April 15, 2004
Help a WWII Historian!
Calling all retirees and graybeards! Dane Donato, an author, is working on a book about the 391st, a WWII medium bombardment group. Late in the war, they transitioned from the older Martin B-26 Marauder to the Douglas A-26 Invader.
Mr. Donato has been researching this book for two years and is working with "the WWII veterans who flew and serviced the planes, family members, museums, universities, archives, and historians in England, Germany, and the United States." The full text with background can be found in the Hangar Talk Forums. Please take a look.
If any Wilexa.com readers have photos of the A-26s being built, or know any Douglas workers who helped build them, Mr. Donato would be grateful to speak to you.
Editor's comments: This website is about remembering the fine past of the Douglas Aircraft workers, planes, and plant. In that spirit, I urge all readers to help out Dane if they can. If you have registered for the forums, it's easy. Just post a reply to his forum entry if you want it to be public or click on the "email" or "PM" buttons at the bottom of his post if you want privacy. Otherwise, just send an email to lbfeedback@wilexa.com and it will be forwarded to him. Thanks for your help!
April 12, 2004
Bldg 6A
The siding removal is continuing at a pretty rapid pace on several of the remaining old Douglas Aircraft manufacturing buildings. One of the "godzilla" excavator machines was spotted roaming the PacifiCenter work site last week, snipping a few external pipes and other minor external building features on Bldg 4.
A few snapshots were taken of Bldg 6A with its siding down. This is the same area along Carson Street that the Turbo electrical substation once occupied.
View the slide show or examine individual pictures below:
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The siding is gone from the north side of Bldg 6A.
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Looking S through Bldg 6A with the siding gone.
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Closeup of some apparatus inside Bldg 6A.
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Looking SW at the north side of Bldg 6A. Former Turbo electrical substation is in the foreground.
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