Warbird Information Exchange

Part 1


NR-1s and N2S packed in NAS Jax hangar 1941.


A-25A, the Army Air Forces version of the SB2C Helldiver, pictured in a hangar, possibly at Wright Field in Dayton, OH.


Aichi B7A1 'Grace' and Nakajima C6N1-2 'Myrt' aircraft in a hangar at Kisazaru, Japan 1945.


de Havilland D.H.94 Moth Minor A21-30 is left foreground, with two others of the type, one in experimental scheme, with two Wirraway.


Interior of De Havilland aircraft factory, Rongotai, Wellington, 1939 or 1940.


Two Floatplanes in Hangar at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Bethlehem Steel Corporation. September 1942.


Flying Fortresses Become 'Laboratory Specimens' at Honeywell Hangar.


This hangar was built by Minneapolis-Honeywell at the request of the United States Army Air Forces.


1950s Indiana Air National Guard Hangar.


Selfridge AFB


Selfridge AFB


Dow AFB


Dow AFB


Dow AFB


Dow AFB


de Havilland Vampire jet fighter production at our Samlesbury site.


Where is this Hangar?!!!


Where is this Hangar?!!!

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That last photo is at Cranfield, UK. The then Cranfield College of Aeronautics had both Boulton Paul P.111 VT935 and TSR.2 XR222 in their collection.

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Wonderful photos as ever Mark: many thanks.

I think I'm right in saying that all the aircraft in the Cranfield photo have survived - and even the Sabre 5 tail!

Part 2


Russian Museum? Not sure where this was.

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Part 3

NACA Hangars


Interesting aircraft collection taken at the NACA hangar, Cleveland Municipal Airport, 1944. Not sure if the aircraft pictured were still on the USAAF books or bailed to NACA for testing. Pictured is a Lockheed Hudson, Consolidated B-24, and Boeing B-29.

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Part 4


Air National Guard at Sky Harbor. (Copperheads) Phoenix AZ-1630 with visiting MASS ANG F-84.


B-24 Liberators under maintenance at Burtonwood UK. 1944


Maintenance on Navy and Marine aircraft at NAS Alameda 1950's.


A Handley Page Halifax under construction at Samlesbury Aerodrome UK.


F-80 being modified for "rascal program".

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That Russian hangar is the bees knees - holy cow!

Edit....Man.....soooo many questions!!!!
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Mark......as always an amazing set!

Each pic is worthy of long examination......

Where in the world do you find these gems!

Graciously happy and thanking you.

Cheers!!!

Part 5


Foreground Sikorsky R4, first military helicopter, next Fairchild F-22, and a p-47 in back.


Foreground P-39 and then a USN JRF and far right Mustang nose.


Foreground Bell P-39 next Culver TD-2C target drone, left Republic P-47, Center Brewster SB-2A Navy dive bomber, next Vought F-4U corsair.


NASA Langley Research Center when it was NACA.


1945 Moffett Field AMES NACA


1945 Moffett Field AMES NACA

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Part 6


Moffett Field 1940


Moffett Field 1940

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That Selfridge hanger looks identical to the ANG hanger at my old outfit. I wonder if these things were built in large numbers to a common plan, like those '50s cinder block 2-bay gas stations?

The result of the Rascal Program

45858FA6-1541-4B75-9967-AB0427BB5F12 by tanker622001, on Flickr

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Boeing YDB-47E by tanker622001, on Flickr

Boeing YDB-47E by tanker622001, on Flickr

Bell XGAM-63 by tanker622001, on Flickr

Don't know where, but that C-47 - if it's s/n 42-100578 - is a survivor (and D-Day veteran), but apparently derelict. Per Baugher:


From the messages at aviastar.org:


From airplanemart:


Any more current info on this one?

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

Also, in the seventh photo with the two B-17s, we see Northrop Delta NC13777. Another view, from the SDASM archives:

It's now the last complete survivor, with the Airline History Museum.

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

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Where is this Hangar?!!!


That C-47 had a long stint with the 167th Fighter Squadron (WV ANG) and was formerly known as "The Mountaineer". I believe this shot is the hangar at Sheperd Field, in Martinsburg, WV, and was taken sometime between 1955 and 1957.

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