RapidFireWeb Women’s Voluntary Services (WVS) Canada Women’s Voluntary Services (WVS) Canada. The WVS was an organization instituted in 1938 and dedicated to providing much-needed war time relief efforts for civilian victims who had been evacuated or lost their homes. Based on a British model, the WVS served from 1938 to 1966 as a voluntary organization concerned … Read more
Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service (WRCNS) (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4950817) Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service Signaller Irene Cheshire with an Aldis signal lamp, 1944. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4295886) Gwynneth Speedie repairing a seam when she was serving in the WRCNS, working as a sailmaker in the RCN’s “Bosns” … Read more
Warplanes preserved in West Virginia Charleston, West Virginia Air National Guard, 25311-5000. (Mark Hrutkay Photo) North American F-51D-25-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-72948), “Wham Bam”, West Virginia Air National Guard 948, gate guard. This aircraft was the last Mustang to fly on active duty in the USA. (USAF Photo) The last North American Aviation P-51 Mustangs in … Read more
Washington Warplanes Seattle, Museum of Flight, 9404 E Marginal Way S, 98108. The Museum’s collection of air and spacecraft is the most visible component of a wealth of aerospace-related artifacts. The Boeing 80A-1, salvaged from a junk heap in Anchorage, Alaska, was the Museum’s first aircraft acquisition. It took many years and an incredible amount … Read more
Oshkosh, EAA AirVenture Museum, Wittman Airfield, 3000 Poberezny Road, 54903-3086. Aero Gare Sea Hawk, Reg. No. N83H. Aerojet-General Overseer MQM-58A. Aeronca Deluxe Scout C-2-N Deluxe Scout, Reg. No. NC13089. Aeronca C-3 Master, Reg. No. N16291. Aeronca K, Reg. No. NC19723. Aeronca LC, Reg. No. NC17484. Alox. American Aerolights Double Eagle, Ultralight. Antares MA-30, Ultralight. Barlow … Read more
West Virginia Warplanes (USGOV-PD Photo) North American F-51D-25-NA Mustang (Serial No. 44-73574) from the 167th Fighter Group, West Virginia Air National Guard. (USAF Photo) Republic F-47D Thunderbolt, 167th Fighter Squadron, West Virginia Air National Guard, ca 1948. The 167th flew the F-47D from 1947 to 1948. (USAF Photo) West Virginia ANG 167th Fighter Squadron – … Read more
Warplanes preserved in Wisconsin Almond, Veteran’s Park. Bell AH-1S Cobra Helicopter (Serial No. 68-15169), C/N 20703, mounted on a concrete pylon. Amesville, Blackhawk Airways, Hwy 51 South, 53542. Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor (Serial No.). Appleton, American Legion, 3220 West College. (Mike Sanchez Photos) North American F-86L Sabre (Serial No. 51-5938), C/N 173-82, mounted on three pylons. … Read more
Wisconsin Warplanes North American F-51D-30-NA Mustang, (Serial No. 44-74536), 126th Fighter Squadron, Wisconsin Air National Guard, ca. 1948. (USAF Photo) North American F-51D-30-NA Mustang, (Serial No. 44-63845), 126th Fighter Squadron, Wisconsin Air National Guard, ca. 1948. (USAF Photo) North American F-51D-30-NA Mustangs, 126th Fighter Squadron, Wisconsin Air National Guard, ca. 1948. (USAF Photo) North American … Read more
Wyoming Warplanes (USAF Photo) North American F-51-25NA Mustangs, 187th Fighter Squadron, Wyoming Air National Guard, 1948. (USAF Photo) Douglas TB-26C Invader, Wyoming ANG, ca. 1950s. North American T-6 Texan from the 187th Fighter Squadron, 153rd Fighter Group, Wyoming Air National Guard, at Cheyenne Regional Airport, Cheyenne, Wyoming. The 153rd FG flew the T-6 from 1946 … Read more
Washington, Everett, Wartime History Museum Paine Field, 3407 109th St SW, 98204. www.flyingheritage.com. On 4 August 2022, the Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum collection assembled by Paul Allen, was sold to the Wartime History Museum, a new non-profit organization established by Steuart Walton (an experienced warbird owner and pilot). The Flying Heritage & Combat … Read more
