any books out there on Litchfield park

[Nathan]

One of the most fascinating aircraft boneyards IMHO that disposed a lot of those late 40's , 50's USN aircraft. Is there any pictorial books out there of the facility?

Thx,
Nate

[seabee1526]

They did all the Privateer conversions correct...I'd love to see anything about that group as well.

[Matt Gunsch]

There is not one that I am aware of, I looked when I was working there. There are not many photos either, There was one movie scene filmed there for The Lady Takes a Flyer.

[Mark Allen M]

Nathan here's a few photos from the SDASM archives and Robert Sullivan Flickr collection.
Note: For those who have a problem with my stated sources read my signature at the bottom.

SDASM archives


NAF Litchfield Park 1954


NAF Litchfield Park 1954


NAF Litchfield Park 1954

R Sullivan collection

These photos removed as I'm not sure what's what with the sources.

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[Mark Allen M]

There's a BIG batch more photos, but I'm waiting like a good responsible poster for permission to post them first. I'll PM you when I get the green light.

M

[ALOHADAVE]

I have researched, visited and wrote about NAF Litchfield Park Arizona. It was a major aircraft storage, disposal and reclamation facility for US Navy, USMC and US Coast Guard aircraft after WWII. The site is an outstanding place for training aviation archaeologists in aircraft part number suffix identification. I continue to research the place and I look forward to seeing more photos from there.

Link to story of the history of the base and what I discovered there.
story "NAF Litchfield Park, Arizona Field of Dreams"

http://pacaeropress.websitetoolbox.com/ ... litchfield

[Chris Brame]

There was one movie scene filmed there for The Lady Takes a Flyer.

Also keep an eye open for "The Kamchatka Incident" episode of Crisis (retitled episodes of Kraft Suspense Theater).
The back projection footage from the cockpit as the airliner takes off is obviously Litchfield; you can even spot some PV Venturas in the mix.

[Nathan]

Thank you Mark!!!!!!!

On a side note: most of the photo's I have seen always focus on NAA Fury aircraft. This aircraft obviously was largely used by the Navy yet in history NOTHING is ever talked about it. It's amazing we have a FJ-4 flying!

Thank you again Mark. Never seen most of those photos, and what treasures!

[JohnB]

There was one movie scene filmed there for The Lady Takes a Flyer.

Also keep an eye open for "The Kamchatka Incident" episode of Crisis (retitled episodes of Kraft Suspense Theater).
The back projection footage from the cockpit as the airliner takes off is obviously Litchfield; you can even spot some PV Venturas in the mix.

If anyone has it for sale, this guy does.
I can't find it listed by its name or star (John Forsythe) but he has a bunch of Kraft Suspense Theater collections.
I ordered The Admiral (episode of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theater from 1964 featuring A-1s in Korean war colors and got great service.

https://www.robertsvideos.com/

[GARY HILTON]

Hey Mark, I have been patiently waiting for your pictorials of Harpoons and Lodestar! Hint-hint!

[Tiger Tim]

NAF Litchfield Park, Phoenix, Az.

Wow, look at how tiny that Privateer is next to those two Constitutions!

-Tim

[Stoney]

I landed there in 1970 and all I saw was one FJ, everything else was gone. We moved the German student pilots from Brown field to Licthfield then.

[JohnB]

In 1976 I visited my brother who was stationed at Williams. I conned him to taking me to Litchfield Park to see if anything was left.
There wasn't.

The internet would have saved us a hour drive across the Valley on a 100+ degree day in an un-air conditioned VW.

[Nathan]

oops...wrong thread

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[shrike]

I was out there this past week and the only thing left is the Goodyear factory itself - which is supposed to be for sale next year if any one has really deep pockets, and that the Bundesluftwaffe still has a presence.