

 

[Flash]

Large portion are being made available to FMS customers.

Is Argentina itching to use them in combat again?

 

[Jublov]

Someone a while ago posted pictures of some T-34Cs getting chopped up....

This Post from 2012 shows a bunch of T-34's lined up for the shredder:
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NO IT CANT BE TRUE

 

[zab1001]

Is Argentina itching to use them in combat again?

I think if they were to order more, that would be an End Use violation...last I saw they were leaning towards Kfirs

 

[Flash]

I think if they were to order more, that would be an End Use violation...last I saw they were leaning towards Kfirs

Sigh, here I was trying to make a joke and you have to go and be all serious!

I don't know how many times in flight school and a few times after I heard the legend of the T-34 that shot down the Brit Harrier in the Falklands, I looked it up and....not so much. They did a single combat mission where they never even found their target, but they at least flew a combat mission!

 

[Jublov]

I don't know how many times in flight school and a few times after I heard the legend of the T-34 that shot down the Brit Harrier in the Falklands

Wait the T-34 had weapons?

 

[Flash]

Wait the T-34 had weapons?

The T-34C-1 export version had 4 hardpoints for light weapons and the Argentines deployed a few of them to the Falklands. On their combat mission they had at least some 'light' machine gun pods attached, they RTB'd after getting jumped by a pair of Sea Harriers who put a cannon shell in the back seat of one (didn't explode). They were later destroyed by an SAS raid.

 

[zab1001]

Sigh, here I was trying to make a joke and you have to go and be all serious!

Sorry, so many people ask questions like that (in an official capacity) that I missed the joke.