Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Marine Corps forced to pull warbirds out of 'boneyard' after new fleet delay
By
Perry Chiaramonte
Published June 22, 2016
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The Marines are looking for a few good planes, and their search has taken them to an Arizona boneyard where the Corps’ old F/A Hornets have been gathering dust and rust for years.
The jets are being reclaimed and refurbished by Boeing after the service branch was caught short on planes because of long delays in the rollout of the much-awaited F-35.
The Marines could have done as the Navy did and adopted second generation F/A- 18E/F Super Hornets until the new planes were ready, but opted not to.
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