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Old 9th Oct 2014, 15:44
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I'm glad the pilot got out safely!

@MadBob: After the Cold War ended, the German AF and Navy put one Tornado each into storage at AMARC. It was part of a trial to determine whether storing all the aircraft that were phased out at the time was a viable option.

However, although the preserved aircraft remained in very good condition and could easily be restored to flying status, all the various updates and small changes that the rest of the fleet had meanwhile went through rendered those two Tonkas useless, for all intents and purposes. Effectively, their only remaining use was as a source for spares, and this could be achieved without storing entire aircraft.

Interestingly, the French still put most of their withdrawn aircraft in storage at Châteaudun Air Base. Sorry for being off topic.
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