Saturday, November 21, 2015

Vintage film on building B-17


Building B-17 parts in Seattle, Wa

This video is about on the little manufacturing shops around Seattle WA that made parts for the B-17 during WW2.  Great video...

Saturday, November 14, 2015

How is made Scale model aircraft

 The video below shows the construction of airliner models for display.  Looks like the video was make in the 1960's 
how it made_ scale aircraft models

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Guide to photo etch tools

Great video that goes over photo etch tools.  Learned a few things from the video.


Friday, October 16, 2015

F-4C-20-MC s/n 63-7626 "No More Mr Nice Guy"

F-4C-20-MC s/n 63-7626

*USAF 4453rd CCTW.
*USAF 58th TFTW.
*USAF 35th TFW.
*1978: Illinois ANG 170th TFS.
*1983-85: Michigan ANG 191st FIG
*1986-87: Oregon ANG 123rd FIS.
*9/1987: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*9/1996: Salvaged.
*Also noted as ditching into Tillamook Bay, OR on 1/3/1989? 


Crew Chief  Ken Sgymanski
UPDATE 6/12/2020 pictures




F-4C-20-MC s/n 63-7622

F-4C-20-MC s/n 63-7622

*USAF 4453rd CCTW.
*USAF 35th TFW.
*USAF 58th TFTW.
*1980-81: Michigan ANG 171st FIS.
*Oregon ANG 114th TFTS.
*Was preserved at Shaw AFB, SC.
*Currently preserved in Camden, OH.


Updated 7/3//2020

  
Photo Doug Barbier via Eddie Gumbko





Added 2/15/2022  Photo credit Gerritt Kok


F-4C-19-MC s/n 63-7595 "Make My Day"

F-4C-19-MC s/n 63-7595

*USAF 4453rd CCTW.
*USAF 58th TFTW.
*1984: Georgia ANG 128th TFS.
*1984: Michigan ANG 171st FIS.
*1988: Oregon ANG 123rd FIS.
*4/1989: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard. Or in 4/1987?
*10/1998: Sent to be a target on the Saylor Creek Range, ID

  Update with picture 03/`6/2020

191St Crew Chief  Jack Lockran

Photo by Ron Kowalczyk



Photo by Ues Baettig



F-4C-21-MC s/n 63-7685

F-4C-21-MC s/n 63-7685

*USAF 4453rd CCTW.
*USAF 58th TFTW.
*1976-78: USAF 57th FIS.
*ADWC.
*Michigan ANG 171st FIS.
*1987: Texas ANG 111th TFS.
*5/1987: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*3/1991: Sent to be a target on the Tolicha Peak Range, NV. 


191St Crew Chief.  Bruce Frock.