Battleship in the desert

Linton · 05-04-06, 05:33 PM

Many years ago when I was doing some flying in the Midwest ,I was told that in New Mexico ??there is a full size battleship that was constructed to teach pilots how to dive-bomb warships.My question is in two parts:1 Where is it as I never did find it?
2 Does anybody have a photograph of it?
It would be nice to know if the story was true

blue3golf · 05-04-06, 06:09 PM

Well, it was in Muroc Maru, you won't find it though as it has been totally dismantled and nothing left. Here's a couple links:

http://www.edwards.af.mil/vtour/docs...murocmaru.html
http://www.edwards.af.mil/gallery/html_pgs/places1.htm

Iceman · 05-05-06, 01:09 AM

Trippy...very intresting. Thks for the links.

micky1up · 05-05-06, 02:47 AM

i seem to remember a few battleships being used as practice targets oh sorry that was pearl harbour

Linton · 05-05-06, 03:04 AM

Blue3Golf, thankyou for that.The person who spun the story seemed to think it was still around in the late 70s/early 80s.Was the muroc maru the only one ?

blue3golf · 05-05-06, 09:10 AM

As far as i know it was the only one like it, any other practice ships I've found were actual ships that were retired.

05-04-06, 05:33 PM	#1
Linton Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Battleship in the desert Many years ago when I was doing some flying in the Midwest ,I was told that in New Mexico ??there is a full size battleship that was constructed to teach pilots how to dive-bomb warships.My question is in two parts:1 Where is it as I never did find it? 2 Does anybody have a photograph of it? It would be nice to know if the story was true __________________ http://lintonsview.blogspot.com/

05-05-06, 03:04 AM	#5
Linton Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Blue3Golf, thankyou for that.The person who spun the story seemed to think it was still around in the late 70s/early 80s.Was the muroc maru the only one ? __________________ http://lintonsview.blogspot.com/

05-04-06, 06:09 PM	#2
blue3golf Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Traverse City, MI Posts: 352 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well, it was in Muroc Maru, you won't find it though as it has been totally dismantled and nothing left. Here's a couple links: http://www.edwards.af.mil/vtour/docs...murocmaru.html http://www.edwards.af.mil/gallery/html_pgs/places1.htm

05-05-06, 01:09 AM	#3
Iceman Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mesa AZ, Arizona, USA Posts: 1,253 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Trippy...very intresting. Thks for the links.

05-05-06, 02:47 AM	#4
micky1up Captain Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: helensburgh Posts: 525 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	i seem to remember a few battleships being used as practice targets oh sorry that was pearl harbour

05-05-06, 09:10 AM	#6
blue3golf Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Traverse City, MI Posts: 352 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	As far as i know it was the only one like it, any other practice ships I've found were actual ships that were retired.