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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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- McDonnell Plant in 1959
- McDonnell F-111 Sled Test Article
- McDonnell Douglas Lithographs–Part IV
- Factory Floor Photos - Part III
- F4H-1P Photo Recon Aircraft Proposal
- Under the Sign - Part V
- Over the St. Louis Arch–Part I
- F-15 Eagle Drawings
- McDonnell Douglas 50th Year Booklet
- F-4 Large Lithographs
- McDonnell F4H-1 Phantom II (143388) Photo
- Naval Aviation Photo Essay
- F-4 Phantom II 30th Year Invitation and Celebration
- F-4E J-79 Engine Photos
- McDonnell ASSET Program - Part I
- Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Photos–Part I
- McDonnell Aircraft Engineering Standard Drawing Nu...
- F-4 25th Anniversary Poster
- CF-18 Poster with Unit Badges
- F-4 Blue Angel Information and Markings Sheets
- F-4 Phantom Aircraft Configuration Chart
- McDonnell Mercury and Gemini Article
- McDonnell Douglas Logo Heritage
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2 comments:
Note that this appears to be a test of the ejection seats installed in the first F-111s rather than the escape capsule itself.
You're right of course, the photo could have been taken for several reasons. Because there was nothing else in the photo but the capsule, no wires, extra cameras; etc, I chose to option that it was just an overall picture of the capsule; but, it could have been part of a series showing how the dummy pilots fit in the capsule. We may never know!
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