Waco CG4A glider graveyard KC area.

[cricketchris1944]

Does anyone know where the location of this junkyard is in Kansas City area.I was told there was a couple of cockpit at the location.but could not get where it was.

[sitges1990]

Hi Chris, I will do some checking and see if I can find out anything. Unfortunately, by the looks of the photos, this location is out in the country, so I doubt its an operating junk yark. It's probably in some old farmers field.

Jay

[davejb]

Chris, to me these dont look like the supports for the Waco, i thought that the airframe was mainly aluminium, these look as if they are rusting, i might be wrong ?

[cricketchris1944]

Hi Chris, I will do some checking and see if I can find out anything. Unfortunately, by the looks of the photos, this location is out in the country, so I doubt its an operating junk yark. It's probably in some old farmers field.

Jay

I have tryed to do some research but no luck.what I do know Kansas city was a big part of the gliders for Normandy.2 or 3 factories in the Kansas city area but could not find where they were.would love to add a part to my collection.
Thank you Jay for your helmet.
here the website where I found this about 3 years ago.
Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum Home Page
I contacted them but would not give me any info.

[cricketchris1944]

Chris, to me these dont look like the supports for the Waco, i thought that the airframe was mainly aluminium, these look as if they are rusting, i might be wrong ?

I just posted the website where this came from.I am not a expert at all on this.but it would be nice to be able to have a piece of one or a cockpit.

[Adrian Stevenson]

Chris, to me these dont look like the supports for the Waco, i thought that the airframe was mainly aluminium, these look as if they are rusting, i might be wrong ?

Hi Dave, no these are OK: the airframes are steel on these. I have been up close to several in the South of France.

Cheers, Ade.

[davejb]

Thanks for that Ade. I now know what to look for when i get back to france in the new year, Glad that these are ok for you Chris, hope you manage to find them, cheers Dave

[cricketchris1944]

Thanks for that Ade. I now know what to look for when i get back to france in the new year, Glad that these are ok for you Chris, hope you manage to find them, cheers Dave

I got a spot for it in my collection if I can get one.
Thank you Brother.

[Christians Dad]

Their is a photo of one being restored (well I think the restoration has come to a grinding halt actually) sitting in a hanger on my son's web site. If interested, go to My Airspace - Home Page and hit the Historic Flabob Airport link on the left menu, scrowl down just a bit and you'll see it. The kid help to work on it one day, but as I said, I think the restoration has come to a halt.

Russ

[cricketchris1944]

You do have most of the glider there looks like.Do you know where it came from.great find.