Historical Links

The Acorn Days:
Early greats
of aviation

US Air Force
Museum

Vultee XA-19

Vultee History
Explained

NASA Plant 1:
Timeline

WWII U.S. Fighter Plane
Manufacturers

North American
NA-73

NAA P-51 Mustang

NAA F-86 Sabre Jet

Donald W. Douglas

NASA Plant 1:
Timeline

Emsco Aircraft

S-II Program Team

Downey:
Space race center

Downey History

Downey Eagle
Archive

Downey California's
Columbia Memorial Space Science
Learning Center

Jeanne Dowd
ALF Founder

70 years of "superior wonders"…

"Each generation, no doubt, has said: "This is the greatest age in  the history of man. Surely none greater will ever be," and yet, looking back in the light of this present day , we know that human intellect hath wrought  more superior wonders with each passing decade. Our admiration mounts higher and higher as we realize the wisdom of the Eternal God and the latent potentialities within the human mind, awaiting but the transforming power of circumstances to bring them forth with courage and perseverance." From History of Downey and Vicinity  Easter Bangle Morrison 1939

This building built by E.M. Smith started over
70 years of "superior wonders".

Vultee in 1936

Vultee P-66

This is the Rotunda entrance off of Lakewood Blvd. in early 1950's

Front entrance to North American Aviation
in early 1950'd at Lakewood Blvd. in Downey

Downey NASA site Downey 1965

Apollo Capsule undergoes a test in Downey during 1960's

Apollo 11 Patch

Apollo 11 Astronauts

Apollo 12 Patch

Apollo 12

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