Shelby County School of Aeronautics, Whitehaven, TN
Mon Nov 27, 2017 7:36 pm
OK Folks, need your help once more with yet another unloved aircraft series.
A single North American O-47 was donated by the USAAF to the Shelby County School of Aeronautics in Whitehaven, TN, which I believe was and still is a town in the vicinity of Memphis.
I'd like to learn more about how that aircraft was used by the school and locate photos of her while there.
A single North American O-47 was donated by the USAAF to the Shelby County School of Aeronautics in Whitehaven, TN, which I believe was and still is a town in the vicinity of Memphis.
I'd like to learn more about how that aircraft was used by the school and locate photos of her while there.
Re: Shelby County School of Aeronautics, Whitehaven, TN
Tue Nov 28, 2017 7:10 am
Looks like they had quite a few interesting aircraft/items.
http://aviationhistoryofthemidsouth.com/scsa2.html
http://aviationhistoryofthemidsouth.com ... scsa22.jpg
If you contact, "THESE PICTURES WERE PROVIDED BY THE GREATER ST. LOUIS AIR & SPACE MUSEUM FROM THEIR RAINEY BELL COLLECTION, THANKS TO THEM AND MARK NANKIVIL. PLEASE SEE OUR CREDITS AND LINKS PAGES." you may be able to get a higher rez scan.
http://aviationhistoryofthemidsouth.com/scsa2.html
http://aviationhistoryofthemidsouth.com ... scsa22.jpg
If you contact, "THESE PICTURES WERE PROVIDED BY THE GREATER ST. LOUIS AIR & SPACE MUSEUM FROM THEIR RAINEY BELL COLLECTION, THANKS TO THEM AND MARK NANKIVIL. PLEASE SEE OUR CREDITS AND LINKS PAGES." you may be able to get a higher rez scan.
Re: Shelby County School of Aeronautics, Whitehaven, TN
Tue Nov 28, 2017 8:03 am
From the site:
Let's enlarge that and tweak the contrast:
Looks like 37-307, which (per Baugher) was w/o on October 19, 1942 in Raleigh, NC. AAIR lists it as a takeoff accident, nose-up; it also lists another accident on January 10, 1943 - takeoff crash, engine failure at Jacksonville AAB. Anyone have the microfilm on these?
Let's enlarge that and tweak the contrast:
Looks like 37-307, which (per Baugher) was w/o on October 19, 1942 in Raleigh, NC. AAIR lists it as a takeoff accident, nose-up; it also lists another accident on January 10, 1943 - takeoff crash, engine failure at Jacksonville AAB. Anyone have the microfilm on these?