This C-54 was once owned by Central Air Service and operated as fire fighter in the 1970s. Code 102 and the fire retardant drop tank located on the underside of the belly are a remainder of that time. This drop tank however was later removed but the aircraft remained stored at the Dempsay farm airstrip.

Missing engines and parts and looking a bit forlorn parked in the high grass.

This former fire fighter was parked in the high grass in a corner of Dempsay farm airstrip, Rantoul (KS)

If you look closely you can just make out the faded registration on the rear fuselage of this Lockheed Lodestar. This perticular aircraft was built in 1940 and is owned by D&D Aero since 1976 and based out of this airstrip ever since.

26 Mar 1956: TOS USAF; assigned to 308th Bombardment Wing, Hunter AFB, GA. Unknown date: 98th BW, Lincoln AFB, NE, from which it made its last flight on 7 Dec 1965. It landed at Wichita Airport and turned over to the Mayor. 12/69: Mounted on concrete pole on the west side of town. 16 Mar 1988:Transferred to McConnell AFB, KS, in the charge of the 184th BW. They did some basic restoration and mounted the plane on short pedestals on the base. 7/99: Removed from the pedestals and taken to a hangar for a thorough restoration. 10/99: Moved to a new position in the McConnell Air Park on Rock Road.

Officialy registered as N37737 for D&D Aero the only identification found on this aircraft was the faded registration HB-ITD. What I personally found interesting, as a former employee of Martinair, that this DC-3 ones flew for Martin's Air Charter as PH-MAA.

Like many surviving DC-3s N200MX had a long career, built in 1941 for Penn Central Airlines the aircraft saw brief military service between 1942 and 1943 before being returned to Penn Central. Up until the time this picture was taken the DC-3 had mostly flown within the USA for various operators. Between 1968 and 1984 though, the aircraft flew for a company from Ecuador as HC-AOP, the colour scheme (?) and name is also from this time. Tariri, Chief was later added, was a leader of the Indian Shapras Tribe during the 1950s and 1960s who lived in the border area of Peru and Ecuador

On 8 October 1999 SAS Commuter Saab 2000 SE-LSF was being taxied by two maintenance technicians at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport. The aircraft ended up in a hangar while the hangar door was still closed... Luckily both occupants escaped unhurt but the Saab was written-off and the wreckage ended up at Dodsons yard in Rantoul (KS)

This former USAF Convair C-131B can be found at Dempsay Farm near Dodsons yard in Rantoul (KS). Although it is officially registered as N43941 to D&D Aero the civil registration is nowhere to be found but part of its former USAF serial (37801 / 53-7801) can be seen peeking through the paint on its tail.

Built in 1972 this Lockheed Jetstar last years of its flying career were spent in Mexico as XB-DUH. In 1995 it emerged as a gate guard on a pole at Dodson International Aircraft Parts in Rantoul with the fake registration "N001DI"

The United States Customs Service was ones the owner of no less than seven GAF Nomad Searchmasters which they primarily operated from Florida throughout the 1990s. The six that were left by the end of 1999 / early 2000, were eventually sold of which four to Dodson International Aircraft Parts. N6313P is one of those four and is seen here in Dodsons yard at Rantoul (KS).

If an aircraft wreck can fit in a container it can be moved to the Dodson salvage yard in Rantoul, Kansas, or at least that is my assumption. How else can this Casa end up here all the way from Mokhotlong Airport in Lesotho. This is where, on 16 December 2000, the aircraft overran the runway while landing and ended up inside a local store just outside of the airport perimeter fence.

On 20 January 1998 this Jetsream of Alberta Citylink was on a flight from Calgary to Lloydminster, Alberta. While landing at Lloydminster the visibility was reduced because of blowing snow and mist, the aircraft touched down hard causing the left main gear to collapse. All 15 occupants escaped unhurt but the aircraft was written off and eventualy ended up at the Dodson salvage yard in Rantoul, Kansas.

After flying for Aeronor in Chile as CC-CBQ for almost 15 years this Fairchild ended up in Toledo, Ohio in 1993. The aircraft was registered as N7068J on behalf of Kansas Air Investments until a new owner was found in... Chile. Malan Inversions became the new operator and the F27 received a new colour scheme and was registered CC-PMP. If the aircraft ever returned to Chile remains to be seen as the it was noted stored at Ottawa, Kansas, in 1995 which is very close to the Dodson salvage yard in Rantoul, Kansas.

On 13 February 1993 this Dauphin was involved in a wire strike accident while on a rescue mission near Barrington Top, New South Wales. The helicopter was damaged beyond repair and written off, it eventualy ended up at Dodson's salvage yard in Rantoul, Kanasas. At the time of the accident the helicopter was operated by Westpac Helicopters under the umbrella of Surf Life Saving Association Australia in Hunter Region of New South Wales hence the Hunter Region titles.

23 Mar 53: TOS USAF as B-47E; sent to Grand Central Aircraft Corp., Tucson, AZ, for mods. 10 Dec 53: 68th BW, Chennault AFB, Lake Charles, LA. By 2/56: 341st BW, Dyess AFB, TX. 8/58: 2nd BW, Hunter AFB, GA. 7/59: 22nd BW, March AFB, CA. 2/60: 4347th Combat Crew Training Wing, McConnell AFB, KS. 25 Apr 63: Lockheed Aircraft; converted to WB-47E. 1963: 56th Weather Recon Sqdn, Yakota AB, Japan. 1966: Air Force Museum Loan Program. 1971: Oklahoma State Fairgrounds, Oklahoma City. Ca.6/07: Kansas Aviation Museum, Wichita McConnell Airport, KS.

The second production T-37 - c/n 40004 was the first, while c/n 40005 received a 1955 serial number and was a T-37A-CD, built in a different factory? Cessna photo taken in 1959 at the latest when a similar frame was used in sales material. Plane preserved at Randolph AFB as "62-730". Photo from: Cessna