[ARC5] Oh, Brother...

[Taigh Ramey]

Hello Jay,

Your 5 engine B-17 was used to test turbine engines at Pratt and Whitney I
believe. I saw it years back at the New England Air Museum where it had been
torn up by a tornado. A trade was made and Tom O'Riely of Kissimmee, Florida
who acquired the aircraft. He rebuilt it and sold it to its present owner.
She is a touring B-17 that flies around the country selling rides now. Their
web site is: 

http://www.libertyfoundation.org/index.php

The B-25 that you saw is also still around. You might find information on it
at Scott Thompson's web site:

http://www.aerovintage.com/

Just click on the B-25 page link and he has a history of all surviving
B-25's. I believe that Tallmantz aviation supplied the B-25's used for the
aerial photography work. They had several aircraft but a little digging on
Scott's web site will probably help identify which one it was.


Thanks,
Taigh
 
Taigh Ramey
Proprietor, Vintage Aircraft
7432 C.E.Dixon Street
Stockton, California 95206
(209) 982-0273
www.twinbeech.com
KEEP 'EM FLYING...FOR HISTORY!
 

-----Original Message-----
From: arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of jay_coward at agilent.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 10:41 AM
To: gewhite at crosslink.net
Cc: arc5 at ix.netcom.com; arc5 at mailman.qth.net
Subject: RE: [ARC5] Oh, Brother...

As a little sideline to Gordon's comments; I grew up in a tiny town next to
Caldwell N.J. and my high school was in West Caldwell.Our bus route took us
by Caldwell-Wright.At that time there was a B-25 sitting on the field and
under the cockpit windscreen was written"The Battle of Britain".All the
plexiglass "blisters" were optically clear bubbles for the cameras.
 I had an opportunity to get a close look and stood up in the open bomb bay
to look around.Just forward of the bay was a Bendix MN-26 RDF but that was
all I could see for radios.
 When in grade school, there was a B-17 at Caldwell-Wright that had 5
engines.The 5th being the test sample.Pretty cool looking too.
 Jay

-----Original Message-----
From: arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Gordon White
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 5:37 PM
To: Gordon White
Cc: David Stinson; ARC-5
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Oh, Brother...

All:
   I have scanned some interesting, I think. Aircraft Radio Corp. 
documents from my files, including a 50 share stock certificate (the 
corporate seal is dated 1924),  a letter from Jimmy Doolittle to A.R.C 
President  L.M. Hull of 9/17/1932, another Doolittle letter to A.W. 
Parkes of 10/26/1932, and a third Doolittle letter of 3/28/1932 to Luff 
Meredith,. the A.R.C. pilot, with an 11/12/1931 letter from Tom C. Rives 
of the Signal Corps to Hull. Also A.R.C. and RFL letterheads  and a 50 
share stock certificate.

   Caldwell, N.J., was the Curtiss-Wright plant's field.

   I think these are revealing as they show the degree of intimacy 
between Doolittle and the folks at Boonton.

http://www.crosslink.net/~gewhite/ARCStock.jpg

http://www.crosslink.net/~gewhite/ARCdoolittle.jpg

http://www.crosslink.net/~gewhite/ARCHULL.jpg

http://www.crosslink.net/~gewhite/ARCluff.jpg

http://www.crosslink.net/~gewhite/ARCshell.jpg

http://www.crosslink.net/~gewhite/ARCRFLletterhead.jpg

http://www.crosslink.net/~gewhite/ARCletterhead.jpg

http://www.,crosslink.net/~gewhite/ARCwardept.jpg






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