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FW NO 38 or 3B. I think 38 because in this series is a FW NO 128Very inteeresting shots. Pics 3 and 4 of the same aircraft leaving the hangar show it on a jack/platform which I guess allowed it to be moved diagonally through assembly. What is the notation on the nose of this plane? It doesn't appear to be TB-32 but another letter before the B.
Moving line cradle. Until just a couple of years ago, there were still some remnants of the original moving line system still embedded in the factory floor. With the main building having been converted to only F-35 production work, the last of that system was removed when a large amount of new fixtures were installed.Very inteeresting shots. Pics 3 and 4 of the same aircraft leaving the hangar show it on a jack/platform which I guess allowed it to be moved diagonally through assembly. What is the notation on the nose of this plane? It doesn't appear to be TB-32 but another letter before the B.
I was working in Burbank when Lockheed was closing the B-1 facility, during WW2 Hudsons and P-38s were built at this facility. The system to move the line (which was steam driven) was still there.Moving line cradle. Until just a couple of years ago, there were still some remnants of the original moving line system still embedded in the factory floor. With the main building having been converted to only F-35 production work, the last of that system was removed when a large amount of new fixtures were installed.
Could you give a heads up when the book goes to print? It would be appreciated by more then me.We have all these photos and many, many more in gathering for our book on the Dominator. With the help of the former head archivist we have been able to organize the photos in the same order as the production of the aircraft. Good stuff.
AlanG