Vintage shots from days gone by!

Cha Cha

 

"Good dog"!!----Just don't piss on my spokes!!

 

Hey, 11E, not sharpshooting at all, so i had the intention do dig a bit deeper in history!! thanks! this thread is my time machine. not far away from the spot where McKenzie hit the ground my r/c P 51 came down, too, now the wreck is a wallhanger two feet above my workbench.. (don't wanna post pic, it's o.t.)

 

Thanks for bringing that up again Flatheadguy. An easy way to comment on one photo out of the bunch, is to right click it and copy the URL. Then paste it in a reply, no need to quote the whole thing.

Like this....

Amazing colorized version of this photo! No pun intended!

 

+1, Flatheadguy. Or when you hit the Quote button, taking the time to edit the quoted message to remove everything except what you're referencing...very annoying otherwise.

 

When using "quote" to include some or all of the content of the message you wish to refer to you can then go to the parts you don't want to repeat and left click and select parts to delete.I have done it before and maybe you only want to show text or maybe one of ten photos in the original post.

 

Here is one where I just kept the text and one photo.

 

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A mid 50s(?) Civil Defense poster

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Source says "1954, New Orleans area" ; the car appears to have been modified. Does anyone have any info about it?

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Can anyone else remember this scenario? I sure do.

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1930s streamlined teardrop design - anyone know any details?

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A couple of Hudsons - Detroit area

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photo: WSU archives​

 

Source says "1st Fordson Tractor"

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1939 SanAugustine TX

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1931

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1946 Appliance display

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1954 Record Shop

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1953 S.S.Kresge toy display

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While I confess I'm surprised to see any "41" serials even assigned to what was then a drawing board/prototype stage A/C, it's also clear that these assigned tail numbers were not produced anywhere near 1941 in any numbers, unless somehow due to a miracle otherwise known in aviation, no aircraft were lost to any causes prior to 1943...and over 95% of them in 1944 or later.


41-37320/37469 North American P-51 Mustang </pre>


c/n 91-11981/12130. For RAF as Mustang Mk IA under Lend-Lease as FD418/FD567. Many were repossessed by USAAF before delivery to RAF. 37320 (FD418) delivered to USAAF as P-51-1 (later F-6A-NA) 37321/37339 (FD419/437) delivered to USAAF as P-51-2 37329 lost Jan 19, 1944. MACR 2097 37340 to RAF as FD438. SOC Sep 5, 1944 37341 to RAF as FD439. SOC Jul 12, 1945 37342 to RAF as FD440. SOC Oct 20, 1944 37343 to RAF as FD441. Crashed after pilot bailed out following glycol leak NW of Ghent Oct 21, 1944 37344 to RAF as FD442. Missing Jul 18, 1943 37345 to RAF as FD443. DBR Sep 14, 1944 37346 to RAF as FD444. SOC Nov 9, 1944 37347 to RAF as FD445. Missing near Arras Jan 3, 1944 37348 to RAF as FD446. SOC Sep 5,1944 37349 to RAF as FD447. Missing Jun 19, 1944 37350 to RAF as FD448. Missing Apr 14, 1944 37351 to RAF as FD449. SOC Jun 10, 1944. 37352 was to have been delivered to RAF as FD450, but was modified as XP-78. Redesignated XP-51B, NA-101 37353/37371 were to have been delivered to RAF as FD451/469 but were diverted elsewhere. 37353/37366 (RAF FD451/464) delivered to USAAF as P-51-2 37363 (111th RS) crashed at San Biagio, Italy Dec 11, 1943. MACR 1475. Pilot POW. 37368/37371 (RAF FD466/469) delivered to USAAF as P-51-2 37372 to RAF as FD470. Crashed off Somme estuary when engine cut during recon mission Mar 7, 1944. 37373 to RAF as FD471. SOC Jan 2, 1945. 37374 to RAF as FD472. SOC Sep 30, 1944. 37375 to RAF as FD473. SOC Aug 28, 1944. 37376 to RAF as FD474. SOC Sep 18, 1944. 37377 to RAF as FD475. SOC Jun 26, 1947 37378 to RAF as FD476. SOC after being hit by flak over Rouen Aug 3, 1944. 37379 to RAF as FD477. Missing Sep 14, 1944. 37380 to RAF as FD478. SOC Nov 11, 1944 37381 to RAF as FD479. SOC Nov 9, 1944. 37382 to RAF as FD480. SOC Nov 1, 1944 37383 to RAF as FD481. Wrecked when stalled on takeoff from B.89 (Mil) Mar 20, 1945 37384 to RAF as FD482. Wrecked when ran into Mudtang FD536 (ex 41-37438) while landing at North Weald Feb 20, 1944 37385 to RAF as FD483. Dove into ground 1/2 mile S of Whitehall, Bishops Stortford Nov 24, 1943 37386 to RAF as FD484. Wrecked when engine cut on takeoff from B.77 (Gilze-Rijen) Feb 24, 1945. 37387 to RAF as FD485. No record of fate. Not sure it was ever delivered to RAF 37388 to RAF as FD486. No record of fate. 37389 to RAF as FD487. Crashed 1 mi S of Whitchurch after engine cut Jul 27, 1943 37390 to RAF as FD488. SOC Nov 25, 1944. 37391 to RAF as FD489. SOC Sep 7, 1943 37392 to RAF as FD490. SOC Aug 1, 1944. 37393 to RAF as FD491. SOC Sep 5, 1944. 37394 to RAF as FD492. Wrecked when blown over on landing Odiham Aug 11, 1943 37395 to RAF as FD493. SOC Aug 19, 1944 37396 to RAF as FD494. SOC Aug 19, 1944 37397 to RAF as FD495. Missing Jun 6, 1944. 37398 to RAF as FD496. SOC Sep 7, 1943. 37399 to RAF as FD497. DBR when bellylanded at Brenzett following flak damage May 24, 1944. 37400 to RAF as FD498. SOC Mar 14, 1945 37401 to RAF as FD499. Wrecked when hit Wellington Z8829 after engine fialed on landing at Gatwick Jun 3, 1944. 37402 to RAF as FD500. Crashed after pilot abandoned aircraft following flak hit May 28, 1944. 37403 to RAF as FD501. Wrecked when swung on takeoff and hit jeep, Beny-sur-Mer Aug 14, 1944. 37404 to RAF as FD502. Shot down by flak near Dreux Jul 4, 1944. 37405 to RAF as FD503. Crashed and destroyed by fire after stalling on overshoot from Gatwick Apr 30, 1944. 37406 to RAF as FD504. Hit by flak and SOC on return to base Jul 30, 1944. 37407 to RAF as FD505. Not repaired after being hit by flak near Boulogne May 25, 1944. 37408 to RAF as FD506. Wrecked when undercarriage collapsed while taxying at Tangmere Jan 13, 1945. 37409 to RAF as FD507. SOC Aug 19, 1944 37410 to RAF as FD508. Wrecked when crashlanded and hit tractor after engine failed, Osborne Dec 2, 1943. 37411 to RAF as FD509. Crashed after pilot abandoned aircraft following flak hit near Hardelot Feb 29, 1944. 37412/37429 were to have been delivered to RAF as FD510/527, but diverted elsewhere 37412/37420, 37422/37425, 37427/37429 delivered to USAAF as P-51-2 37416 damaged during shipment to Europe in late 1943. 37421 (RAF FD519) modified as XP-78. Redesignated XP-51B, NA-101 37426 to Navy as BuNo 57987. 37430 to RAF as FD528. SOC Sep 25, 1944 37431 to RAF as FD529. Wrecked when bounced on landing and overturned, Gatwick Jun 7, 1944. 37432 to RAF as FD530. Crashed after pilot abandoned aircraft following flak hit 1 mi SW of Etretat May 23, 1944. 37433 to RAF as FD531. Missing from recon mission to Dreux Jun 18, 1944 37434 to RAF as FD532. Hit by flak near Gondeville and SOC on return to base Apr 27, 1944 37435 to RAF as FD533. Missing from tactical recon mission Sep 26, 1943. 37436 to RAF as FD534. Collided with Mustang FD565 (ex 41-37467) and crashed, Great Dunmow Dec 12, 1943 37437 to RAF as FD535. Missing from tactical recon mission Sep 26, 1943 37438 to RAF as FD536. DBR when struck by Mustang FD482 (ex 41-37384) on runway at North Weald Feb 20, 1944 37439 to RAF as FD537. SOC Aug 19, 1944. 37440 to RAF as FD538. SOC Sep 5, 1944 37441 to RAF as FD539. Crashed in English Channel after pilot abandoned aircraft when engine failed Mar 7, 1944 37442 to RAF as FD540. SOC Jul 11, 1945 37443 to RAF as FD541. SOC Mar 13, 1947 37444 to RAF as FD542. Crashed 25 mi S of Ford after pilot abandoned aircraft when engine failed Jan 14, 1944 37445 to RAF as FD543. Missing in bad visibility over English Channel Jan 31, 1944. 37446 to RAF as FD544. SOC Nov 28, 1944. 37447 to RAF as FD545. Missing near St Malo during recon mision Nov 9, 1943 37448 to RAF as FD546. Missing from recon mission to Bocholt Feb 8, 1945. 37449 to RAF as FD547. Wrecked when overshot landing at Sawbridgeworth and overturnedMar 7, 1944 37450 to RAF as FD548. Hit by flak and failed to return from mission Mar 7, 1944. 37451 to RAF as FD549. DBR in hangar fire at St Athan Feb 3, 1944 37452 to RAF as FD550. DBR in hangar fire at St Athan Feb 3, 1944 37453 to RAF as FD551. Missing from intruder mission Sep 26, 1943. Believed shot down by Fw 190s. 37454 to RAF as FD552. Shot down by Bf 109s near Louviers Jun 14, 1944. 37455 to RAF as FD553. No record of fate 37456 to RAF as FD554. Flew into ground 6 mi SW of Dol, Brittany Oct 31, 1943 37457 to RAF as FD555. Wrecked when swung on landing at North Weald Jan 9, 1944 and hit dispersal pen. 37458 to RAF as FD556. Allocated to Royal Aircraft Establishment. No record of fate. 37459 to RAF as FD557. SOC Jun 13, 1944. 37460 to RAF as FD558. SOC Mar 5, 1946 37461 to RAF as FD559. Collided with Mustang FD541 (ex 41-37443) and crashed 1.5 mi SW of Atwich May 27, 1944. 37462 to RAF as FD560. Crashed when abandoned by pilot after being hit by flak over Delfzjil Apr 20, 1945. 37463 to RAF as FD561. SOC Sep 28, 1944 37464 to RAF as FD562. SOC Nov 25, 1944. 37465 to RAF as FD563. SOC Aug 28, 1944 37466 to RAF as FD564. Force landed in Belgium Nov 26, 1944 after flak damage, subsequently SOC 37467 to RAF as FD565. Flew into River Seine at Caudebed-en-Caux Jun 15, 1944 while recovering from dive 37468 to RAF as FD566. SOC Aug 28, 1944 37469 to RAF as FD567. Missing from recon mission Aug 19, 1944.</pre>

 

McQuay-Norris

 

sure do

 

Built by Henry Ford out of pre Model T parts, Model K radiator, Model B (the first B) four cylinder engine. It is on display in The Henry Ford Museum. Bob