Skunk Works
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* Re “History, Patriotism Make Skunk Works Worth Saving,” Aug. 24.
An important part of the Valley’s aviation history and contribution to the defense of America should not be destroyed.
As a retired Lockheed employee who joined the company in 1957 and as a San Fernando Valley resident for the past 42 years, I concur with R.C. “Chappy” Czapiewski: The last of the Skunk Works buildings should be preserved.
Mothballed U-2 and SR-71 Blackbird aircraft created by the famed Skunk Works could be turned into permanent outdoor displays at the Burbank Airport site where they were conceived by Kelly Johnson and his remarkable team.
If it is not economically feasible to convert building 309 / 310 (formerly the headquarters and manufacturing hangar of the Skunk Works) into an aerospace museum, perhaps the structure could be refurbished and leased to a commercial business with an appropriate plaque visible to the public--with a U-2 and a Blackbird in front.
SOL LONDON
North Hollywood
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