Rantoul, KS
Dodson International

A family wedding in Kansas City allowed me the chance to hunt down and
explore Dodson's scrapyard in little Rantoul, KS. Thinking I was completely
lost, I crested a small hill and sighted their pole-mounted Jetstar! It was
a Saturday which meant the place was closed, but fortunately Russ Reeves,
the avionics sales manager & his family were out on the private lake. He
was kind enough to let me have full photographic access to the scrapyard.
Unfortunately, I only had about an hour to spend, and even worse only a
half-bottle of water - it was 98F outside with very high humidity. So, with
two cameras, logbook and pen, and said bottle of water, I managed to
scribble down what I could. I focused mainly on larger civil types and also
got a few easy-to-read bizjets:

Dodson Int'l 4 AUG 2001
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????? Jetstar, marked "N001DI" and mounted on a pole by the road.
CC-PMP Fk27, wfu but intact
????? HS125, Euravia markings
[815] J-31, Alberta Citylink markings
N50AN SD-330
N5???? SWM, Speedair markings
PT-LZG Sabreliner [c/n ?????]
XA-RZJ LJ25 [c/n ?????]
5H-TAA AC90
5N-ARI Do228 [c/n ?????]
N719RA G1
N8VB G1 (+1 more identical c/s, no marks - ?????)
N244RD LJ24 [24-120]
[282-69] T-39
[380-31] T-39
N6338C GAF Nomad
N3225F GAF Nomad
N6313P GAF Nomad
LDF-48 Casa212 marked "Defence Force" (from Lesotho Defence Force)
????? Be1900 marked "Regionn Air"
[053] Saab2000 all white, SAS markings visible
??-OCD Jet Cmdr black & silver
???? Fk28 nose, all white
B-150 MD11 nose section, Mandarin Airlines striping
????? China Eastern fuselage section (what accident was this?)
N782AL DC-8, ATI c/s
[245] Fa20, Republic of Liberia markings (EL-VDY)
LV-VBY MD80 Aerolineas Argentinas
* 2 ex-AA Boeing fuselage sections

Across the road, in a large grassy field:
N7500A DC-3
* plus a Convair 240 and 2 derelict Be-18s, all unidentified.

Most of the aircraft fuselages have type and c/n data written in red marker
on the front fuselage. There are simply hundreds of aircraft here, and Russ
told me they keep bidding for more. If you're planning a visit - call ahead
to get permission and ramp access, try to visit on a weekday, and plan more
than half a day. If access is granted, it would be well worth it. I
brought a digital camera since most of the aircraft hulks were
not 'slide' worthy - and I will be posting the results on Cactus Wings for
inspection.

I can't help too much with directions, as I was following a map that I was
borrowing. I can offer this - Dodson's is SOUTH of Rantoul about 1 mile,
and any good map or map program should be able to find Rantoul, Kansas.
Driving time was about 25 mins from the outskirts of Kansas City.

Any help with the ????s would be appreciated. I am corresponding back and
forth with Dodson's about some of the aircraft but I wanted to get this log
posted as quickly as I could.

PHOENIX(PHX) 08.05.01
MOVEMENTS

N279MA, EAGLE F27
N901AW, AMER. WEST 757 (ARIZONA) AT AMS
N541DA, DELTA 727 (I/C)
N13718, CONTINENTAL 737-700
N905AW, AMER. WEST 757 (OHIO)
N659FE, FED EX A300
N303AS, ALASKA 737-900
N400WN, SOUTHWEST 737-700 (N/C)
N344NW, NORTHWEST A320
N27173, MESA CRJ
N601DL, DELTA 757 (I/C)
N14320, CONTINENTAL 737-300
N623DL, DELTA 757 (I/C)
N782AS, ALASKA 737-400
N645AW, AMER. WEST A320
N329UP, UPS 767-300
N7540A, AMERICAN MD80
N599AA, AMERICAN MD80
N194DN, DELTA 767-300 (N/C)

Los Angeles (LAX) 7.27.2001
Log taken from the flight Deck of N818AW (HP27 PHX-LAX)

N372AA, B763 American Airlines
N178US, A321 Us Airways
VH-OJQ, B744 Qantas
VH-OJP, B744 Qantas
ZK-NBW, B744 Air New Zealand
ZK-NBU, B744 Air New Zealand
N280CX,
JA403A, B744 JAL
VH-OJI, B744 Qantas
HL7423, B744 Asiana
N640TW, B763 TWA
N527AT, B757 ATA
B-2247, B744 Air China
N161UW, A321Us Airways
N653US, B742 Northwest Airlines
PH-BUR, B744 KLM
C-FACP, A319 Air Canada
N632US, B742 Northwest Airlines
N802NK, MD80 Spirit Airlines
N128AA, DC10 Hawaiian Airlines
N107DL, 762 Delta
N871RA, MD80 American Airlines
N836RA, MD80 American Airlines
VH-OJS, 744 Qantas
PP-VQK, MD11 Varig
XA-MXA, 727 Mexicana
B-2172, MD11 China Eastern
HS-TGL, 744 Thai
JA8908, 744 JAL
JA8077, 744 ANA
HB-IWN, MD11 Swissair
N395AN, B763 American
N810DE, MD11 Delta
N822NK, MD80 Spirit
N657UA, B763 United
N785UA, B777 United
N307AA, B762 American
XA-MEC, B727 Mexicana
N188UA, B744 United
N197UA, B744 United

Tucson (TUS) 7.28.2001

New & noteworthy at Hamilton Aviation
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N751DH B727 Qatar Airways n/t
OY-SEV B727 basic Skypak c/s, no titles or logos
N750DH B727 Qatar Airways n/t
N919PG B727 Trans Meridian new c/s, still being worked on

Visible at Bombardier
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LX-MMB CL604
N467RD CL604
N298DC CL604
N478BA CL604
N23PZ LJ
N450TR LJ45
N90EW GLEX
N1TS GLEX

PHOENIX (PHX) 07.26.01
MOVEMENTS

N3749D, DELTA 737-800 (N/C)
N653A, AMERICAN 757
N907AW, AMER. WEST 757 (SUNS)
N809AW, AMER. WEST A319
N739US, US AIRWAYS A319
N17217, MESA CRJ
N385UA, UNITED 737-300 (SHUTTLE/WHITE)
N138AW, AMER. WEST 737-200 (N/C)
N737JW, SOUTHWEST 737-700
N609SW, SOUTHWEST 737-300 (CALIFORNIA ONE)
N18223, CONTINENTAL 737-800
XA-SXJ, AEROMEXICO MD80
N320NB, NORTHWEST A319
N967TW, TWA MD80
N294WA, DELTA 727 (I/C)
N641DL, DELTA 757 (O/C)

Midweek News

San Antonio (SAT)
N8550F B734 noted in full Virgin Express c/s (at Dee Howard)
(info via Ryan Hales)

Tucson (TUS)
OY-SEV B727 noted in full new TNT c/s
N751PG B727 noted in basic Qatar Airways c/s, no titles (for DHL)

Phoenix (PHX)

C-FCRJ CRJ-700 Arrived 24Jul wearing a special c/s for America West Express: America West tail, and large "Congratulations Mesa" titles on the fuselage.
C-FRJX CRJ-900 Arrived 24 Jul wearing Bombardier house colors.
Both aircraft were present for a Mesa Airlines ceremony at Cutter Aviation on 25Jul.

PHOENIX (PHX) 07.24.01
MOVEMENTS

N383DN, DELTA 737-800 (I/C)
N357AA, AMERICAN 767-300
N763AS, ALASKA 737-400
N181AW, AMER. WEST 737-200 (O/C)
N35204, CONTINENTAL 737-800
N314NB, NORTHWEST A319
N908AW, AMER. WEST 757 (AZ. CARDINALS)
N930UA, UNITED 737-500 (SHUTTLE/BLUE)
N730US, US AIRWAYS A319
N169PL, AEROMEXICO MD80
N112ZV, MESA B1900
C-FYJD, AIR CANADA A319
N900PC, DELTA 757 (O/C)
N535DA, DELTA 727 (I/C)

PHOENIX (PHX) 07.22.01
MOVEMENTS

N646SW, SOUTHWEST 737-300 (TOWED FROM TAXIWAY D TO GATE)
N665DN, DELTA 757 (O/C)
N810ME, MIDWEST EXPRESS MD80
N739US, US AIRWAYS A319
N907TW, TWA MD80 (O/C)
N902FR, FRONTIER A319
N429SW, SKYWEST CRJ (2002 OLYMPIC C/S)
D-AIGX, LUFTHANSA A340-300
N532DA, DELTA 727-200 (I/C)

Fleet News Update
America West

N329AW, N330AW currently being stripped at AMS hangar. Destined for China Southern Airlines sometime in September 2001.

N165AW, N167AW, N169AW, N172AW and N509DC scheduled to depart airline in Fall 2001, no owners as of yet.

3 additional 733's (unknown Reg's) scheduled to leave the fleet sometime in Q2, 2002.

N618AW, N643AW and N644AW scheduled to leave airline, unknown date (possibly Q2, 2002).

PHOENIX (PHX) 07.18.01
MOVEMENTS

N901AW, AMER. WEST 757 (ARIZONA)
N806AW, AMER. WEST A319
N700UW, US AIRWAYS A319
N180AW, AMER. WEST 737-200 (N/C)
N393UA, UNITED 737-300 (SHUTTLE/BLUE)
N165AW, AMER. WEST 737-300 (O/C)
N114YV, MESA B1900
N904AW, AMER. WEST 757 (D-BACKS)
N762US, US AIRWAYS A319
N905AW, AMER. WEST 757 (OHIO)
N76254, CONTINENTAL 737-800
N609SW, SOUTHWEST 737-300 (CALIFORNIA ONE)
N623AA, AMERICAN 757
N181AW, AMER. WEST 737-200 (O/C)
N317NB, NORTHWEST A319
N309WA, DELTA 737-300 (I/C)