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    Wyoming Warbird Survivors 2003: A Handbook on Where to Find Them
    Wyoming Warbird Survivors 2003: A Handbook on Where to Find Them
    Wyoming Warbird Survivors 2003: A Handbook on Where to Find Them
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    Wyoming Warbird Survivors 2003: A Handbook on Where to Find Them

    By Harold A. Skaarup

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    During the twentieth century, civil and military aviation has played a prominent role in the history and development of Wyoming. Commercial operators have exploited the advantages offered by aircraft to overcome its unique challenges of geography and climate. By virtue of Wyomings location in the Western part of the USA, a wide variety of military and commercial aircraft and in particular firebombers, have been based there through the years.

    The list of military aircraft types that made up the tapestry of Wyoming aviation is extensive. While many older military aircraft types no longer grace the airspace over Wyoming, a few survivors may be viewed in their former splendor as they stand as gate guards outside the Air and Army National Guard Bases in Cheyenne, or as museum exhibits at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base. The incredible collection of firebombers maintained by D & G Inc., and Hawkins and Powers Aviation at Greybull, as well as the firefighting aircraft flown by Hirth Air Tankers can also be found in Wyoming. This booklet provides a comprehensive guide on the locations to the historic warbirds still serving their country as firefighters, or where they are currently on display in the state.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateDec 12, 2002
    ISBN9781462047833
    Wyoming Warbird Survivors 2003: A Handbook on Where to Find Them
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    Harold A. Skaarup

    Major Hal Skaarup has served with the Canadian Forces for more than 40 years, starting with the 56th Field Squadron, RCE and completing his service as the G2 (Intelligence Officer) at CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick in August 2011. He was a member of the Canadian Airborne Regiment, served three tours with the Skyhawks Parachute Demonstration Team, and worked in the Airborne Trials and Evaluation section. He served as an Intelligence Officer overseas in Germany and Colorado, and has been on operational deployments to Cyprus, Bosnia, and Afghanistan. He has been an instructor at the Tactics School at the Combat Training Centre in Gagetown and at the Intelligence Training Schools in Borden and Kingston. He earned a Master's degree in War Studies through the Royal Military College, and has authored a number of books on military history.

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      Wyoming Warbird Survivors 2003 - Harold A. Skaarup

      Warbird Survivors

      Wyoming Warbird Survivors 2003

      A Handbook on where to find them

      Harold A. Skaarup

      Writers Club Press

      New York Lincoln Shanghait

      Wyoming Warbird Survivors 2003

      A Handbook on where to find them

      All Rights Reserved © 2002 by Harold A. Skaarup

      No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, or by any information storage retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher.

      Writers Club Press an imprint of iUniverse, Inc.

      For information address:

      iUniverse, Inc.

      2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100

      Lincoln, NE 68512

      www.iuniverse.com

      The aircraft described in Wyoming Warbird Survivors and the locations listed for them may change from time to time. Although every effort has been made to ensure accuracy up to the time of publication, there are always amendments to be made. Updates to any of the information found in this handbook would be greatly appreciated, and every effort will be made to include them in future editions.

      ISBN: 0-595-26187-6

      ISBN: 978-1-4620-4783-3 (ebk)

      Printed in the United States of America

      Contents

      List of Illustrations

      Foreword

      Preface

      Acknowledgements

      List of Abbreviations

      Introduction

      Aircrafi Museums and Displays

      in Wyoming

      Alphabetical List of Wyoming Warbird Survivors

      History of Warren Air Force Base

      History of Casper Army Air Base

      Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting, Greybull

      Bighorn Airways, Inc.

      Hawkins & Powers Aviation,

      Inc.

      Hirth Air Tankers

      B-17 Crash

      Epilogue

      Afterword

      APPENDIX

      Short List of Wyoming Warbird Survivors

      Bibliography

      About the Author

      This book is dedicated to the crew of the C-130A tanker, which crashed while fighting a fire near Walker, California 19 June 2002. The downed Lockheed C-130A Hercules (Tanker No. 130, Serial No. 56-538, Reg. No. N130HP), had just completed a pass over the blaze when its wings snapped off and the fuselage plunged into the ground, killing pilot Steven Wass, co-pilot Craig Labare, and crew member Michael Davis. A second air tanker crew was lost shortly afterwards, PB4Y-2 Privateer pilot Rick Swartz and Milt Stollak, died fighting the fires in Colorado on 19 July 2002. During a slurry run on a fire located near Fort Collins, their Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer (Tanker No. 123, Serial No. 66260, Reg. No. N7620C), suffered a massive main wing spar failure. These stalwart airtanker crews died in service to the United States of America.

      This book is also dedicated to the highly professional men and women of the United States Armed Services and the Canadian Forces of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTH-COM). Many of them have flown or serviced the military aircraft described in this handbook. Because of their service, you and I can sleep soundly at night. May it continue to be so.

      To control the air, aircraft bring certain characteristics which are not shared by land or sea forces—the ability to carry weapons over long ranges at great speed, the ability to concentrate rapidly large forces over a distant point, the ability to switch targets and to surprise and deceive—in a word, flexibility.¹

      List of Illustrations

      Beechcraft Model 18/C-45 Expeditor

      Boeing Stearman N2S-4 (A7573) Kaydet

      Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer

      Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer

      Consolidated-Vultee Model 28-5AF Catalina

      Douglas A-26B Invader

      Douglas C-54D Skymaster

      Fairchild C-82A Packet

      Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

      Ford4-AT Trimotor

      Grumman HU-16 Albatross

      Hawker Hurricane Mk. XII

      Hiller Model 360 UH-12E/OH-23D Raven

      Kaman HH-43 Huskie

      Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star

      Lockheed P-2V Neptune

      Lockheed C-130 Hercules

      Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-15UTIMidget

      North American P-51D Mustang

      North American FJ-4 Fury

      North American F-86L Sabre Jet

      Republic F-84F Thunderstreak

      Sikorsky H-34A Sea Horse

      Sikorsky S-60/CH-54B Flying Crane (Tarhe)

      Vought A-7D LTV Corsair II

      Foreword

      North America is replete in aviation history, both military and civilian. The sheer size of Canada and the United States dictated an early interest in air defense and profoundly influenced our dependence on air travel. It is no wonder that both nations developed as air-faring nations. A large part of the leadership that contributed to that development can be traced to our Air Forces. Indeed, our proud military heritage is embodied in the dedicated individuals who have served and continue to do so—and in the marvelous aircraft they have flown.

      The preservation and public display of these aircraft is a labor of love for many, including the editor of this book. If you are an enthusiast of military aviation history, or one with a passing interest who simply wishes to learn more, you will find a wealth of information in these well-researched pages.

      Kenneth DeCuir Brigadier General, USAF Commander, Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center

      Preface

      There are a number of us who have a continuing interest in retired military aircraft that are preserved in the state of Wyoming. A few of these old Warbirds can be found in the City of Cheyenne at the Wyoming Air National Guard Base, and a good number are on display at the Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting at Greybull. Many other military aircraft of historic significance to Wyoming are not on display, although their remains can be found in different crash sites scattered throughout the state’s hills and forests.

      Many examples of aircraft that saw service with the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC), the United States Army Air Force (USAAF), the United States Navy (USN), and the United States Coast Guard (USCG) have been or are currently being salvaged and preserved in this state, particularly where they are of significant historical interest. As an army officer serving with NORAD, and being an aviation enthusiast, historian, artist, and photographer, I am attempting to keep track of where a good number of these Warbird survivors are presently located, and specifically for this book, where those aircraft can be found on display in Wyoming.

      The purpose of this handbook is to provide a simple checklist of where the surviving military aircraft in Wyoming are now, and to provide at least one photograph of each type of aircraft mentioned. Former military aircraft are continuing to be being recovered from their crash sites, or traded or brought back from owners who have been flying them in other countries. In spite of this, there are still an incredible number of Warbirds from America’s aviation heritage for which no single example exists anywhere in the world, and many for which none exist in the USA. This handbook lists the Warbird survivors that can be found in Washington alphabetically by manufacturer, number

      and aircraft type. This list is also appended with a brief summary of the aircraft presently on display within the state by location, and

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