slide by E. H. Greenman via Karsten Madrian. - After nearly 25 service years under various US-registrations, Westwind c/n 163 was noted in storage at Charallave / Venezuela as N163DL in 1997. It was acquired by Dodson Parts and found its way to Rantoul KS for part out; last noted in 2005.

N51706 (previously registered as NC51706) Langley Aviation Corporation Model 2-4-90 twin-engine utility aircraft. First flown in 1940 and originally to the USN as XNL-1 (39056) but sold as war surplus due to a lack of materials for production. This aircraft was landing in Oklahoma in 1965 and after touch down damaged the fuselage beyond economical repair; its remains, along with parts of a Stinson Voyager, were rebuilt into an experimental aircraft and renamed Pierce Arrow [N6622A] and registered in 1966. Scanned from an original Howard Levy (New York) from my collection, actual date not known

Built by the American Mignet Aircraft Corp (of which no trace can be found) in 1938. Cancelled on 6 August 1948. Photograph taken or acquired by William H Engle who was flying Fleetwings Seabird NC16918 on various cross-country legs in the fall of 1938, so could be taken anywhere. The print is photo-lab date stamped 'SEP 28 1938'. Collection holder William Engle is the son of the photographer.

G & A Aircraft designed the Model 45 series of rotor-craft for the U.S. Army who designated them XR-9, -9A & -9B. These were unsuccessful but the Firestone Rubber Company bought G & A in 1943 with the intention of producing a civil version. This resulted in the Firestone Aircraft Company Model 45D shown here. It was demonstrated at the 1946 Cleveland National Races but the hoped for orders did not materialize.