woodsliv Loc: Tehachapi,CA

Enjoy these, see how many people can tell me what the first one is.
I hope it's not to many, Most of these were taken at Mojave, over the years

What is it? (2 0f these still sitting at mojave)


B-26K


B-25N


C-121


F-104


MB-326 Impala


NF-11 Meteor


NRA-3B


C-119 Boxcar


Albatross


TF-35 Mirage


UC-880 (Convair 880)


UH-16B Albatros

dfalk Loc: Chugiak, Alaska

The top one is a Douglas C-133 Cargomaster.

The last flying Cargomaster was here in Alaska used for contract work, mostly to the North Slope.

woodsliv Loc: Tehachapi,CA

that's correct, 2 of these were brought to mojave about 25 years ago buy a guy who was going to do mercy flights into soyuth america. he went bankrupt so they just sit there all these years

TNmike Loc: NW TN

I know nothing about aircraft but wish your pictures were larger so I could them better. They look to be nice photographs.

woodsliv Loc: Tehachapi,CA

sorry they were taken with an older sony camera with a cd disk

TNmike Loc: NW TN

I've got some of those Sony disk shots too. There weren't no mega in my pixels from those pictures. Mike

ordinarytom Loc: Randsburg, California

C 133

Al FR-153 Loc: Chicago Suburbs

Absolutely a C-133. They were grounded by the USAF because of a main reduction gear problem on the engines that caused the prop to become a saw when the prop departed the engine and went through the fuselage a couple of times. These were stationed at Dover AFB, Del and Travis AFB, Calif and flew the oceans. We used to see them almost every day at Tachikawa AB, Japan until they grounded them in 62-63.

Question though..... What is that atop the $1.19? It appears to be a jet engine. I didn't think they had JATO (jet assisted take off - usually a rocket engine arrangement) on the C-119. :roll: But, it sure looks like a jet engine. Heaven knows that that beast needed all the help getting into the air that it could get. :lol:

woodsliv Loc: Tehachapi,CA

yes, It is a jet engine

Al FR-153 Loc: Chicago Suburbs

quoting Woodsliv:


Went looking on Google. Appears that Fairchild created a 'G' model that has that engine. Interesting. Guess they realized the lack of power with only two fans too.

Also noticed the UH-16B. Knew that girl as the SA-16. Got one ride on her in '62. Noisy, but nice flying.

UP-2-IT Loc: RED STICK, LA

You sure thats a C-119, looks like a plane the Russians built, think they called it the YAK.

HomerL Loc: Torrance, CA

At one time, a company at Torrance Airport, CA (now, Zamparini Field) installed jet engines on flying boxcars to assist in short take off capability.
HomerL

UP-2-IT Loc: RED STICK, LA

Right On, your correct it is C-119 What about these other 2

Hawkens and Fairchild C-119


Beechcraft C-45H


Douglas A-1 Skyraider

Al FR-153 Loc: Chicago Suburbs

The C-45 Expeditor is missing Sky King and niece Penny standing outside with their cowboy hats on.

The A1 was a Navy thing and I wore the wrong shade of blue for them. I was in Shade 84 USAF blue. We did see them down in Nam though.

PDGMike Loc: Longview, WA.

I loaded fish 'totes' on 'jet Boxes' (jet engine equipped C-119 in 1980 on the beach at Bristol Bay, Alaska. They not only used the jet to help get off the beach, they started them before they landed in case they happened to fine a soft part of the beach and started digging a furrow. They needed the extra power to get back in the air try to land again.