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Postimg.org had a registry problem about a year ago and they had to move to Postimg.cc.
All photos are still available; but, the "CC" must be subtituted for "ORG" in the corresponding URL address to get to the proper place. (Hold cursor over link to get URL address or change in address line.) Postimg.org becomes Postimg.cc.
Also... any URLs with the prefix "old." need to have that removed completely as well. IE, old.postimg.org/ should be amended to postimg.cc
Let me know if I need to fix any links beyond the dozens that I have already fixed.
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About Me
My name is Ron Downey. I am a retired Aeronautical Engineer who worked for McDonnell Aircraft and McDonnell Douglas Corp for 40 years and collected many photos, info and brochures of their products. While the F-4 is my favorite, I have many other MDC items and these will be scanned and presented here. In addition, I have been an aviation historian for most of my adult life and I have amassed a large amount of info over my 50+ years of collecting and will be bringing that here also. My aim is to bring aviation material (Photos, articles; etc) to this blog before it is lost; but, not in-depth explanations as any good search engine can be used for that purpose. I may be contacted at: aviationarchives(at)gmail.com
Copyright and Photo Credits
As all of this info was originally for my use only in order to build plastic scale models, I never paid too much attention to copyrights or proper photo credits. Therefore, if something is not credited correctly, please let me know and I will be happy to delete or properly credit the material. (I have in my possession all the items and original material and these are all new scans, except where noted.) All photos and info are credited to McDonnell Douglas/The Boeing Company unless otherwise noted. Feel free to use any of this info with the credit of Ron Downey via Aviation Archives. I can be reached at: aviationarchives(at)gmail.com.
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- More Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak Photos–Part I
- Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak Photos
- “Fly Douglas” Mural
- Avro Vulcan B.2 Photo Feature
- F-4 Wing Bumps and IR Seeker Fairing Cuts
- Phantom Flyer Feature Aircraft of the Month
- F-4K AGM-12 General Arrangement Drawing
- F-4 and RF-4 Waterlines, Buttock Lines and Fuselag...
- Another F-4 Stores Drawing
- General Dynamics F-111 External Paint Specifations
- Aviation Archives Newsletter #2
- General Dynamics F-111 Escape Module Works
- General Dynamics F-111 and B-36 Lithographs
- General Dynamics F-111 Brochure
- General Dynamics F-111 Photos and Info
- Douglas DC-4 Operating Manual
- Douglas DC-8-63 Technical Training Handbook
- Douglas DC-8 Flight Operating Manual and Checklist
- DC-10 Aircraft Charateristics for Airport Planning...
- 800 Posts Today!
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Introduction Report
- F-15B Eagle IFFC/Firefly
- F-15 Conformal Fuel Tank (Fast Pack) Brochure
- Additional Eliminate Range Zero System (EROS) Info...
- Additional James S. McDonnell Photos
- Piaggio-Douglas PD-808 Article #1
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3 comments:
Ron - I just learned of your blog courtesy of a friend in Dallas, Michael McMurtrey. I have a special place in my heart for McDonnell aircraft - I have two fathers'-in-law (both long since dead) - the fathers of two different wives - who both worked immediately post-war in the McDonnell tool-and-die shop. I have no idea of the odds of marrying two women born in St. Louis (a town I've only been in to change planes, except for once about 35 years ago) - but who lived in Kentucky (first) and Little Rock (second) when I met and subsequently married them.
Anyway, as a long-time amateur aviation historian (though I've been on the History Channel as on-camera historian 9x), I have always been fascinated by McDonnell's bold moves into often remarkable aircraft, and I can't wait to delve into your 800 blog posts.
Ned Barnett - Las Vegas
Thanks for your wonderful post and please keep up the excellent work!
Thanks my friend for your great job , every succes ...
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