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Mark Allen M
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Selfridge AFB MI c 1950's

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Martin P4M Mercator c 1952, location unknown (to me)

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The VW-1 flight line at NAS Barbers Point, circa 1954.

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South side of LAX in 1956 during the annual Air Fair

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Amarillo AFB in the 1950s

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Tinker AFB c 1950's

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Not sure when or where on this one.

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21st Farnborough Air Show, 1960

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Below 1952 Air Show, Shaw AFB South Carolina

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Below P-82's 27th Fighter Wing - Bergstrom Air Force Base March 11, 1949 (just before the 1950 cut off so good enough)

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... and below is a nice shot of a P-82 pulling out of a shooting range straffing (just because it's a cool shot)

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Hey, is that the XC-120 pack plane in the Selfridge photos
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Mark Allen M
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mu5tanggt wrote:
Hey, is that the XC-120 pack plane in the Selfridge photos

Sure looks like it. I'd say Yes.

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You can see it here as well.

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NAS JAX Air Show

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Bolling Field, Washington DC airshow 1950's

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Neat looking thing (XC-120)

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Okay.... that is freaking boss looking no matter how you slice it!

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I can't even imagine how differently it would fly with or without the lower pod, even empty!

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She had to be fast without the pod. :wink:
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I noticed the XC-120 in the second photo, anytime I see a "new" photo of it, I'm impressed...so I really enjoyed the later shots.

I've always like it since first seeing it as a kid in my Ground Observer Corps recognition book. The shots in it are the same two you see everywhere.
BTW: anyone here have the neat Swadar plastic toy of it?

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Mark Allen M wrote:
"1952 Photo Air Force Jets State of Readiness Shaw AFB South Carolina"
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P-80A-1-LO s/n 44-85038
*Converted to RF-80A-15-LO.
*1952: USAF 363rd TRG.
*8/12/1952: Crashed near Greensboro, NC. Pilot was killed.

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ImageFairchild-Pack-Plane by A30yoyo, on Flickr

Bought this tin-litho Pack-Plane on ebay about 12-13 years ago...had to mould a nosecone for it and build two tailfins from one :-)
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Mark, anything from Chennault AFB in Lake Charles late 50's or Forbes AFB in Topeka early 60's? I was there...

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