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This place is interesting, it is quite a stash of H-19s...
Aerial Visuals - Location Dossier - Casa Grande, Arizona, United States - 50 airframes

Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - H-19B Chickasaw [S-55], s/n 51-3968 USAF


Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - H-19B Chickasaw [S-55], s/n 52-7541 USAF


Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - H-19B Chickasaw [S-55], s/n 53-4456 USAF


Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - H-19D Chickasaw [S-55], s/n 56-1551 US Army


Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - UH-19D Chickasaw [S-55], s/n XB052 AMARC


These airframes were in a chain linked fenced compound. There were high voltage power lines running nearby. To top that off there were lightning storms in the area. So might agree that it was not a good idea to be hanging out there for very long. As a result I didn’t have the time to take pictures at my leisure, so I just got what pictures and ran out of there. I only got a few more. I don’t have any Ids for the following so please help if you can.

Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - S-55


Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - S-55


Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - S-55


Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - S-55

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Parked at Goss Hawk...
Aerial Visuals - Location Dossier - Goss Hawk Unlimited - Ki-43, P-4, Reliant
...is a Privateer. Unfortunately it is nearly impossible to get a decent picture of it.

Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - P-4, s/n 66302 USCG, c/r N2871G

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Mike R. Henniger
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I had one last stop before getting to my hotel in Tempe. I found my way to Chandler...
Aerial Visuals - Location Dossier - Chandler, Arizona, United States - F-86

Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - F-86D-35-NA Sabre [NA-173], s/n 51-6261 USAF, c/n 173-405



That was it for the day. I checked into my hotel and got cleaned up to go out for dinner. I was meeting Ryan Keogh and Michael Haradon for dinner. Ryan and I had met in person before but it had been a few years. Neither of us had met Michael, who also follows WIX. WIX is a really interesting community, and when we get together in person it is like we are best old friends reuniting for the first time in many years. Ryan, Michael and myself chewed the fat for hours and eventually only left the restaurant when the staff stopped to eat. It was a great time and I look forward to doing it again some time.

The next leg would take me on a tour of the greater Pheonix area and then off to Flagstaff. I already have the pictures ready to upload so hopefully it won't take me as long as before to get to them.

Stay tuned!

Mike

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Mike R. Henniger
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These may not be the same aircraft, but when I was out there, there was some of these types.

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Warbird salvage/recovery
One day I'll get that P-40!

Mike.....as always...tks for taking the time & sharing....appreciated.

You are welcome Michel!

Mike

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Mike R. Henniger
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Mike,

Question about the DC-7 photo posted above. The N-number listed in the post belonged to a DC-7C of T&G Aviation, in Chandler , AZ, which was broken up in 2008. Also the old Delta Air Lines markings would make this a DC-7 or a DC-7B. Delta did not operate the DC-7C. Did you get your info off the airframe, or from another source?

Walt

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If God had intended airplane engines to have horizontally-opposed cylinders, Pratt & Whitney would have built them that way.

Walt you are correct - the DC-7 pictured above is DC-7B N4887C

N90804 is a DC-7C and is named African Queen - that should still be there, but only as a nose

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Paul Filmer
skippyscage photography

It looks like you gentlemen got it sorted out. It was my error. I uploaded the right photo to the wrong dossier, and did not look too closely when posting here. The DC-7 at Coolidge is this one...
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - DC-7B, c/n 45351, c/r N4887C
...it appears to be in very good condition (from a distance at least) although I have no idea when it last flew.

The African Queen...
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - DC-7C Seven Seas, c/n 45116, c/r N90804
...was also mentioned. It was scrapped at Coolidge. The nose section is no longer at Coolidge, but I did spot it at Falcon Field. I will be posting my pictures of my visit there by the end of the week. I got a shot of A.Q. when I stopped by there.

Mike

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Mike R. Henniger
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This day was mainly a tour of Phoenix then making a run north to Flagstaff. If you would like to view my route go to...
Aerial Visuals – Trip Tool – Desert Odyssey, Tempe to Flagstaff

If you would just like to kick back and relax you can watch a slideshow of the pictures I took on Day 7 go here...
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Gallery Slide Show - Desert Odyssey, Tempe to Flagstaff

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Mike R. Henniger
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This day had the potential to be a very long day, so I didn’t waste any time getting on the road. At sunrise I was making my way across Phoenix to the Pheonix Mesa Gateway Airport…
Aerial Visuals - Location Dossier - Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport (Williams AFB), Phoenix, Arizona, United States - T-38
…my first stop had be taking pictures of a gate guard.

Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - QT-38A Talon, s/n 59-1600 USN, c/n N.5113

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Mike R. Henniger
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When ever on the road and passing by an airport you need to keep your eyes open for the unexpected. I had heard the local community college had some planes in the inventory…
Aerial Visuals - Location Dossier - Chandler-Gilbert Community College Aviation Center - F-104, Lear 23, T-1, T-39
…but until this point I had no idea where at the airport or even if they were in view. So there I was just driving along and I spotted their F-104. Of course I had to stop to snap a picture or two. The T2V was very cool as well. Other than the example at Pima, I don’t think I had ever seen one before!

Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - CF-104D Mk 1 Starfighter, s/n 4633 RNoAF, c/n 583A-5303, c/r N104


Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - T2V-1 Sea Star [L-245], s/n 144735 USN, c/n 580-1121, c/r NX447TV

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Mike R. Henniger
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Do you want to find locations of displayed, stored or active aircraft? Then start with the The Locator.
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It was Advanced Training Systems that was my main reason for stopping by the airport…
Aerial Visuals - Location Dossier - Advanced Training Systems International - 10 airframes
…this company operates A-4s for military contracts. They often can be spotted on the ramp. One of those was a former Israeli A-4!

Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - TA-4J Skyhawk, s/n 251 IDF, c/n 13566, c/r N251WL



Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - A-4N Skyhawk, s/n 159051 USN, c/n 14379, c/r N267WL

I have seen some A-4s with these exhaust extensions. Are they hush kits?

Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - A-4N Skyhawk, s/n 159534 USN, c/n 14454, c/r N266WL


Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - A-4N Skyhawk, s/n 159536 USN, c/n 14456, c/r N269WL

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Mike R. Henniger
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Do you want to find locations of displayed, stored or active aircraft? Then start with the The Locator.
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So after I was done at the former Williams AFB I continue by journey north to another Phoenix suburb, Apache Junction…
Aerial Visuals - Location Dossier - Apache Junction, Phoenix, Arizona, United States - H-34, H-34
…where I was looking for a H-34 displayed at a storage yard.
Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - UH-34D Choctaw, s/n 150557 USN, c/n 58-1684, c/r N42171

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Mike R. Henniger
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Do you want to find locations of displayed, stored or active aircraft? Then start with the The Locator.
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Staying in Apache Junction for my next stop I traveled back across 60 to the north side to find the local legion post…
Aerial Visuals - Location Dossier - American Legion Post 27 - TV
…where there is a TV display, a naval T-33.

Aerial Visuals - Location Dossier - American Legion Post 27 - TV

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Mike R. Henniger
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Do you want to find locations of displayed, stored or active aircraft? Then start with the The Locator.
Do you want to find or contribute to the documented history of an aircraft? If so then start with the Airframes Database.