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Dan Durda
In April 1946 the 4105th Army Air Force Unit was established at
Davis-Monthan Air Force base, Tucson, Arizona. The primary responsibility
was to provide a storage location for the large number of aircraft
no longer required by the Army Air Force following the end of the
Second World War.
In February 1965, the centre was renamed the Military Aircraft Storage
and Disposition Center (MASDC). It widened its role to being the
storage facility for surplus aircraft from all US armed services.
The mid 1960s also saw an escalation of the Vietnam conflict, and
the center was again tasked with providing aircraft and parts. As
this conflict started winding down, vast quantities of aircraft
were once more funneled into MASDC for storage and reclamation.
from:
http://www.amarcexperience.com
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