Patches and Stickers XI

More patches and stickers

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Click here to download all covers in one ZIP file (7.3 Megs)

Air Trails Color Covers–Part 3

The third in the series of WWII and late 40's Air Trails color cover photos. Great color photos of aircraft and aviation themes. Credit: William Rudolph collection

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Army Air Corp Recruiting Poster

An interesting pre-war U. S. Army Air Corp Recruiting Poster from 1939.

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Northrop/McAir YF-23A Drawings

Several poor quality Northrop/McAir YF-23A Drawings showing 3-views, section cuts and internal placement of equipment. Credit: As marked

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Air Trails Color Covers–Part 2

More WWII and late 40's Air Trails color cover photos. Great color photos of aircraft and aviation themes. Credit: William Rudolph collection

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Click here to download all covers in one ZIP file (33.6 Megs)

Skylab/Saturn 1B Flight Manual

Skylab/Saturn1B flight Manual, MSFC-MAN-206, dated September 30 1972.  Issued by the Marshall Space Flight Center. Credit: Cliff Steenhoff

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Marshall Star Skylab 30th Anniversary Special Edition

A 30th anniversary booklet for the Skylab, Americas first space station. Has astronaut bios and Skylab accomplishments. Dated 2003.

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WWII Recognition Model Drawings

A set of 58 WWII Recognition Model Drawings. Credit: Mark Nankivil

Click here to download all drawings in one ZIP file (105 Megs)

Air Trails Color Covers–Part 1

WWII and late 40's Air Trails color cover photos. Great color photos of  aircraft and aviation themes.

I have dozens of these and will post several parts in the future. Credit: William Rudolph collection

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Click here to download all covers in one ZIP file (39.4 Megs)

Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark 3-View Drawing

An exellent 3-View drawing of the Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark aircraft. From the September 1985 Aviation News magazine "Warpaint" series. Drawings by Mike Keep. (I added another 3-view and photo.)

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Many Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark photos here

F/A-18A 3-View Drawings

Excellent F/A-18A  3-View Drawings from the April 1986 Aviation News magazine "Warpaint" series. Drawings by Enzo Maio.

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Boeing KC-97F/G Flight Manual

A copy of the T.O. 1C-97(K)F-1 Flight Manual for the Boeing KC-97F/G aircraft, dated 15 March 1963. Credit: hydroz.net

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Boeing KC-97G Flight Manual

A copy of the T.O. 1C-97(K)G-1 Flight Manual for the Boeing KC-97L aircraft, dated 15 October 1959. Credit: hydroz.net

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Boeing KC-97E Flight Operating Instructions

A copy of the T.O. 1C-97(K)E(T)-1 (AN 01-20CAO-1) Flight Operating Instructions for the Boeing KC-97E aircraft, dated 10 August 1951. Credit: hydroz.net

Click here to download instructions (88.1 Megs)

Marine Aviation Plan - 2018

The Marine Aviation Plans for the year 2018. Contains the operational posture, operational plans, and future plans. Lots of nice photos and charts. Credit: Trevor

  Click here to download plan (12 Megs)

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Bell P-39K/L Flight Operating Instructions

Flight Operating Instructions for the Bell P-39K-1 and P-39K-1 aircraft. T.O. 01-110FG-1, dated 15 April 1944. Credit: hydroz.net

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German F-4F Cut-A-Way Drawing

For my German F-4 lovers, a very nice German F-4F Cut-A-Way drawing.

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Lockheed C-130E Partial Flight Manual

A copy of the T.O. 1C-130E-1-3 Partial Flight Manual, for the Lockheed C-130E aircraft. Dated 15 September 1971. Credit: hydroz.net

"This partial flight manual has been prepared to include the information necessary for safe and efficient operation of the C-130E airplanes which have been modified to include the AN/APN-I69A Intraformation Positioning Set; which is commonly known as the stationkeeper or SKE. This partial manual is incomplete without T.O. 1C-130B-1."

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Lockheed C-130B/E and HC-130B Performance Data Flight Manual

A copy of the T.O. 1C-130B-1-1 Flight Manual Performance Data, for the Lockheed C-130B/E and HC-130B aircraft. Dated 15 April 1971. Credit: hydroz.net

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Lockheed C-130B/E and HC-130B Flight Manual

A copy of the T.O. 1C-130B-1 Flight Manual , for the Lockheed C-130B/E and HC-130B aircraft. Dated 13 November 1970. Credit: hydroz.net

Click here to download Part 1 (102.7 Megs)

Click here to download Part 2 (108.3 Megs)

Another F4H-1F (F-4A) Phantom II Photo (BuNo. 145315)

A very nice photo of the 16th F4H-1F (F-4A) Phantom II, BuNo. 145315, fresh from the factory. Credit: Gerrit59

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Additional post on this aircraft here

The Aircraft of Lambert Field Articles (Update)

 Updated and corrected -  John Brooks published three articles in Crazed Plastic #13, 14, and 16, detailing the military aircraft at Lambert Field from 1946 to 1963. These included Naval Air Station St. Louis and the 110th Squadron of the Missouri Air National Guard. I have listed all three articles under one heading for your convenience.

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F2H-3/4 Banshee Markings and Insignia Drawing

A good copy of the F2H-3/4  Banshee Markings and Insignia Drawing.

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F-15C Eagle Cut-A-Way Drawings

Three very nice cut-a-way drawings of the McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle aircraft. Drawn by M. Badrocke. Credit: zona-militar

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B-2: The Spirit of Innovation

A Northrop company produced brochure on the B-2 Bomber. Written by Rebeccxa Grant. Dated May 2013. The history and development of the Northrop Grumman B-2 bomber project. Credit: Bill Simone

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Holiday Spooks

A couple of holiday "Spooks" I found.

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Douglas DC-5 Three View Drawings

A nice set of three view drawings for the Douglas DC-5 aircraft. From Execuform. Credit: Greg Kuklinski

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North American B-45 on McAir Ramp #1

 Another “Golden Oldie”, this time a photo of a North American B-45 Tornado aircraft on the McAir ramp in the mid 1950’s.

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F4H-1F (F-4A) Phantom II Photos (BuNo. 145315)

A few photos of the 16th F4H-1F (F-4A) Phantom II, BuNo. 145315. Taken at an NAS Memphis Air Show in 1988. Credit: Troy Prince

This aircraft is now in Marines marking and preverved at USS Lexington Museum in Corpus Christi Texas (See last few photos).

Click here to download photos on one ZIP file (17.7 Megs)

Dizzy Nine (DC-9) Article

A short but informative article on the various DC-9 series of aircraft. With selected liveries. Written by Jeff Jensen.

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Douglas YC-124, C-124A & C-124C Wiring Data Handbook

This is a partial copy of the wiring data handbook, T.O. C-124A-2A, for the Douglas YC-124, C-124A and C-124C aircraft. Dated 15 January 1955. Credit: hydroz.net

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Boeing B-47A Flight Handbook

A copy of the AN 01-20ENA-1 Flight Handbook for the Boeing B-47A aircraft, dated 30 October 1950.

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Douglas C-124A/C Performance Data Flight Manual

A copy of the T.O. 1C-124A-1-1 Performance Data Flight Manual for the Douglas C-124A/C aircraft, dated 16 August 1965. Credit: hydroz.net

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USCG Lockheed C-130 Flight Manual

A copy of the USCG's Lockheed C-130 series Flight Manual, CGTO-1C-130-1. Dated 1 July 2001. Credit: hydroz.net

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Army Bell OH-58D Operator's Manual

A copy of the Army's Bell OH-58D Operator's Manual, TM 1-1520-248-10. Dated 30 April 1999. Credit: hydroz.net

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AV-8B Maintainable by Design Brochure

Maintainability sales brochure for the AV-8B Harrier. Lots of good info with illustrations of the cockpit, ejection seat and weapons loading.

Cllick here to download broshure (52.7 Megs)

The Great Adventure (MDC & the Moon Landings)

McAir article on McDonnell's contribution to the moon landings on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the first moon landing. Written by Kerry Veale and Layne Parrish. Dated 1994.

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F-4 Phantom II 30th Year Celebration Photo Page

A F-4 Phantom II 30th Year first flight Celebration photo page in 1988 with two great photos by Jeff Rankin of the special markings.

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Additional 30th year posting here

F-4M Phantom II Paint and Markings

A very nice drawing of the YF-4M Phantom II paint and marking scheme as rolled out at the factory. Credit: IPMS

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U.S. Navy Aircraft Wing Folds Article

A nice article showing the wing fold machinery on many Navy aircraft. Many illustrations. Written and illustrated by David Gallagher. Credit: IPMS

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General Dynamics F-111A, FB-111A & F-111E Structure Report

General Dynamics Manufacturing Engineering report, FZM-12-4144B, with the F-111A, FB-111A & F-111E Structural Description, dated 28 December 1970. Credit: hydroz.net

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F4C,D,E,G & RF4C Structural Repair Manual

  A copy of the F4C,D,E,G & RF4C Structural Repair Manual T.O. 1F-4C-3-1-2, dated 18 August 1999. Credit: Dick Barton

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Lockheed A-12 Flight Manual

A copy of the Utility Flight Manual for the Lockheed A-12 aircraft, dated 15 June 1968. Credit: Irfan S. Hokan

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Lockheed F-35 Walk Around Photos

Walk around photos of the Lockheed F-35 taken at the Scott Air Force Base Open House on June 9-11 2017. Credit: Mark Nankivil

Click here to download photos in one ZIP file (148.2 Megs)

SkyLab Flown Medal Coin

Photos of a coin I received after working on the SkyLab project. This coin was minted using metal flown aboard the SkyLab space station.

The coin obverse reads:

“This Medallion contains metal that traveled through space on the world's first space station --The U.S. Skylab-- In which Astronauts Conrad, Kerwin, Weitz, Bean, Garriott, Lousma, Carr, Gibson and Pogue opened a new era in the uses of space. May 14, 1973 - February 8, 1974”

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Misc Patches and Stickers

A few left over misc patches and stickers.

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