Warbird Information Exchange

... Here's a few ... I'll let the experts fill in the narration if you like. When I have time I'll go back and search the LIFE archives for more information on these images. Soemtimes it's hard to find them again.





















That is one massive engine.





Runaway prop?



A few sad endings at China Lake







Just a plain sad ending in the Pacific

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Photo #4 should be easy to pin down, while the B-29 is making it's pass, is that the RYAN X-13 VERTIJET on it's transportation/launcher trailer I spy in the far left margin? Can't be too many instances of it being publically flown.

The B-29 without it's #4 prop is one of the NACA X plane drop birds @ Eddys Air Patch and may be configured judging by the stabilizing braces for the DOUGLAS D-558-2 SKY ROCKET or the BELL X-2.

B-29's-
4469945 B-29-70 BW China Lake tests & scrapped @ Davis- Monthan
4487591 B-29-80-BW with 19th B.G. as 'BLKSTRAP', China Lake tests & scrappped @ D-M
4462120 B-29-65-BN Chgina Lake tests, scrapped @ D-M

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I'm not familiar with the type but it's interesting as the LIFE series that image came from has several additional photos of this event. I want to say Ohio but I can't remember where. I'll track down the series again and post the other photos if your interested. Lots seemed to be going on at that event.

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Now those are great! thanks

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Ain't no sunshine when she's gone!

Awesome pictures of a bunch of types I never got to see to fly.

Is the big plane inside the hangar and also on the ramp that is dwarfing the B-29s about 7-8 pics down the C-74 Globemaster 1?

It's the one and only DOUGLAS B-19 with both it's ALLISON W-3420's and it's R-2000's, that's also it's nose on the junk pile @ Wright-Pat. The C-74 looked like a huge DC-4 with two blister style canopies that were a long way from popular with those who flew them since both pilots had to duck down below them to have a conversation, sort of the inspiriation for the 'Cone of Silence' on the TV show 'GET SMART'

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The face-painted H-13s were a part of an Army Helicopter Square dance Team which performed 1951-62 with H-13s of various models (they used H-19s for 56-57).

Details can be found in Dancing Rotors by the late Ned Gilliand, a former member and friend, who became a Bell test pilot after retiring from the USA.
The book also looks at the Silver Eagles tem that flew OH-6s in the 70s.

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Photo #6, sure are a lot of 'fork tailed Doctor killers' in the foreground.

A BLUE ANGELS F7U-1 (really narrows down the time frame of that show) newest cars I see on the ramp are a 53/54 PONTIAC rag top and a 53/54 Lincoln near the tip of the F-86 vertical fin, a bare metal McDonnell F2H 'BANJO'.

The FICON prototype/P.O.C.

What may be either the first, or a very early round bottom AERO COMMANDER next to a really early FLETCHER FU-24 duster and an early BEECH Twin Bonanza' (a.k.a. Thunderbolt because of the engine......I SAID BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE EXHAUST NOISE)

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The Otter helps date it, being certified in late 52.

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What's this thingy?

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Austin Hancock
Pennington P-51 Memorial
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If your asking about the very large aircraft in the hangar ....

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.......3 C-47's, a CESSNA UC-78 'Bamboo Bomber' and a, (don't tell N3N Jeff he'll freak), Boeing PT-13/17

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You missed the P-47

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Oh cool! Thanks.

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Austin Hancock
Pennington P-51 Memorial
www.lp-51.com