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FLYING
WARBIRDS
A N I L L U S T R A T E D P R O F I L E O F
T H E F L Y I N G H E R I T A G E C O L L E C T I O N S
R A R E W W I I - E R A A I R C R A F T
CORYGRAFF
CONTENTS
CURTISSJN-4DJENNY
POLIKARPOVU-2(PO-2)LIGHTNIGHTBOMBER
POLIKARPOVI-16TYPE24RATA
HAWKERHURRICANEMK.XII
MESSERSCHMITTBF109E-3
SUPERMARINESPITFIREF.MK.VC
CURTISSP-40CTOMAHAWK
NAKAJIMAKI-43HAYABUSAOSCARTYPEI
MITSUBISHIA6M3-22REISEN(ZERO)
NORTHAMERICANP-51DMUSTANG
FOCKE-WULFFW190A-5
FOCKE-WULFFW190D-13
FIESELERFI156C-2STORCH
ILYUSHINIL-2M3SHTURMOVIK
NORTHAMERICANB-25JMITCHELL
REPUBLICP-47DTHUNDERBOLT
GRUMMANF6F-5HELLCAT
MESSERSCHMITTME163B-1KOMET
MESSERSCHMITTME262A-1A
PREFACE
THEFLYINGHERITAGECOLLECTION
WhenAmericanairpowerhadtakenoverEuropeanskies,manyUSwarplanesleftthefactorywithoutcamouflage.Thebaremetalairplaneswerefasterandlighter,andtheycouldbeacceptedbythearmyafewdayssooner.BoththeFHCsP-51andP-47flywithoutcamouflage.
ThePugetSoundregionisoneofthehotbedsofAmericanaviation.In1916,William
BoeingflewhisfirstairplanefromthewatersofLakeUnionneardowntownSeattle.
DuringWorldWarII,thousandsofB-17andB-29heavybomberswerebuiltinSeattle
andRenton,andtheeraofthejumbojetbeganwhenthefirstBoeing747tooktotheskies fromPaineFieldnearEverett,Washington,in1969.
BoeingsfactoryatPaineFieldisthelargestbuildingintheworldbyvolume:New
airlinersemergefromthisfacilityeachday,wingingawaytoallpartsoftheglobe.The FlyingHeritageCollection(FHC)movedtoPaineFieldfromasmallgroupofhangarsin Arlington,Washington,inJune2008.
TheFHCisunique.EstablishedbyphilanthropistandMicrosoftCorporationco
founderPaulG.Allen,itprovidesthevehicleforAllentosharehisprivatecollectionof rareaircraftandartifactswiththepublic.TheFHCisoperatedbyFriendsofFlying
Heritage,a501(c)(3)non-profitorganization.
Thecollectionfocusesontechnicalthemesfromaneraofamazinglyrapidchange.The
conceptofchangesintechnologyasseenthroughtheaircraft,artifacts,andtheir
surroundingexhibitswasanaturalfitforAllen,apioneerinthefieldsofcomputer
softwaresystemsandindustrialscience.
Allenwasalsoinfluencedbytheexperiencesofhisfather,whojoinedtheUSArmy
andservedinEuropeduringWorldWarII.KennethAllenlandedatNormandyinJune
1944andmovedthroughFrance,Belgium,andGermanyduringthelastyearofthat
conflict.Undoubtedly,thestorieshetoldyoungPauluponhisreturnplantedtheseedof interestinWorldWarIIhistory.
TheFHCoperatesfromapairofhangarsonthesouthendofPaineFieldsnearlytwo
mile-longmainrunway.TheprimaryhangarwasconstructedafterWorldWarIIforthe
repairandmaintenanceofAlaskaAirlinespassengerplanes.However,duetotheKorean WarandColdWarneeds,thebighangarwasquicklyturnedovertotheUSAirForce.
Today,itservesasanexcellentplacetodisplayandmaintaintheaircraftinthecollection.
TwoaspectssettheFHCapartfromotheraviationmuseumsandflyingcollections.
First,theaircraftarerestoredimmaculately.Eachairplanelooksasitdidwhenitrolled outofthefactoryorwhenitwasservingwithanoperationalsquadronduringthewar.The FHCstaffisdedicatedtorestoringandmaintainingtheaircraftasaccuratelyaspossible.
Anexampleofthiscanbeseeninthemechanicsshopwheredrawersofhardwarelinethe walls.Evenforsomethingassimpleasacommonbolt,therearedifferentfastenersfor eachnationsaircraftfromtheSpitfire(BritishImperial),totheMustang(US
governmentAN),totheBf109(Germanmetric).
AnaircraftliketheB-25JgivesanotherdemonstrationoftheFHCsdedicationto
accuracy.WhilemanyflyingMitchellsarebareontheinterior,sopatronscanbesold rides,theFHCaircraftcontainsafullcomplementofwartimeequipment.Hauling
thousandsofpoundsofweaponry,survivalequipment,andcommunicationsgearmay
slowtheplaneandburnadditionalfuel,butitmoreaccuratelydemonstratesthecharacter andcapabilitiesofthiswartimemediumbomber.
TheFHCoftenhostsvisitingvintageaircraftduringthepeakmonths.Here,thecollectionsP-51MustangandCommemorativeAirForceBoeingB-17GSentimentalJourneysharetherampatthestartofadayofflying.
Secondly,mostaircraftintheFHCarerestoredtoflyablecondition.Manyairmuseums arestaticinstitutions.Onemightask,Ifyouwantedtoknowaboutafox,wouldyougo andstareatoneontheshelfofataxidermistsshop?Thebestwaytoexperiencethe animalisinitsnaturalhabitat.Inthecaseofavintagefighterplane,itsnaturalhabitatis thesky.
AttheFHC,visitorscannotonlysee,buthear,smell,andfeelthesemagnificent
machinesfromdecadespast.NothingcomparestohearingthegrowloftheSpitfires
Rolls-Royceengine,seeingthe Storchnearlyhoverinthefaceofaheadwind,orwatching theHellcatgothunderingpast,hotonthetailofaZerofighter.
Inordertokeepemflying,theFHChangarscontainworkareas,aswellasdisplay
spaces.Astaffoffivefull-timemechanicskeepstheseplanesintopflyingshape.Inthe summer,themechanicsarepreppingtheplanesforflightand,inthewinter,theyare
tearingthemdownandinspectingeverypart.
Intheopenhangar,mechanicsjackuptheplanestotesttheirlandinggear,delveinto theinnerworkingsoftheirengines,changebrakes,andtroubleshootradios.Periodically, theytakeanaircraftoutsidethehangardoors,tieitdown,andrattlethewindowswitha noisyenginerun.
TheplanesflylocallyandperformregularlyatPaineField,aswellasvisitairshowsin
westernWashington.FromMaytoSeptember,theFHCholdsfreeFlyDaysatitshome
base.Commonly,twoormoreaircraftflyforexample,theSpitfireandHurricaneon
BattleofBritainDay,ortheBf109andFw190onLuftwaffeDay.Someweekends,the
luckycrowdistreatedtoaperformancestarringtheonlyflyingexampleofthataircraft leftintheworld.
Onwarmsummerdays,visitorscanwatchthemaintenanceactivitieshappeningrightoutsidetheFHCshangardoors.Toseeoneoftheseiconicairplanesisonething.Tohearitroartolife,smelltheoilyexhaust,andtofeelthepowerfulenginerumbleinyourchest,isquiteanotherexperience!
TheSovietT-34/85mediumtankwasdesignedastheanswertothelargeandpowerfulGermantanksencounteredontheEasternFront.TheFHCsexamplewasbuiltfromanarmoredrecoveryvehiclefoundinCzechoslovakia.
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