1-17-D-M-3........ F-86 SABRE PIONEER BRAKE PARACHUTE, 1951........SOLD

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2-31-D-M-3......... NORTH AMERICAN T-28 ENGINE DATA PLATE...........This plate was affixed to the Wright R-1300-1B seven cylinder engine that powered North American's follow on trainer to the AT-6, the T-28A Trojan........ this engine was said to sound like a 'John Deere tractor' due to its only having 7 cyl. to produce 800 hp!..........quite a rare engine today, the R-1300 never seemed very popular with aircraft manufacturers, even though it is really just 1/2 of the popular WWII Wright R-2600 that powered the B-25......plate shows the engine ##, Mfrs. ##, Airforce contract #, acceptance date (9.24.53) etc.manufactured by Kaiser-Frazer Corp. engine division in Detroit Michigan for Willys Motors Inc. under license from Curtiss Wright Aero Div-get all that??!....... heavy stainless steel, measures 3" by 5" in good shape...SOLD

3-13-D-M-3......BOEING B-50/C-97 AIRCRAFT DATA PLATE REPRO.......As with most other Boeing products, this is attractive and features the famous Boeing 'totem pole' (which strangely is missing from modern Boeing products).....the B-50 is the follow on B-29 SuperFortress, and the C-97/KC-97 was a B-50 wings and tail mated to a larger cargo fuselage, make sense?!.....plate is 2.5" X 4" oval, made of aluminum with black screening on face, exact as per original....new condition....$67

 

***A word about reproductions- For the record, I always prefer original to reproduction, BUT, sometimes the originals are either long gone or prohibitively expensive. Sometimes the only way we will ever see an item is by high quality reproduction, which is what this is.......***

4-29-D-M-3.......CARGO DROP I.D. LIGHT ........Attached to air-drop cargo loads during night time operations, this light was used to not only locate the cargo once dropped, but also to identify what type of cargo it was by the color......typically red was ammo, green was misc. and white was medical supply......this light measures about 7.5" long, and has a metal shaft with clear plastic end caps......appears to have used AA size batteries, and one lightbulb at each end.......sole marking on the shaft is 'TL-214' ......appears in new condition, but the batteries and bulbs are missing........$11

5-54-D-M-3........ USAF C-131A CONVAIR 'SAMARITAN' FLIGHT MANUAL......Dated 20 Nov. 1959, this manual is quite well done, with numerous photos, schematics, tables, and drawings that make this a fun read.......the C-131 was the USAF version of the popular CV240/340/440 airliner, and depending on where you read it, this plane did it all..... in just this manual they describe minor variations of the plane for the purposes of : Air Evac, Transport, Airborne Electronic Test bed (does that mean the CIA used it??!!), Transport (2nd version) and Air Evac (2nd version).........I have read elsewhere the plane was used for use as a gunship in 'Nam..... with a pair of P&W R2800 Twin Wasps, this thing could gross out at 70,000# and cruise as fast as 270mph.....this manual is original, complete with original covers, measures about 1" thick, and 8.5x11" in very good condition......$155

6-1-D-M-3.......... GROUND OBSERVERS' GUIDE USAF .......DATED 1951, with a forward by Hoyt Vandenburg (like the AFB!) this book is meant for Civilian Observers of the Air Defense System....(my grandma 'Babe' did this in WWII)....contains about 60 pages of aircraft, photos, three-views, specifications, instuctions on how to identify and report aircraft as well as some terminolgy and drawings on various aircraft configurations......all meant to simplify and standardize procedures for reporting ' the bad guy'........8.5 by 11" softbound guide shows some light soiling to covers and first page, but otherwise good used condition.......only have this one ........SOLD

7-8-D-M-3...... UH-2C KAMAN 'SEASPRITE' US NAVY FLIGHT MANUAL........ NATOPS manual ated 15 September 1969 and changed 1 July 1970, this contains 11 chapters and Appendix/index......manual measures jsut under 1" thick, and 8.5" x11" ......I think the Seasprite is still in operation, not sure, but it has been in service since 'Nam.......manual is original, complete, and in very good condition.....$75

8-54-D-M-3.......US NAVY FLIGHT MANUAL GRUMMAN C-2A AIRCRAFT...... NATOPS flight manual for the Grumman 'Greyhound' dated 15 July 1975.... 'whopper' sized manual is about 1.5" thick, and 8.5x11" with 11 chapters .......everything you need to know to fly this aptly named 'bus' of the USN ......I think they use these things for everything from cargo transport, VIP, electrocnics surveilance, to S&R and God knows what else .....manual is original and appears new old stock, and complete with the blue plastic front and rear covers......$80

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10-14-D-M-3... AVRO SHACKLETON COMPONENT DATA PLATE...........Extremely lucky find, this is an original dataplate from aircraft WR 985, a Mk3 still in existance in Canada, rotting away somewhere in an aircraft boneyard....I found someone had actual photos of this aeroplane posted online, see the link below... dataplate measures about 2" by 2.75" aluminum as removed with stamped ID information..very good condition.....this particular aircraft item was built on November 15, 1957, making this one of the last of the 185 produced.... its a Mk. 3, here is some info on this type:

The MR.3 was another redesign in response to crew complaints. A new tricycle undercarriage was introduced, the fuselage was increased in all main dimensions and had new wings with better ailerons and tip tanks. As a sop to the crews, on fifteen hour flights the sound deadening was improved and a proper galley and sleeping space were included. Total take-off weight had risen by over 30,000 lb (13,600 kg) (Ph. III) and assistance from Armstrong Siddeley Viper Mk.203 turbojets was needed on take-off (JATO).[2] This extra strain took a toll on the airframe, and flight life of the Mk. IIIs was sufficiently reduced that they were outlived by the Mk. IIs.

 

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