Cool Pic...

Sat Jul 26, 2008 1:45 am

Found this pic. in images, thought you guy's and gal's might like.Save it and enlarge interesting.

Sat Jul 26, 2008 1:50 am

Those buildings are still there, & that ramp is now a road. Seem to recall there being a haulage company in the hangars?

Sat Jul 26, 2008 2:36 am

Cool!

Any idea of the date and circumstances? I wonder if the Mustangs were being refurbished for some foriegn AF after being surplused from US service.

SN

Sat Jul 26, 2008 2:45 am

Beginning around May, 1950 the Fuerza Aerea Uruguaya (Uruguayan Air Force or FAU) acquired a number of NAA F-51Ds as well as N.A.A. B-25s and conducted their training at the Glendale, CA airport.

I don't know if this photo is from that era, but the number of Mustangs, plust the B-25s would indicate something along these lines. The Mustangs had been taken from Kelly Field, TX and moved to Glendale, for inspection and repairs, previous to the long ferry flight to Montevideo; there were a couple of C-47s that were employed to carry mechanics and spare parts back home.

So, if you could provide a date for that photo, it would help greatly to tie it to a specific event, hopefully the FAU Mustangs . . .

Saludos,

Tulio

Sat Jul 26, 2008 4:05 am

Nice image for sure as well info from other members.

Sat Jul 26, 2008 5:50 am

This website will answer some of the above asked questions:

http://www.godickson.com/gca1.htm

If anyone knows where I can get hold of a copy of the mentioned "Grand Central News" magazine I'd be most interested!

Thanks

Sat Jul 26, 2008 10:11 am

Tulio wrote:Beginning around May, 1950 the Fuerza Aerea Uruguaya (Uruguayan Air Force or FAU) acquired a number of NAA F-51Ds as well as N.A.A. B-25s and conducted their training at the Glendale, CA airport.

I don't know if this photo is from that era, but the number of Mustangs, plust the B-25s would indicate something along these lines. The Mustangs had been taken from Kelly Field, TX and moved to Glendale, for inspection and repairs, previous to the long ferry flight to Montevideo; there were a couple of C-47s that were employed to carry mechanics and spare parts back home.

So, if you could provide a date for that photo, it would help greatly to tie it to a specific event, hopefully the FAU Mustangs . . .

Saludos,

Tulio

The link below to Don Ayers says the picture is dated 1949...

Lynn

Sat Jul 26, 2008 12:49 pm

I'm in this area just about everyday. I often take the different streets where the airport used to be and think about what it must of been like in it's heyday. Here are some pics and great info:

http://members.tripod.com/airfields_fre ... andcentral

Les

Sat Jul 26, 2008 6:37 pm

If you review Paul Freemans website for Grand Central you'll discover other WWII A/C of interest once located there.

http://www.airfields-freeman.com/CA/Air ... andcentral

Sun Jul 27, 2008 1:33 am

Lynn Allen wrote:

The link below to Don Ayers says the picture is dated 1949...

Lynn

Uh!!! Looks like we might be onto something here, huh?

THANK YOU!

Saludos,

Tulio