00489772 2-2754-25A UNCLASSIFIED 2433952 11-01-1951 2434012 12-31-1951

SQUADRON/2753/AIRCRAFT STORAGE

HISTORY K287.83-31 15900 M2348 1126 1149 23 48 2449980 09-19-1995 CONTAINS HISTORY OF 2753 AIRCRAFT STORAGE SQUADRON LOCATED AT PYOTE AFB, MONAHANS, TX. AS OF 31 DEC 1951, 515 AIRCRAFT IN STORAGE STATUS. CORROSION CONTROL CREWS REMOVED, CLEANED, AND TREATED TURRETS IN ALL B-29 TYPE AIRCRAFT. ALSO STARTED CORROSION CONTROL ON B-26 AIRCRAFT. SPECIAL STORAGE ARRANGED FOR THREE AIRCRAFT: B-17 (SWOOSE), B-42 (MIX-MASTER), AND B-29 (ENOLA GAY); PLANNED TO PRESERVE THESE AIRCRAFT INDEFINITELY IN ORIGINAL CONDITION AND DELIVERE TO NATIONAL AIR MUSEUM IN WASHINGTON DC IN FIVE YEARS. REMOVED B-29 AIRCRAFT BOMB RACKS FOR REPAIRS THEN FOR USE IN PROJECT PUSH OFF. REMOVED THREE B-26 AIRCRAFT FROM STORAGE AND DELIVERED TO HILL AFB UTAH; ALSO REMOVED FROM STORAGE B-25 AIRCRAFT THAT WERE SCHEDULED FOR RECONDITIONING. PYOTE AFB PARTICIPATED IN PROJECT PUSH OFF (PROJECT TO WITHDRAW 101 B-29 AIRCRAFT FROM STORAGE AND FERRY THE AIRCRAFT TO MARIETTA GA). PYOTE AFB TX