Engine: Anzani Y type 35 hp Maximum speed:
85 mph Span: 26 ft 6 in Length: 17 ft 7 in Height: 7 ft 9 in Weight: 400 lbs empty
In 1916, Giuseppi M. Bellanca was hired by the Maryland Pressed Steel Co. to design and build an aircraft to train allied pilots in World War I. The Bellanca CD became the first aircraft manufactured in Hagerstown, Maryland and launched Hagerstown’s aviation industry.
The Bellanca CD was built in the large factory building on Pope Ave. in Hagerstown, MD.
The Bellanca CE Fuselage is permanently on loan from the Cradle of Aviation Museum to Hagerstown Aviation Museum. This is the only major part of a Bellanca CE that is known to exist and may be the oldest surviving part of any Bellanca aircraft.
The Hagerstown Aviation Museum plans to build full scale replicas of a Bellanca CD and CE in the future.
1928 Kreider Reisner KR-31
1930 Kreider Reisner KR-21
1933 Fairchild 24 C8A
1935 Fairchild 22 C7D
1938 Piper Taylor J-3 Cub
1939 Fairchild 24R-9
1939 Fairchild 24R-9 Specifications:
Engine: Ranger 6-410-B of 165 h Maximum speed:
124 mph Cruising speed:
106 mph Range: 465 miles Ceiling: 12,700 ft. Span: 36 ft. 4 in. Length: 23 ft. 10 in. Height: 7 ft. 8 in. Weight: 2,882 lbs. loaded Production Span:
1932-1946
1939 Fairchild 24R-9 Four-Seat Monoplane
Donated by Alice J. Monroe
Approximately 1780 model 24 airplanes were constructed in total with 1500 completed in Hagerstown, MD, and 280 of the 1946 model by TEMCO in Dallas, TX. A military version was produced during World War II and used for liaison and light transport. This model, with its military designation was known as the UC-61.
1939 Fairchild 24R9
1942 Fairchild PT-26A
1942 Fairchild PT-26A Specifications:
Engine: Ranger L-440-3 of 200 hp Maximum speed:
124 mph Cruising speed:
106 mph Range: 480 miles Ceiling: 16,000 ft. Span: 35 ft. 11 3/16 in. Length: 27 ft. 8 3/8 in. Height: 7 ft. 9 in. Weight: 2,450 lbs. loaded
1942 Fairchild PT-26A (M62A-4) Primary Training Airplane
Donated by Sandra S. Brown & Brown Family in memory of Pasco P. Brown
Over 7000 PT-19, PT-23, and PT-26 aircraft were produced with an estimated 5000 coming off the Fairchild assembly line in Hagerstown, MD between 1939 and 1944. An estimated 1720 of these where Fairchild PT-26’s with approximately 800 being produced by Fleet Aircraft of Canada.
1942 Douglas C-47 DC-3
1943 Fairchild PT-19 #33
1943 Fairchild PT-19 #33 Specifications:
Engine: Ranger L-440-3 of 200 hp Maximum speed:
124 mph Cruising speed:
106 mph Range: 480 miles Ceiling: 16,000 ft. Span: 35 ft. 11 3/16 in. Length: 27 ft. 8 3/8 in. Height: 7 ft. 9 in. Weight: 2,450 lbs. loaded
This airplane was restored in early World War II blue and yellow paint scheme. This was changed to silver and black in 1943.
Over 7000 PT-19 aircraft were produced with an estimated 5000 coming off the Fairchild assembly line in Hagerstown, MD between 1939 and 1944
1943 Aeronca L-3B
1943 Fairchild PT-19 “Miss Kelly”
1943 Fairchild PT-19 “Miss Kelly” Specifications:
Engine: Ranger L-440-3 of 200 hp Maximum speed:
124 mph Cruising speed:
106 mph Range: 480 miles Ceiling: 16,000 ft Span: 35 ft. 11 3/16 in. Length: 27 ft. 8 3/8 in. Height: 7 ft 9 in Weight: 2,450 lbs. loaded Production Span:
1939-1944
Restored and Donated by Bob Haas of Ft. Myers, FL in 2008
This airplane was restored and painted in Grey and Black paint scheme
Over 7000 PT-19 aircraft were produced with an estimated 5000 coming off the Fairchild assembly line in Hagerstown, MD between 1939 and 1944
1943 Fairchild PT-19 #10
1943 Fairchild PT-19 #10 Specifications:
Engine: Ranger L-440-3 of 200 hp Maximum speed:
124 mph Cruising speed:
106 mph Range: 480 miles Ceiling: 16,000 ft Span: 35 ft. 11 3/16 in. Length: 27 ft. 8 3/8 in. Height: 7 ft. 9 in. Production Span:
2,450 lbs. loaded
Restored and donated by Ward and Lorraine Wilkins of Linden, IN in 2007
Donated in memory of Clint Wilkins
This airplane was painstakingly restored to the same specifications as it would have had when coming off the Fairchild assembly line during WWII.
Over 7000 PT-19 aircraft were produced with an estimated 5000 coming off the Fairchild assembly line in Hagerstown, MD between 1939 and 1944
1944 Brockway C666 Quickway Model E Crane
1944 Fairchild UC-61A
1945 Willys MB Jeep
1946 Mack 75 Fire Truck
1946 Fairchild 24R-46
1946 Fairchild 24R-46 Specifications:
Engine: Ranger L-440-5 of 200 hp Maximum speed:
124 mph Cruising speed:
106 mph Range: 465 miles Ceiling: 12,700 ft. Span: 36 ft. 4 in. Length: 23 ft. 10 in. Height: 7 ft. 8 in. Weight: 2,882 lbs. loaded Production Span:
1932-1946
1946 Fairchild 24R-46 Four-Seat Monoplane
Donated by Robert R. Webster
Approximately 1780 model 24 airplanes were constructed in total with 1500 completed in Hagerstown, MD, and 280 of the 1946 model by TEMCO in Dallas, TX. A military version was produced during World War II and used for liaison and light transport. This model, with its military designation was known as the UC-61.
1947 Fairchild Boat
1947 Fairchild XNQ-1
1948 Fairchild C-82A
1948 Fairchild C-82A Specifications:
Engine: 2- Pratt & Whitney R-2800-85 18 Cyl. Radial 2100 hp each Maximum speed:
248 mph Cruising speed:
218 mph Range: 3,875 miles Ceiling: 21,200 ft. Span: 106 ft. 5 in. Length: 77 ft. 1 in. Height: 26 ft. 4 in. Weight: 32,500 lbs. empty Production Span:
1944-1948
1948 Fairchild C-82A “Packet” Multi-Engine Cargo Airplane, Serial Number 45-57814, N9701F
Purchased with donated funds at Hawkins & Powers Liquidation auction in Greybull, Wyoming in 2006
The Fairchild C-82 “Packet” began to be developed in late 1941 by Chief Designer Armond Thieblot. The design was born of a conversation that Thieblot had with Army Air Corps General Hap Arnold at a reception in Washington, D.C. Arnold had expressed his concern that the Air Corps had no airplane that could carry large quantities of supplies and equipment. Thieblot grabbed a paper napkin and began to draw the now familiar shape; the twin tail boom “boxcar” was born. With General Arnold’s blessing Thieblot went back to Fairchild and got to work designing the first production military cargo transport aircraft.
The prototype C-82 took flight on September 10, 1944 and production began later that year. An initial order of 100 airplanes had been placed due to the urgent need of such an airplane in the war. The airplane was designed not only for the hauling of cargo, but also for the transport and delivery of paratroopers. It was perceived that large quantities of C-82s would be needed if Japan would need to be invaded. With the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the role for the C-82 in World War II was never realized and no C-82s saw combat during the war.
Unlike most aircraft contracts, the end of World War II did not end the contract for the C-82. The Army Air Force’s need for cargo aircraft was seen as vital to building the new U.S. military. In total 223 of the type were produced from 1944-1948.
1949 North American T-6G
1950 Ranger Engine Powered Race Car
1953 Fairchild C-119G
1953 Fairchild C-119G Specifications:
Engine: 2- Wright R-3350-85 18 Cyl. Radial 2670 hp each Maximum speed:
281 mph Cruising speed:
200 mph Range: 1770 miles Ceiling: 23,900 ft. Span: 109 ft. 3 in. Length: 86 ft. 6 in. Height: 26 ft. 6 in. Weight: 39,800 lbs. empty Production Span:
1949-1955
1953 Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar, Serial Number 10776, N8093
The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar was developed from the first successful military cargo aircraft, the Fairchild C-82 Packet. The first C-119 flew in November 1947 and was an improved version of Fairchild’s twin tail boom design. Sleeker in design, larger engines, with greater capabilities and accommodation, the C-119 was the airplane that the U.S. Air Force wanted.
Production of the C-119 began in 1949 and continued until 1955. Modifications and improvements continued throughout the airplanes production with a total of 1183 airplanes being delivered to the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps as well as the Air Forces of several other allied nations.
1954 Dodge M37
1954 Chevrolet Corvette
1956 Fairchild C-123K
1956 Fairchild C-123K Specifications:
Engine: 2- Pratt & Whitney R-2800-99W 18 Cyl Radial 2500hp each Maximum speed:
228 mph Cruising speed:
173 mph Range: 1,035 miles Ceiling: 21,000 ft Span: 10 ft. 0 in. Length: 76 ft. 3 in. Height: 34 ft. 1 in. Weight: 35,366 lbs. empty Production Span:
1956-1958
1956 Fairchild C-123 “Provider” Cargo Transport Aircraft, serial number 54-0681, N681DG
Purchased with donated funds from the U.S. Department of the Treasury
The Fairchild C-123 was originally designed by Michael Stroukoff for Chase Aircraft. First developed as the XC-20 glider near the end of World War II, the airplane was fitted with radial engines around 1949. Chase continued to develop the aircraft throughout the first part of the 1950s but had difficulty working the bugs out of the design due to limited funding and size. With the Fairchild Flying Boxcar nearing the end of its production in 1954, the U.S. Air Force handed the design over to Fairchild to work out its problems. Fairchild had established itself as the premier military cargo aircraft company and by 1955 the problems which had dogged the program under Chase had been worked out and production began in 1956. In total 303 aircraft were produced.
1957 Walter ARFF Crash Truck
1958 Fairchild XSM-73
1958 Fairchild XSM-73 Specifications:
1958 Fairchild XSM-73 Bull Goose
The Museums Fairchild XSM-73 Bull Goose was designed as a pilotless decoy missile in the late 1950s. Its purpose was to imitate the radar signature of a B-36 or B-52 bomber. It was designed with fiberglass wings and was one of the earliest uses of this type of plastic composite technology. Only a few test examples were completed, and it did not go into production.
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