Del 21 Oct 1971

Del 26 Jun 2020

This is the original, full-scale factory engineering mock-up of the OV-10A that was made in Columbus, Ohio and was acquired in pieces by the FWAM in 2001 from a collector in California. Apart from the very short, 30-foot wingspan, the most obvious difference between this mock-up and the production aircraft is that the sponsons are parallel to the wing instead of downward sloping.

This Crusader was first assigned to VCP-63, 'Cameras Unlimited' based at NAS Miramar, CA. The plane flew with other squadrons and had at least four carrier deployments before joining the Marine Corps, VMJ-4, at Marine Air Reserve Training Detachment (MARTD), NAS Olathe, KS. In November 1984, the aircraft was SOC after 24 years as the highest time RF-8 in the inventory. It became part of the USS Alabama Memorial Park in Mobile, AL but, in 2005, was heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina and destined for for the bombing range at Eglin AFB. Fortunately saved, it arrived at FWAM in December 2008.

This SNV-1 is inreality BuNo 34373 and was accepted by the US Navy in May 1943 to Cuddihy Field in Corpus Christi, Texas, and then to NAS Dallas. It was stricken from service in October 1944 and its history is unknown from then until the 1980s. It was at North Texas State University (now University of North Texas) in Denton and was part of their Reserve Officer Training Program (ROTC). After the program was phased out the aircraft was donated for preservation and is on display as BT-13 64966.

Awesome photograph of a formation of Curtiss AT-9 Jeeps of the 49th Twin Engine Flight Training Squadron, based at Ellington Field on the coast of Texas, in 1942. 41-12150 was damaged in a taxiing accident on 17 December 1942, and written off. This is the very aircraft that is preserved in the National Museum of the USAF, with an irregular dash in the tail number as seen here. Photo from: National Archives at College Park, Maryland

Photographer Peter R. Foster

Photo via Bill Carmody.

Pictured parked on the ramp at KMAF.

Pictyred taxiing in (after arriving possibly from Love Field (KDAL)).

Originally a T-37B. First YA-37A prototype. Found her in a fenced off area: before being transmorfed into a GYA-37A ground instruction airframe. After that career, she was turned into a T-37B once again and put on a pole at Sheppard AFB. She's still there, nowadays sporting ENJJPT livery.

Pictured turning off stand to taxy out to rw16R for the return trip to Dallas (DFW).