A little help please?

[rickshaw]

The only "copies" of the Mustang that I am aware of are the license produced versions built by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation in Australia after WWII.   There were conversions of already built Mustangs undertaken by the Cavalier corporation in the USA in the 1950s and 1960s.  They were initially for civilian use but they also built a version called the "Enforcer" which was meant for military use and sold to a couple of Central/Southern American nations.   Cavelier also attempted to sell a version using a RR Dart turboprop but there were no sales and they sold the rights to Piper who again could not interest any potential purchaser.

IIRC the last use of the Mustang operationally was in the 1970s, more than likely in Honduras.

[Go4fun]

Thank you Rickshaw. Any comments on the other parts of the senario? Like the part of instead of one hugh 'Elephant's Graaveyard' of war aircraft several stored in smaller fields?

[deathjester]

Hmm, not just 'parked' though.

Look up the Davis-Monthan AFB / AMARC facility.  When they store potentially still useful aircraft, all equipment is removed, wrapped and stored in a warehouse on site.  The airframe is drained of all fluids, sprayed with anti corrosion and rubber/silicone preservative treatments, all transparencies covered, and openings sealed.  They are then parked in an allotted space on the field.

They are then;

1.  Stored until issued to another unit when needed (attrition replacement, National Guard, etc)

2.  Stored until sold to a friendly nation.

3.  Stored until too outdated for possible use, then either scrapped, or sold to museums / private collectors.

NB:  IIRC, it takes around three months to properly refit / reactivate an aircraft pulled from the 'Boneyard'.