A few 50's & 60's gatherings ...

[Mark Allen M]

Selfridge AFB MI c 1950's


Selfridge AFB MI c 1950's


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


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


South side of LAX in 1956 during the annual Air Fair

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[Stoney]

nice

[Mark Allen M]

Amarillo AFB in the 1950s


Tinker AFB c 1950's


Not sure when or where on this one.


21st Farnborough Air Show, 1960

[Mark Allen M]

Below 1952 Air Show, Shaw AFB South Carolina

[Mark Allen M]

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





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

[mu5tanggt]

Hey, is that the XC-120 pack plane in the Selfridge photos

[Mark Allen M]

Hey, is that the XC-120 pack plane in the Selfridge photos

Sure looks like it. I'd say Yes.


You can see it here as well.


NAS JAX Air Show


Bolling Field, Washington DC airshow 1950's

[Mark Allen M]

Neat looking thing (XC-120)

[Warbird Kid]

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

[4RG.I.'S]

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

[Malo83]

She had to be fast without the pod.

[JohnB]

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?

[Chris Brame]

"1952 Photo Air Force Jets State of Readiness Shaw AFB South Carolina"

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.

[civvystreet]

Fairchild-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

[sdennison]

Mark, anything from Chennault AFB in Lake Charles late 50's or Forbes AFB in Topeka early 60's? I was there...