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FJ-2 thru FJ-4 Furies were made there as well as the AJ-1 & AJ-2 Savage. Check out the photo of an AJ in the plant at:

http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/ohiopix/s ... =Airplanes

There used to be a nice little museum over on the north side of the airport that closed up sometime in the mid-90s - anyone know where the contents went to? They had some nice NAA/Rockwell International manufacturer's models including the 3 engined Vigilante proposal for the USAF. Also had a Caravelle on display outside.

Enjoy the Day! Mark

I think the Caravelle was moved somewhere on the field to use as a fire/terrorism practice aircraft, but the rest of the Museum was donated/transferred to the Ohio Historical Society. I assume it is in storage somewhere.

Jim

I had family working there. An Uncle that worked there from after WW II with Curtis Wright through his retirement with North American/ Rockwell. My grandfather retired from North American Rockwell in the security area . My mom worked there in inspections from 1952 thru 1955 . My dad also did a short stint after coming home from the Navy in 55. I still have on of the highball glasses that my grandfather used to have in his kitchen. I used to have a bunch of the pictures from the plant PR dept of the different aircraft under production that he had in his house. Wish I still had them.

One of my flying buddies at NetJets said the contents and some of the aircraft are in storage at the Ohio Historical Society; including the Goodyear Inflatoplane!

My buddy also got to board the Caravelle a few years back. Lots of bird poop but it was interesting to see the inside of it. Last time I saw the Caravelle it was parked on the north side of the field near the fire dept. Its been towed around the airport a few places. BTW, I think it also had Airborne ABX markings...another example of Ohio aviation demise...

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Rauhbatz
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PT-19/26, T-34 CAF Pilot


Favorite quote from Wind, Sand & Stars - A. St. Exupuery "friends are like trees...when they are gone we miss their shade"

North American when they were in buisness operated a surplus outlet near the factory in Columbus. One could buy aircraft hardware for pennies on the pound. I still have a good selection of AN bolts, nuts ,nut plates ,clevis pins and bolts that I use arround the farm and on my expermental aircraft. Carl

Before all of the new office buildings went up in Columbus the sole "skyscraper" was the Leveque tower. My dad used to work in the tower when AT&T ran out of office space due to their business growing (ahhh...those were the days).

Part of the tower's design was to serve as a mooring mast for airships. In looking at the tower you can see this design element very clearly.

I don't think any airship tried to dock but the designers wishful thinking sure turned out a nice building...

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Rauhbatz
Commemorative Air Force
CAF Ohio Wing/Airbase Georgia Member
PT-19/26, T-34 CAF Pilot


Favorite quote from Wind, Sand & Stars - A. St. Exupuery "friends are like trees...when they are gone we miss their shade"

google lockbourne air force base / rickenbacker field & you'll get a wealth of info, & your socks knocked off!!

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!

I'm involved in the current T-39 maintenance, and we have a T-39 at Perryville getting rewinged as I write this. The wing was mated to the fuselage thursday morning.

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If God had wanted man to fly behind a flat motor, Pratt Whitney would've built one.

Found this in the hangar a while back. Looks like Mr. Mouse was trying to see what a T-28 part tasted like.




IIRC up until the 90’s there was a McDonnell Douglas sign on the part of the facility that is now a Million Air FBO. I heard that for a few years after WWII there were pre-fab houses being manufactured there.

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They made Lustron houses there. Very interesting all-steel house. There are many survivors around still today, including one just about 10 miles from my house.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lustron_house