Forgotten Aviation: Jets, Props and Rotors

[Scott Rose]

ForgottenJets: Boeing B-47 Stratojet


Forgotten Jets

I've broken the B-47 section up by model/serial number range which should allow faster loading. I've also started adding service images to the list.

[Chris Brame]

Scott, you can use my 2015 shots from Chanute for 46-066:





This version of the B-47 page on archive.org has the photos intact:
https://web.archive.org/web/20160203043 ... /B-47.html

[Scott Rose]

Scott, you can use my 2015 shots from Chanute for 46-066:





This version of the B-47 page on archive.org has the photos intact:
https://web.archive.org/web/20160203043 ... /B-47.html

Thanks Chris!
I've been slowly pulling the B-47 pics from the archive of the FJ B-47 page.... there are a LOT of them

[Scott Rose]

bailed to Douglas El Segundo 21May56

I see this alot, and while I have an idea what bailed to means, what is the actual definition of this phrase?

[Scott Rose]

continued...

138912
Accepted 21Dec56
VAH-4 Whidbey Island 31Dec56
VAH-2 Alameda Detachment M 19Aug57
VAH-4 Whidbey Island 01Sep57
VAH-4 Detachment D aboard Hancock 15Feb58
VAH-4 Detachment H aboard Midway 28Sep58
VAH-4 Whidbey Island 05Nov58
VAH-4 Detachment C aboard Shangri-la 18Feb59
VAH-4 Whidbey Island 01Oct59
VAH-4 Detachment F aboard Oriskany 01May60
w/o 20Aug60 aboard Oriskany with 1446 hrs

138913
Accepted 15Dec56
VAH-4 Whidbey Island 22Dec56
VAH-2 Alameda Detachment M 19Aug57
VAH-4 Whidbey Island 01Sep57
VAH-4 Detachment D aboard Hancock 15Feb58
VAH-4 Detachment H aboard Midway 28Sep58
VAH-4 Whidbey Island 18Dec58
VAH-4 Detachment C Atsugi 03Apr59
VAH-4 Whidbey Island 08Apr59
w/o 05May59 with 797 hrs

etc....

Thanks for all the info QF, I appreciate it.

[quemerford]

Glad to be of help! Will add as/when I can.

In terms of 'bailed' the correct term is in fact 'bailment', which basically means a loan, rather than a change of ownership. Thus anything bailed to the manufacturer would remain USAF/Navy/Army/Marines property throughout until either written off/scrapped/returned/transferred etc.

The USAF record cards refer to such periods with two-letter codes such as 'BT' (bailment test), etc...

[Scott Rose]

Forgotten Jets: Douglas A-3 Skywarrior



All submitted information for the A-3 Skywarrior section has been included in todays update.

[phil65]

NEAM


Phil

[Scott Rose]

FogottenProps: Corsair

Putting together the serial number ranges for our favorite bent-wing bird. Am I missing any?

02153/02736 Vought F4U-1 Corsair
03802/03841 Vought F4U-1 Corsair
04515/04774 Brewster F3A-1 Corsair
08550/08797 Brewster F3A-1 Corsair
11067/11646 Brewster F3A-1 Corsair
12992/14685 Goodyear FG-1/FG-1A Corsair
14686/14991 Goodyear FG-1D Corsair
17392/17455 Vought-Sikorsky F4U-1 Corsair
17456/18121 Vought F4U-1A Corsair
18122/18191 Vought F4U-1 Corsair
49660/50359 Vought F4U-1A Corsair
50360/50659 Vought F4U-1D Corsair
55784/56483 Vought F4U-1A Corsair
57084/57656 Vought-Sikorsky F4U-1D Corsair
57657/57659 Vought-Sikorsky F4U-1C Corsair
57660/57776 Vought-Sikorsky F4U-1D Corsair
57777/57791 Vought-Sikorsky F4U-1C Corsair
57792/57965 Vought-Sikorsky F4U-1D Corsair
57966/57983 Vought-Sikorsky F4U-1C Corsair
62915/62929 Vought-Sikorsky F4U-4B Corsair
62930 Vought-Sikorsky F4U-4P Corsair
62931/62949 Vought F4U-4B Corsair
62950 Vought-Sikorsky F4U-4P Corsair
62951/62969 Vought-Sikorsky F4U-4B Corsair
62970 Vought-Sikorsky F4U-4P Corsair
62971/62989 Vought-Sikorsky F4U-4B Corsair
62990 Vought-Sikorsky F4U-4P Corsair
62991/63009 Vought-Sikorsky F4U-4B Corsair
63010 Vought-Sikorsky F4U-4P Corsair
63011/63029 Vought-Sikorsky F4U-4B Corsair
63030 Vought-Sikorsky F4U-4P Corsair
63031/63049 Vought-Sikorsky F4U-4B Corsair
63050 Vought-Sikorsky F4U-4P Corsair
63051/63069 Vought-Sikorsky F4U-4B Corsair
63070 Vought-Sikorsky F4U-4P Corsair
63071/63914 Vought-Sikorsky F4U-4/F4U-4P Corsair
67055/67254 Goodyear FG-1D Corsair
76139/76148 Goodyear FG-1/1A Corsair
76149/76739 Goodyear FG-1D Corsair
80759/80763 Vought XF4U-4 Corsair
80764/82177 Vought F4U-4 Corsair
82178/82189 Vought F4U-1C Corsair
82190/82259 Vought F4U-1D Corsair
82260/82289 Vought F4U-1C Corsair
82290/82369 Vought F4U-1D Corsair
82370/82394 Vought F4U-1C Corsair
82435/82459 Vought F4U-1C Corsair
82460/82539 Vought F4U-1D Corsair
82540/82582 Vought F4U-1C Corsair
82583/82632 Vought F4U-1D Corsair
82633/82639 Vought F4U-1C Corsair
82640/82739 Vought F4U-1D Corsair
82740/82761 Vought F4U-1C Corsair
82762/82854 Vought F4U-1D Corsair
87788/88453 Goodyear FG-1D Corsair
88454/88458 Goodyear F2G-1 Corsair
88459/88871 Goodyear F2G-2 Corsair
92007/93301 Goodyear FG-1D Corsair
96752/97390 Vought F4U-4 Corsair
97391/97531 Vought F4U-4B Corsair
121793/122066 Vought F4U-5 Corsair
122153/122166 Vought F4U-5 Corsair
122167/122206 Vought F4U-5P Corsair
123144/123203 Vought F4U-5N/-5NL Corsair
124441/124503 Vought-Sikorsky F4U-5N Corsair
124504/124560 Vought-Sikorsky F4U-5NL Corsair
124665/124709 Vought-Sikorsky F4U-5N Corsair
124710/124724 Vought-Sikorsky F4U-5NL Corsair
133652/133731 Vought F4U-7 Corsair
133819/133832 Vought F4U-7 Corsair
133833/133843 Vought-Sikorsky AU-1 Corsair

[gamary]

On the F-8 Crusader page, I have a *tiny* update to suggest (in bold):

F8U-2 (F-8C) 147027
*1963: VMF-333 as DN-6.
*1967: VF-24 as NP-452.
*3/15/1967: Crashed into the sea near Hon Me Island/Thanh Hoa, North Vietnam due to pilot error (target fixation?). Pilot was killed.

I'm currently working on this specific a/c and have a photo of it showing the number 6, although I'm not at liberty to share it here.

Scott WRG Editor - Thanks Gaëtan, I have added the information to the entry.



Also, some of my illustrations/profiles are used on several of the pages:

* Saab J-29 Tunnan
* Dassault MD-450 Ouragan
* Dassault Mystere series

Let me know if you want bigger or better versions of these illustrations. Also, please feel free to use the attached profiles for the corresponding types (P-80, Magister, Mirage III, F-84, F-86) if you want to.

Attachments

France, Mirage IIIC No 37, EC 2~5 Ile de France, juillet 1975.jpg (34.08 KiB) Viewed 1373 times

France, Fouga CM.170 Magister No 519, GE 312, Salon de Provence, 1986.jpg (33.87 KiB) Viewed 1373 times

France, F-84G-21-RE, 51-10898, EC 1-3 Navarre, PAF 1953.jpg (41.96 KiB) Viewed 1373 times

US, F-86F, 334 FIS, Jabara, 1953.jpg (37.94 KiB) Viewed 1373 times

US, F-80B-5-LO, 45-8579, 94 FS, 1 FG, 1947.jpg (36.22 KiB) Viewed 1373 times

[Scott Rose]

Forgotten Props: Corsair


The lastest, and probably largest addition to the Forgotten Props groups yet, the Vought F4U Corsair.
WEBSITE

[quemerford]

ForgottenJets: Boeing B-47 Stratojet


Forgotten Jets

I've broken the B-47 section up by model/serial number range which should allow faster loading. I've also started adding service images to the list.

Scott,

A few B-47E early days:

B-47E, Contract AF-21407:

51-7019
Project SAC-3B-521
Available: 12May53
Accepted: 23Jul53
Delivered: 24Jul53
Barksdale 301st BW 24Jul53
Sidi Slimane TDY 18Feb54-13Apr54
Oklahoma AMA Tinker 29Jul54 (transient maint)
Barksdale 301st BW 24Oct54

51-7020
Project SAC-3B-521
Available: 13May53
Accepted: 28Jul53
Delivered: 29Jul53
Barksdale 301st BW 29Jul53
Sidi Slimane TDY 19Feb54-16Apr54
Marietta AMC 26Oct54 (transient maint)
Barksdale 301st BW 12Nov54

51-7021
Project SAC-3B-521
Available: 14May53
Accepted: 23Jul53
Delivered: 24Jul53
Barksdale 301st BW 24Jul53
Sidi Slimane TDY 19Feb54-16Apr54

51-7022
Project SAC-3B-521
Available: 06May53
Accepted: 23Jul53
Delivered: 24Jul53
Barksdale 301st BW 24Jul53
Sidi Slimane TDY 17Feb54-13Apr54
Marietta AMC 06Oct54 (transient maint)
Barksdale 301st BW 01Nov54

51-7023
Project SAC-3B-521
Available: 18May53
Accepted: 28Jul53
Delivered: 29Jul53
Barksdale 301st BW 29Jul53
Sidi Slimane TDY 17Feb54-16Apr54