Meetings


	Meetings


	Our next meeting is:


	Artwork of Mike Machat


	May 18th 2008


	Time: 1:30 PM


	We meet at the First Baptist Church on 2nd Street in Downey California. From Downey Ave. we are 1 block east across from the Verizon building and behind Embassy Suites Hotel. Enter side door off second street at the Baptist church, turn left into room 120. Bring a friend.


	Historical Links The Acorn Days: Early greats of aviation US Air Force Museum Vultee XA-19 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


	Lee Atwood, Ernie Breech, and Dutch Kindelberger


	Inside the Vultee plant, Downey, during WWII war production.


	Outside the Vultee plant, Downey, during WWII war production. The road heading west in the background is Alameda. Notice the runways and large plane.


	Gerard Vultee


	Vultee P-66 above


	Vultee Vengeance assembly line in Downey.


	All pictures and materials displayed is for educational and historical purposes only. Many pictures are from the Foundation (ALF), the Downey Historical Society, NASA Studies-Reports, and various websites. If you have pictures to share please let us know.


	Link Spot: Winter 2007 Downey Aviator Spring 2007 Downey Aviator Newsletter ALF Spring 2006 Downey Aviator Newsletter Fall 2005 newsletter Click here for Columbia Space Science Learning Center Cradle of the Cosmic Age- A comprehensive history of the Downey NASA site Home The Legacy North American Aviation Boeing Heritage Downey Aviator


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