________Nueport 28, probably a replica? At the grand opening of the new Oakland Airport terminal, in 62?
________Fokker D VII at grand opening. Model T in foreground? What is on left?
______D.H. 60 Moth ZK-AAE from my New Zealand pen pal.
_____ZK-ALA Waco. My New Zealand pen pal says it is a QDC. I suspect it is not.
______P-12E at The Air Museum, Claremont California, 1959.
_______Boeing P-26A "Pea Shooter" at The Air Museum, Claremont CA, 1959.
_____Short Empire 'C', ZK-AMA, Mechanics Bay, Auckland New Zealand, 1939.
______B-18 "Bolo" modified for spraying, at Hayward Airport, Hayward California, 1959.
______Ryan PT-22 (Army) or NR-1 (Navy) " Recruit" at Hayward.
____P-40N at The Air Museum at Claremont California east of Los Angeles, taken by David Blackman probably 1958 0r 59. He said it was fresh out of the crate. Note the registration number.
________P-40N at the new Oakland Airport grand opening maybe 1962. Note the registration number.
__Curtiss P-40C at the Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola. Why there? The Flying Tigers were Navy pilots
Grumman F4F Wildcat at the Naval Aviation Musuem in Pensacola Florida.
__________"Fresh out of the crate" GM FM-2 Wildcat at The Air Museum, Claremont California. Taken by David Blackman 1958 or 59.
______Same GM FM-2 as above (?) at The Air Museum, at Ontario Airport ~1966.
___________Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat at The Air Museum, Claremont, "fresh from the crate". Taken by David Blackman 1958 or 59.
_Same Air Museum F6F-5 as above with my brother Jim Safer 1960.
______F6F Hellcats belonging to Mike Coutches of American Aircraft Sales at Hayward Airport ~1959.
_____F6F from VU-1, at Hayward 1961.
___My brother Ken Safer at the controls of a P-63A or C sans wings at The Air Museum , Claremont, 1960.
_P-38 at Sacramento CA. September 2010
_______North American B-25 (J?) Mitchell at Hayward Airport 1959?
__B-25 at the Museum on the Airforce base near Chrestview Florida.
__B-25 in D Day markings over Alameda NAS.
_______Beech AT-11 at Hayward Airport ~1959.
______PBY-3 Catalina at Hayward 1961.
______Boeing B-17F on display near Castle Airforce Base, California 1964.
_____B-17, probably G, at the airport near Los Angeles ~1965 where the TV series 12 Oclock High was filmed.
_Avro Lincoln. From my New Zealand pen pal.
_______Mitsubishi J8M1 Shusui, based on the German ME.163B. Note the Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka (Baka) on the left and the ME.109 in the back. Also a Hanriot HD.1? At The Air Museum, 1960.
________Nakajima KI-84 Hayate (Frank) at The Air Museum 1960.
___Kawanishi N1K2-J Shinden-Kai (George 21) at The Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola Florida.
_Mitsubishi A6M type Zero Reisen (Zeke) at the Naval Aviation Museum at Pensacola Florida.
__A6M5 Zeke (NZ 6001 of RNZAF) captured by the RNZAF in WWll. From my New Zealand pen pal.
_________Mitsubishi A6M3-22 at The Air Museum, Claremont, 1960.
_Your turn. What is this?
________North American Army AT-6 or Navy SNJ Texan at Hayward Airport, 1961.
_____North American Harvard (AT-6 Texan) NZ1087 R.N.Z.A.F. From my New Zealand pen pal.
_____PT-23A (?) at the Hayward Airport, 1961.
__________Douglas A-26C ( also later known as B-26) Invader at Oakland Airport 1961.
_______Lockheed PV-2 N7080C at the Hayward Airport, 1961.
___________Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat belonging to Grumman. It made an unplaned landing at Hayward when it developed a bad oil leak, 1959.
______Short Sunderland 3 NZ24116 5 Sqd. RNZAF. From my New Zealand pen pal.
_________F4U-1D Corsair at the Hayward Airport, 1961.
_______Grumman (or GM) TBF Avenger, modified for spraying, at the Hayward Airport, 1961.
__Chance-Vought SB2U Vindicator at the Naval Aviation Museum at Pensacola Florida.
__Douglas SBD Dauntless at the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola. The Army version was the A-24.
_______Curtiss SB2C or Fairchild SBF or Canadian Car and Foundry SBW Helldiver at The Air Museum at Ontario Airport, 1966.
__Douglas C-47B A65-105 RAAF Amberly Australia 1961. The Brittish version was the Dakota. The Japanese also had a version but not built by Douglas.
________North American P-51A at The Air Museum, Ontario Airport, east of L.A. ~1966.
______"Royal New Zealand A.F. P-51D Mustang N22423 at Whenuapai AFB. 14-6-53" from my New Zealand pen pal.
_______P-51D at Hayward Airport. One of several there in 1961. This one belonged to either Mike Coutches, owner of American Aircraft Sales or the owner of the busness in the next hangar. They each had one and would fly together. I worked for Mike awhile.
_______Me.262A-1a at The Air Museum, Claremont, CaliforniA, 1960.
_______C-82A "Flying Boxcar" at Hayward, 1959, set up for spraying.
________T-33 Trojan at Hayward, 1961.
_____De Havilland Venom at the airport where the 12 Oclock High TV series was filmed.
__Ausie version of the North American F-86 Sabre. "C.A.C CA27 Sabre Mk-30. 75 Sqd RAAF A94-358 Amberley Aust. 1961" From my New Zealand pen pal.
________North American F-1 Fury on the left and a McDonnell F-3 Demon at Millington (Memphis) NAS used by the airframes school, 1963.
_______Republic F-84K at "The Air Museum", Ontario Airport, California, ~1966.
__B-47 at an air museum on an airforce base near Crestview Florida. F-101 Voodoo in the background.
______B-52 at an Oakland air show, 1965.
______B-58 Hustler at an Oakland air show, 1965.
_______A-5A Vigilanty at Milington NAS 1963.
____A-5C "Bat Plane" aboard USS Kitty Hawk, 1966.
__A-5C on display I think at Milington NAS.
______McDonnell F-4B Phantom ll aboard USS Oriskany late 1964 durring Operation Silverlance.
__P-5B above North Island NAS 1966.
__P-5A of VT-31 at Corpus Christi NAS.
____P-5B Probably from VP-31 at North Island NAS open house 1965.
_______P-2 02 of VT-31 at Corpus Christi NAS 1963. On the wash rack after a new paint job. Still needed the "side" number painted on the nose.
_______F-8 Crusader at North Island open house 1965.
______A-3 Sky Warior fly by of USS Oriskany late 1964.
______A-4 aboard USS Oriskany late 1964 during Operation Silver Lance.
__A-7 Corsair ll at the entrance to Alameda NAS.
_____E-1B aboard the Oriskany during Operation Silver Lance, late 1964.
______EA-1E with Bruce Lependorf, 1964 open house North Island NAS.
____E-2A Hawkeye (alias Super Fudd) with Joeseph Macauto at North Island NAS open house 1965.
________Bell X-1 on display in San Francisco, 1960.
Bell X-2 at "The Air Museum", Ontario Airport, California, ~1966.
____________X-15. Note the bu number. San Francisco, 1960.
__RS-71 at the Air Force Museum near Crestview Florida. Note the B-52.
________Nueport 28, probably a replica? At the grand opening of the new Oakland Airport terminal, in 62?
________Fokker D VII at grand opening. Model T in foreground? What is on left?
______D.H. 60 Moth ZK-AAE from my New Zealand pen pal.
_____ZK-ALA Waco. My New Zealand pen pal says it is a QDC. I suspect it is not.
______P-12E at The Air Museum, Claremont California, 1959.
_______Boeing P-26A "Pea Shooter" at The Air Museum, Claremont CA, 1959.
_____Short Empire 'C', ZK-AMA, Mechanics Bay, Auckland New Zealand, 1939.
______B-18 "Bolo" modified for spraying, at Hayward Airport, Hayward California, 1959.
______Ryan PT-22 (Army) or NR-1 (Navy) " Recruit" at Hayward.
____P-40N at The Air Museum at Claremont California east of Los Angeles, taken by David Blackman probably 1958 0r 59. He said it was fresh out of the crate. Note the registration number.
________P-40N at the new Oakland Airport grand opening maybe 1962. Note the registration number.
__Curtiss P-40C at the Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola. Why there? The Flying Tigers were Navy pilots
Grumman F4F Wildcat at the Naval Aviation Musuem in Pensacola Florida.
__________"Fresh out of the crate" GM FM-2 Wildcat at The Air Museum, Claremont California. Taken by David Blackman 1958 or 59.
______Same GM FM-2 as above (?) at The Air Museum, at Ontario Airport ~1966.
___________Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat at The Air Museum, Claremont, "fresh from the crate". Taken by David Blackman 1958 or 59.
_Same Air Museum F6F-5 as above with my brother Jim Safer 1960.
______F6F Hellcats belonging to Mike Coutches of American Aircraft Sales at Hayward Airport ~1959.
_____F6F from VU-1, at Hayward 1961.
___My brother Ken Safer at the controls of a P-63A or C sans wings at The Air Museum , Claremont, 1960.
_P-38 at Sacramento CA. September 2010
_______North American B-25 (J?) Mitchell at Hayward Airport 1959?
__B-25 at the Museum on the Airforce base near Chrestview Florida.
__B-25 in D Day markings over Alameda NAS.
_______Beech AT-11 at Hayward Airport ~1959.
______PBY-3 Catalina at Hayward 1961.
______Boeing B-17F on display near Castle Airforce Base, California 1964.
_____B-17, probably G, at the airport near Los Angeles ~1965 where the TV series 12 Oclock High was filmed.
_Avro Lincoln. From my New Zealand pen pal.
_______Mitsubishi J8M1 Shusui, based on the German ME.163B. Note the Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka (Baka) on the left and the ME.109 in the back. Also a Hanriot HD.1? At The Air Museum, 1960.
________Nakajima KI-84 Hayate (Frank) at The Air Museum 1960.
___Kawanishi N1K2-J Shinden-Kai (George 21) at The Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola Florida.
_Mitsubishi A6M type Zero Reisen (Zeke) at the Naval Aviation Museum at Pensacola Florida.
__A6M5 Zeke (NZ 6001 of RNZAF) captured by the RNZAF in WWll. From my New Zealand pen pal.
_________Mitsubishi A6M3-22 at The Air Museum, Claremont, 1960.
_Your turn. What is this?
________North American Army AT-6 or Navy SNJ Texan at Hayward Airport, 1961.
_____North American Harvard (AT-6 Texan) NZ1087 R.N.Z.A.F. From my New Zealand pen pal.
_____PT-23A (?) at the Hayward Airport, 1961.
__________Douglas A-26C ( also later known as B-26) Invader at Oakland Airport 1961.
_______Lockheed PV-2 N7080C at the Hayward Airport, 1961.
___________Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat belonging to Grumman. It made an unplaned landing at Hayward when it developed a bad oil leak, 1959.
______Short Sunderland 3 NZ24116 5 Sqd. RNZAF. From my New Zealand pen pal.
_________F4U-1D Corsair at the Hayward Airport, 1961.
_______Grumman (or GM) TBF Avenger, modified for spraying, at the Hayward Airport, 1961.
__Chance-Vought SB2U Vindicator at the Naval Aviation Museum at Pensacola Florida.
__Douglas SBD Dauntless at the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola. The Army version was the A-24.
_______Curtiss SB2C or Fairchild SBF or Canadian Car and Foundry SBW Helldiver at The Air Museum at Ontario Airport, 1966.
__Douglas C-47B A65-105 RAAF Amberly Australia 1961. The Brittish version was the Dakota. The Japanese also had a version but not built by Douglas.
________North American P-51A at The Air Museum, Ontario Airport, east of L.A. ~1966.
______"Royal New Zealand A.F. P-51D Mustang N22423 at Whenuapai AFB. 14-6-53" from my New Zealand pen pal.
_______P-51D at Hayward Airport. One of several there in 1961. This one belonged to either Mike Coutches, owner of American Aircraft Sales or the owner of the busness in the next hangar. They each had one and would fly together. I worked for Mike awhile.
_______Me.262A-1a at The Air Museum, Claremont, CaliforniA, 1960.
_______C-82A "Flying Boxcar" at Hayward, 1959, set up for spraying.
________T-33 Trojan at Hayward, 1961.
_____De Havilland Venom at the airport where the 12 Oclock High TV series was filmed.
__Ausie version of the North American F-86 Sabre. "C.A.C CA27 Sabre Mk-30. 75 Sqd RAAF A94-358 Amberley Aust. 1961" From my New Zealand pen pal.
________North American F-1 Fury on the left and a McDonnell F-3 Demon at Millington (Memphis) NAS used by the airframes school, 1963.
_______Republic F-84K at "The Air Museum", Ontario Airport, California, ~1966.
__B-47 at an air museum on an airforce base near Crestview Florida. F-101 Voodoo in the background.
______B-52 at an Oakland air show, 1965.
______B-58 Hustler at an Oakland air show, 1965.
_______A-5A Vigilanty at Milington NAS 1963.
____A-5C "Bat Plane" aboard USS Kitty Hawk, 1966.
__A-5C on display I think at Milington NAS.
______McDonnell F-4B Phantom ll aboard USS Oriskany late 1964 durring Operation Silverlance.
__P-5B above North Island NAS 1966.
__P-5A of VT-31 at Corpus Christi NAS.
____P-5B Probably from VP-31 at North Island NAS open house 1965.
_______P-2 02 of VT-31 at Corpus Christi NAS 1963. On the wash rack after a new paint job. Still needed the "side" number painted on the nose.
_______F-8 Crusader at North Island open house 1965.
______A-3 Sky Warior fly by of USS Oriskany late 1964.
______A-4 aboard USS Oriskany late 1964 during Operation Silver Lance.
__A-7 Corsair ll at the entrance to Alameda NAS.
_____E-1B aboard the Oriskany during Operation Silver Lance, late 1964.
______EA-1E with Bruce Lependorf, 1964 open house North Island NAS.
____E-2A Hawkeye (alias Super Fudd) with Joeseph Macauto at North Island NAS open house 1965.
________Bell X-1 on display in San Francisco, 1960.
Bell X-2 at "The Air Museum", Ontario Airport, California, ~1966.
____________X-15. Note the bu number. San Francisco, 1960.
__RS-71 at the Air Force Museum near Crestview Florida. Note the B-52.
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