Air & Spacecraft Index C-G

The following links will take you to photographs of individual aircraft published on this website.  Listings are by manufacturer or developer.

CANADAIR
1944-1986 - Became core of Bombardier Aerospace

Canadair CL-13B - Sabre Mark VI (1954) - The Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington (Photo Above)

Canadair CL-28 Argus Mark I - Comox Air Force Museum, Vancouver Island, British Columbia 

Canadair/Lockheed T-33 - Silver Star - Comox Air Force Museum, Vancouver Island, British Columbia 

Canadair CF-104 - Starfighter - Comox Air Force Museum, Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Canadair CT - 114 - Tutor - Comox Air Force Museum, Vancouver Island, British Columbia

CAPRONI 
1908-1950

Caproni Ca. 20 - Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington (Photograph Above)

Caproni Ca. 36  - US Air Force National Museum, Dayton, Ohio

CASSUTT 
(Designer)

Cassutt IIIM Formula I Racer - Homebuilt - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon (Photo Above)

CAUDRON
Société des Avions Caudron was founded in 1909.  Acquired by
Renault in 1933.

Caudron G.3 - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England (Photo Above)

Caudron G.4 - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia

CESSNA
1927-2014. Purchased by General Dynamics in 1985 (kept as division),
sold to Textron Inc in 1992.  Purchased Columbia Aircraft in 2007.
 In 2014 became a brand of Textron.

Cessna O-1G Bird Dog - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Cessna JRC-1 Bobcat - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Cessna UC-78 Bobcat - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas

Cessna CG-2 Glider - The Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington

Cessna O-2A Skymaster - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Cessna U-3A - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Cessna L-19 (O-1) Bird Dog - US Army Aviation Museum, Ft. Rucker, Alabama
Cessna L-19/O-1 Bird Dog - Planes of Fame Aircraft Museum, Valle, Arizona
Cessna O-1A Bird Dog - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia

Cessna O-2A Skymaster - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona

Cessna T-37B Tweety Bird - War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico
Cessna T-37B Tweet - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Cessna T-37 Tweet - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas

Cessna A-37 Dragonfly - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Cessena UC-78B Bobcat - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Cessna 120 - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas

Cessena LC-126 - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Cessna 140A - War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico
Cessna 140 - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas

Cessna 145 Airmaster - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas

Cessna A152 Aereobat - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia

Cessna C-165 Airmaster, “General Motors Special” - Planes of Fame Aircraft Museum, Valle, Arizona (photo above)
Cessna C-165 Airmaster (1940) - Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum, Hood River, Oregon
Cessna C-165 Airmaster - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas

Cessna 170B - 1953 - Pearson Air Museum, Vancouver, Washington

Cessena 172 Skyhawk - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Cessna 175 Skylark - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas

Cessna 180 Skywagon - Tillamook Air Museum, Tillamook, Oregon

Cessna 195/LC-126 - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas  

Cessna U206F Stationair - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon

Cessna 337 Super Skymaster - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas

CHANCE VOUGHT
Founded in 1917.  In 1928 it was acquired by United Aircraft and Transport became independent in 1954
and was purchased by Ling-Temco-Voight in 1961.  Northrop Grumman owned part in early 1990
s, Caryle Group 
gained ownership, renaming it Vought Aircraft Industries and in 2010 sold it to Triumph Group.

Chance Vought F4U-4 Corsair - War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico
Chance Vought F4U Corsair - Tillamook Air Museum, Tillamook, Oregon (Photo Above)

Chance-Vought/LTV XC-142A - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

CHRIS TENA

Chris Tena Mini-Coupe - Tillamook Air Museum, Tillamook, Oregon (Photo Above)

CHRYSLER
Missile production activities began in 1950.

Chrysler Redstone - 1964 - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon (Photo Above)
Chrysler PGM-11 Redstone - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico
Chrysler PGM-11 Redstone - National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Chrysler Redstone Missile - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia

Chrysler PGM-19 Jupiter - The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, Albuquerque, New Mexico

COLUMBIA
1927-1947 - Initially named Columbia Air Liners Inc. and later Columbia Aircraft Corp.  Acquired by
Commonwealth Aircraft in 1948.

Columbia XJL-1Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona (Photo Above)

COMMAND-AIRE
Founded in 1926 as Arkansas Aircraft Co.  Ceased operations in 1931.

Command-Aire 3C3-T (1929) - Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum, Hood River, Oregon (Photo Above)

COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH CENTRE CANADA
Founded in 1969

Communications Research Centre Canada - Alouette 1 - The New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo, New Mexico (Photo Above)

CONSOLIDATED
Founded in 1923, merged with Vultee in 1943 to become Consolidated-Vultee,
later named Convair.  General Dynamics purchased majority interest in 1953.  Sold to
McDonnell Douglas in 1994, ceased operations in 1996.

Consolidated PT-1 Trusty  - US Air Force National Museum, Dayton, Ohio

Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina - Tillamook Air Museum, Tillamook, Oregon (Photo Above)

Consolidated Fleet Model 7 - 1931 - Pearson Air Museum, Vancouver, Washington
Consolidated Fleet Model 7 (1930) - Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum, Hood River, Oregon 

Consolidated OA-10 Catalina - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Consolidated B-24J Liberator - Olympia, Washington Air Show 2005
Consolidated B-24J Liberator - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Consolidated Liberator B24L - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England
Consolidated B-24D Liberator
 - National Museum of the United States Air Force

CONVAIR
Founded in 1943 as Consolidated Vultee (See Consolidated above).  Sold to General Dynamics and
then McDonnell Douglas, ceased operations in 1996.

Convair L-13 (Consolidated Vulter) Grasshopper -War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico

Convair B-36 Peacemaker - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Convair B-36J Peacemaker 
- National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Convair B-58A Hustler - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Convair B-58A Hustler 
- National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Convair XF-92A - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Convair F-102 Delta Dagger - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Convair TF-102 Delta Dagger - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Convair F-102A Delta Dagger - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon (Photo Above)
Convair F-102A Delta Dagger
 - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Convair F-106A Delta Dart - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona

Convair C-131F Samaritan - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona

CULVER
1939 - 1946.  Superior Aircraft purchased assets in 1956.

Culver Dart Model G (1938)  - Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum, Hood River, Oregon (Photo Above)

Culver Model V - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas

CURTISS
Founded in 1916 as the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company.  1909 the Herring Curtiss
Company was formed and renamed Curtiss Aeroplane in 1910.  It merged with Curtiss Motor Company in 1916.
With others merged to form Curtiss-Wright Corp in 1929.  Many aircraft continued to be called Curtiss.

Curtiss Pusher (1910) - Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum, Hood River, Oregon
Curtiss Pusher (Replica) - 
Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon

Curtiss 1A Gulfhawk - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex), Chantilly, Virginia

Curtiss Robin C-1 (1928) - The Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington
Curtiss Robin B-2 - 
Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
Curtiss Robertson Robin (1929) - Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum, Hood River, Oregon

Curtiss JN-3 Jenny - Pancho Villa State Park, Columbus, New Mexico

Curtiss JN-4D - US Army Aviation Museum, Ft. Rucker, Alabama
Curtiss JN-4 Jenny - Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center, Stevenson, Washington
Curtiss JN-4D Jenny (1917) - 
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum, Hood River, Oregon
Curtiss JN-4 Canuck (Jenny JN-4) - Eve
rgreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
Curtiss JN-4D Jenny - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex), Chantilly, Virginia
Curtiss JN-4D Jenny  - US Air Force National Museum, Dayton, Ohio

Curtiss P-6E Hawk  - US Air Force National Museum, Dayton, Ohio

Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex), Chantilly, Virginia

Curtiss N-9H - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex), Chantilly, Virginia

Curtiss AT-9 Fledgling (Jeep) - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Curtiss P-36A Hawk  - US Air Force National Museum, Dayton, Ohio

Curtiss P-40E War Hawk - War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico
Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk - Warhawk Air Museum, Nampa, Idaho
Curtiss Kittyhawk III  - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England  
Curtiss-Wight P-40E Kittyhawk I - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex), Chantilly, Virginia 
Curtiss - P-40N Warhawk - Warhawk Air Museum, Nampa, Idaho
Curtiss - P-40N Warhawk - Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington
Curtiss P-40N Warhawk -
 Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
Curtiss P-40E Warhawk 
- National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Curtiss C-46D Commando - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Curtis C-46 Commando 
- National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Curtiss Model 50 Robin - Planes of Fame Aircraft Museum, Valle, Arizona (photo above)

Curtiss Model 51 Fledgling - 1929 - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon

Curtiss O-52 Owl  - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

CURTISS - WRIGHT
Founded in 1929 through merger of 12 companies.

Curtiss-Wright CW-1 Junior (1931) -Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum, Hood River, Oregon
Curtiss-Wright Junior - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal Kansas
Curtiss-Wright CW-1 Junior 
- Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex), Chantilly, Virginia

Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex), Chantilly, Virginia

Curtiss-Wright Tavel Air 12-W (1931) - Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum, Hood River, Oregon (Photo Above)

Curtiss-Wright - A-22 Falcon - 1938 - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon

DASSAULT AVIATION/DORNIER FLUGZEUGWERKE

Founded in 1929 as Société des Avions Marcel Bloch, name change in 1947 to Avions Marcel Dassault.
Acquired Breguet in 1971 to form 
Avions Marcel Dassault-Breguet Aviation, renamed Dassault
Aviation in 1990.

Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona

Dassault-Breguet Dornier Alpha Jet A - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona (Photo Above)

Dassault Falcon 20 - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex), Chantilly, Virginia

DAVIS
1929-1930

Davis D-1-K (1930) - Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum, Hood River, Oregon (Photo Above)

de HAVILLAND
Founded in 1920, became a member of the Hawker Siddeley group in 1960, now part of BAE Systems.

de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England
De Havilland Canada DHC-1A - Chipmunk Pennzoil Special 
- Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex), Chantilly, Virginia

de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter - US Army Aviation Museum, Ft. Rucker, Alabama

de Havilland Vampire F3 - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England

De Havilland DH-4M-1 - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon (Photo Above)
De Havilland DH- 4  
- National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

de Havilland U-6, Beaver - US Army Aviation Museum, Ft. Rucker, Alabama
De Havilland U-6A Beaver 
- National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

De Havilland C-7A Caribou - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

De Havilland DH9A - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England

De Havilland D.H. 100 Vampire FB.9 - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon

de Havilland Mosquito B35 - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England

de Havilland-DH-82A Tiger Moth - War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico
De Havilland D. H. 82A Tiger Mot
- National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

De Havilland DH 98 Mosquito - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

de Havilland Firestreak - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England

DELTA WING KITES

Delta Wing Model 162

Delta Wing Phoenix Mariah M-9 - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex), Chantilly, Virginia

Delta Wing Phoenix VI.B - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex), Chantilly, Virginia

Delta Wing Model 162 - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex), Chantilly, Virginia (Photo Above)

Delta Wing Streak - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex), Chantilly, Virginia

Delta Wing Viper 175 - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex), Chantilly, Virginia

DORNIER FLUGZEUGWERKE
Founded in 1914.  Defunct 2002.

Dornier-Werke GmbH - Do 335 A Pfeil - Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex), Chantilly, Virginia (Photo Above)

DOUGLAS
Founded in 1921, merged with McDonnell Aircraft in 1967 to form McDonnell-Douglas.  
McDonnell Douglas merged with Boeing in 1997.

Douglas A-1 Skyraider - Olympia, Washington Air Show 2005
Douglas A-1E Skyraider 
- National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Douglas MRG-1 Honest John - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico
Douglas MGR-1 Honest John - 
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Douglas AIR-2 Genie - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico

Douglas Aircraft Sparrow 2 Missile - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia

Douglas M-2 - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia

Douglas World Cruiser DWC-2 - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.

Douglas DC-2 - Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington

Douglas DC-3 - War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico
Douglas DC-3 - The Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington
Douglas DC-3 - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D. C.
Douglas DC-3/C-47 - Tillamook Air Museum, Tillamook, Oregon
Douglas DC-3A - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon

Douglas YEA-3A Sky Warrior - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona

Douglas X-3 Stiletto - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio 

Douglas A4D Skyhawk - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Douglas A-4F Skyhawk II (1967) - The Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington
Douglas AD-4N Skyraider - Planes of Fame Aircraft Museum, Arizona
Douglas AD-4 Skyraider - Tillamook Air Museum, Tillamook, Oregon
Douglas A4D-2 Skyhawk - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona

Douglas SBD-6 Dauntless - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.
Douglas SBD Dauntless - Tillamook Air Museum, Tillamook, Oregon

Douglas F-6A Skyray - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona

Douglas DC-7B - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona

Douglas TF-10B Skyknight - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona

Douglas PGM-17 Thor - The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Douglas B-18 Bolo - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Douglas B-18A Bolo 
 - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Douglas A-20G Havoc - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Douglas B-23 Dragon - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona

Douglas A-24 - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Douglas A-26B Invader - Tillamook Air Museum, Tillamook, Oregon
Douglas A-26 Invader - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Douglas A-26C Invader - War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico
Douglas A-26C Invader - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
Douglas RB-26C Invader - Planes of Fame Aircraft Museum, Valle, Arizona (Photo above)
Douglas B-26K Invader - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Douglas B-26C Invader 
- National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
Douglas B-26K Counter Invader - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Douglas O-38F - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohioo

Douglas C-47 Skytrain - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Douglas C-47A - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
Douglas C-47D Skytrain - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Douglas C-54D Skymaster - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona

Douglas WB-66 Destroyer - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Douglas RB-66B Destroyer 
- National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Douglas TF-10B Skyknight - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona

Douglas VC-118A Liftmaster - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona 

Douglas C-124C Globemaster - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Douglas C-124 Globemaster II 
- National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Douglas CC-129 - Dakota - Comox Air Force Museum, Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Douglas C-133B Cargomaster - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona

Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D. C.

EASTERN 
Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors - 1942-1945

General Motors FM-2 Wildcat - Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington 

General Motors TBM-3E Avenger - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
Eastern TBM-3 Avenger - General Motors - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona (Photo Above)

EBERHART

Eberhart SE-5E - US Air Force National Museum, Dayton, Ohio

EIPPER-FORMANCE 

Eipper-Formance Cumulus 10 - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia (Photo Above)

EMBRAER

Embraer 175 (E75L) - Shots of wing on flight from El Paso to Los Angeles

EMERSON ELECTRIC

Emerson Electric MGR-3A (M51) Little John - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico (Photo Above)

ENGLISH ELECTRIC
Founded in 1918, defunct in 1968

English Electric Canberra PR3 - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England (Photo Above)

ERCO
Founded in 1930.  Function sold in 1947 to Sanders Aviation.

ERCO Ercoupe 415-C - Tillamook Air Museum, Tillamook, Oregon

EUROFIGHTER JAGDFLUGZEUG GmbH
A consortium of Airbus, BAe, and Leonardo.  Founded in 1986

Eurofighter Typhoon - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England (Photo Above)

EUROMISSILE
A consortium set up in the 1970s (Daimler-Chrysler Aerospace AG of Germany and Aérospatiale of France)
now part of MBDA.

Euromissile - Roland - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico (Photo Above)

EUROPEAN HELICOPTER INDUSTRIES
A joint venture between Agusta and Westland Helicopters, later 
AgustaWestland, now Leonardo Helicopters.

European Helicopter Industries Merlin EH101 - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England (Photo Above)

FAIRCHILD
Founded in 1925 as Fairchild Aviation Corp.  Purchased Hiller Aircraft in 1964 to become Fairchild Hiller.
Acquired by M7 Aerospace in 2003.

Fairchild Blackfly Sailwing RPV - US Army Aviation Museum, Ft. Rucker, Alabama

Fairchild FC-2W2 - Stars and Stripes - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia

Fairchild SAM-N-2 Lark - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico

Fairchild - Kreider-Reisner C-4C Challenger - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia

Fairchild/Republic A-10A Warthog - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona

Fairchild PT-19 Cornell - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Fairchild PT-19 - 1939 - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon 
Fairchild PT-19 Cornell - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas  
Fairchild PT-19 Cornell - Butler County Warbirds Museum, Ohio
Fairchild PT-19A Cornell
 - US Air Force National Museum, Dayton, Ohio
Fairchild PT-19 Cornell Flight Video - Butler County Warbirds Museum, Ohio

Fairchild 22-C7A (1933) - Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum, Hood River, Oregon
Fairchild 22-C7B (1932) 
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum, Hood River, Oregon

Fairchild PT-23 - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas

Fairchild F24W - The Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington
Fairchild GK-1 Model 24 - Tillamook Air Museum, Tillamook, Oregon 
Fairchild 24 Forwarder - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas   
Fairchild Model 24-C8F
 - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Fairchild 71 - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D. C. (Photo Above)

Fairchild XSM-73 Bull Goose - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Fairchild C-82 Packet - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Fairchild C-119J Flying Boxcar
 - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Fairchild C-123K Provider - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Fairchild C-123K Provider 
- National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

FAIREY AVIATION
Founded in 1915, defunct in 1960

Fairey Battle 1 - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England (Photo Above)

FARMAN AVIATION WORKS
Founded in 1908, defunct in 1936

Farman FF 65 Sport Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia (Photo Above)

FIAT AVIAZIONE
Founded in 1908, defunct in 1969

Fiat CR 42 Falco - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England (Photo Above) 

FIBERA

Fibera KK 1e Utu U. S. Southwest Soaring Museum, Moriarty, NM 2

Fibera KK 1e Utu - US Southwest Soaring Museum, Moriarity, New Mexico (Photo Above)

FIESELER
Founded in 1930 as Fieseler Flugzeugbau Kassel. Name changed in 1939 to
Gerhard Fieseler Werke GmbH.  Ceased operation a few years after the end of WWII.

Fieseler V-1 Kirschkern - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. (Photo Above)

Fieseler Fi-156 Storch - War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico

FIRST NAVAL AIR TECHNICAL ARSENAL
Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal (海軍航空技術廠, Kaigun Kōkū Gijutsu-shō)
"Kūgi-shō" (空技廠, a contraction of "Kō
 Gijutsu-shō" 航空技術廠)

First Naval Air Technical Arsenal - Kugisho MXY7 Ohka Model 22 a1

First Naval Air Technical Arsenal - Kugisho MXY7 Ohka Model 22 Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia (Photo Above)

FISHER FLYING PRODUCTS
Founded in 1984 - makers of kit aircraft.

Fisher P-75A Eagle - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Fisher FP-202 Koala - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas

FLEET
Founded in 1929 when it was repurchased by Consolidated Aircraft. Ended airplane production in 1957.
Fleet Aerospace now is a division of Magellan Aerospace.

Fleet Model 2 - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona (Photo Above)
Fleet Model 2 - Plane Jane Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia

FLUG- UND FAHIZEUQWERK ALTENRHEIN AG (FFA)
Founded in 1949, defunct 1987

FFA Diamant 16.5 - US Southwest Soaring Museum, Moriarity, New Mexico (Photo Above)

FOCKE-ACHGELIS

Focke-Achgelis FA330 Bachstelze (Sandpiper) - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

FOCKE-WULF
Founded in 1923 as Bremer Flugzeugbau AG, immediately renamed Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau.
Merged with Albatros-Flugzeugwerke in 1931.  Merged with Weserflug in 1964 becoming
Vereinigte Flugtechnische Werke, which became EADS which reorganized to Airbus.
 

Focke-Wulf Fw-44J Stieglitz - Pima Air and Space Museum - Tucson, Arizona

Focke Wulf Fw-190A-7 Wurger (Replica) -1939 - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
Focke Wulf Fw190A-8/U-1 - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England
Focke-Wulf 190D-13 
(1945) - The Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington (Photo Above)
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 F 8/R1
 - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia
Focke-Wulf Fw 190D-9
 - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

FOKKER
Founded 1912 bankrupt in 1996.  

Fokker D.VII - Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington
Fokker D.VII - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England
Fokker D.VII 
- US Air Force National Museum, Dayton, Ohio

Fokker D.VIII - US Army Aviation Museum, Ft. Rucker, Alabama
Fokker D. VIII - Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington

Fokker DR-1 Triplane  - Warhawk Air Museum, Nampa, Idaho
Fokker Dr.1 Triplane - Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington
Fokker Dr. 1 
- US Air Force National Museum, Dayton, Ohio

Fokker E.III Eindecker - Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington

Fokker F.IV - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. (Photo Above)

FOLLAND
Founded in 1936 as British Marine Aircraft Ltd.  Acquired by Hawker Siddeley in 1959.
Folland name dropped in 1963, functions eventually became part of British Aerospace.

Folland T. Mk. 1 Gnat - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona (Photo Above)

FUNK (SEE AKRON)

FORD
The Stout Metal Airplane Co. was founded in 1922, it became a division of Ford in 1924
and shut down in 1936 (except for a temporary production of the B-24 during WWII. See also Philco-Ford.)

Ford 5-AT Tri-Motor (Stout Metal Airplane Division of Ford) - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D. C. (Photo Above)
Ford 5-AT-B Tri-Motor - 
Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon

Ford - Loon Missile (JB-2) - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia

Ford Aeronutronic AN/AVQ-10A Pave Knife Laser Designation Pod - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia

FRANKFORT CINEMA
Produced sailplanes in the U.S. during the 1930’s.

Frankfort TG-1ASteven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia (Photo Above)

FRANKLIN GLIDER CORPORATION

Franklin PS-2 Glider U. S. Southwest Soaring Museum, Moriarty, NM 1

Franklin PS-2 Glider - US Southwest Soaring Museum, Moriarity, New Mexico (Photo Above)

GAGE-MCCLAY
Short-lived, perhaps began in ca. 1912

Fowler-Gage Biplane (Gage-McClay Co.) - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia (Photo Above)

GEC-MARCONI
Founded in 1897 as Marconi Company, later Marconi Electronic Systems,
General Electric Company.  Defunct in 1999

GEC-Marconi Brimstone - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England (Photo Above)

GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS
An affiliate of General Atomics, GA-ASI was formed in 1993.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems - MQ-iL Predator A - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D. C. (Photo Above)
General Atomics MQ-1 Predator - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England
General Atomics MQ-1L Predator - 
Steven F. Udwar-Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air & Space Annex, Chantilly, Virginia
General Atomics YMQ-9A 
- National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

GENERAL DYNAMICS
At various times the parent company has owned Canadair, Cessena, and Convair.

General Dynamics Tomahawk - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. (Photo Above)

General Dynamics/Convair Little Joe II - The New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo, New Mexico

General Dynamics (Convair) RIM-2 Terrier - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico
General Dynamics (Convair) RIM-2 Terrier - National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, Albuquerque, New Mexico

General Dynamics (Convair) RIM-24 Tarter - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico

General Dynamics F-111E Aardvark - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
General Dynamics F-111A Aardvark 
- National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

GLASAIR
Founded in 2001.

Glasair SH-2 RG - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon (Photo Above)

GLASFLÜGE
Founded in 1962, bankrupt in 1982

Glasflügel H303 Mosequito Motorglider - U. S. Southwest Soaring Museum, Moriarty, New Mexico

Glasflügel 401 Kestrel U. S. Southwest Soaring Museum, Moriarty, New Mexico (Photo Above)

GLOBE
Founded in 1941 as Bennet Aircraft Corp. it was renamed to Globe Aircraft Corp. shortly
thereafter.  Bankrupt in 1947, assets sold to TEMCO.

Globe GC-1B Swift - War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico  
Globe Swift - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas  
Globe Swift GC-1A
 - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia (Photo Above)

Globe KD6G-2 Target Drone - Planes of Fame Aircraft Museum, Valle, Arizona (Photo Above)

GLOSTER AIRCRAFT COMPANY
Founded in 1917, merged with Armstrong Whitworth in 1961,
merged with Avro in 1963 - now Hawker Siddeley

Gloster Gladiator II - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England (Photo Above)

Gloster Meteor F8 - Royal Air Force Museum, London, England

ROBERT H. GODDARD 
American Rocket Pioneer

Goddard March 1926 Rocket (replica) - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia (Photo Above)

GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
Established in 1959.

Goddard Space Flight Center - MIT Explorer 10 - The New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo, New Mexico (Photo Above)

GOODYEAR
Originally a division of Goodyear working with Luftschiffbau Zeppelin (source of Goodyear Blimps).
Goodyear Aircraft Company was spun off in 1939.  In 1963 it became Goodyear Aerospace. Defunct in 1987.

Goodyear Airship Pilgrim Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia

Goodyear Airship Control Car C-49 Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia

Goodyear FG-1D Corsair - The Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington
Goodyear FG-1D Corsair -1945 - 
Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon

Goodyear F2G-1 Corsair (1944) - The Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington (Photo Above)

GOTHAER WAGGONFABRIK
Producers of rolling stock but manufactured airplanes during the world wars. 

Gothaer Waggonfabrik - Horten Ho 229 V3 Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia (Photo Above)

GRANVILLE BROTHERS
Founded in 1925 as Granville Brothers Aircraft it went bankrupt in 1933.

Granville Brothers Gee Bee Model Z Super Sportster (1931) - The Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington  (Photo Above)

Granville Brothers E Sportster - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon

GRUMMAN/GENERAL MOTORS
Part of that GM/Eastern et al. mashup.  Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp. was in established in 1929.
 In 
1969 it had a name change to Grumman Aerospace Corp.  Sold some functions to Gulfstream
Aerospace in 1978.  Merged with Northrop in 1994 to form Northrop Grumman.

Grumman OV-1C Mohawk - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona

Grumman FM-2 Wildcat - Tillamook Air Museum, Tillamook, Oregon

Grumman AA-5 Butler County Warbirds Museum, Ohio

Grumman OA-12 Duck - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Grumman AF-2S Guardian - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona

Grumman J2F-6 Duck - Planes of Fame Aircraft Museum, Valle, Arizona
Grumman J2F-6 Duck - Tillamook Air Museum, Tillamook, Oregon

Grumman CS2F-2 Tracker - Comox Air Force Museum, Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Grumman F3F-2 - Planes of Fame Aircraft Museum, Valle, Arizona (Photo Above)

Grumman/General Motors TBM-3E Avenger  - War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, New Mexico
Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger - Tillamook Air Museum, Tillamook, Oregon
Grumman TBM Avenger - Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal, Kansas 

Grumman F4F (FM-1) - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.

Grumman J4F-2 Widgeon - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona

Grumman JRF-5 Goose - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon

Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia

Grumman A-6 E Intruder - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Grumman A-6E Intruder - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia

Grumman Aerospace Corporation EA-6B Prowler - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia

Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona

Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat Conquest 1 Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia

Grumman F9F-4 Panther - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona

Grumman RF-9J Cougar - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Grumman F9F-6 Cougar - The Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington
Grumman TAF-9J (F9F-8B) Cougar - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona

Grumman F-11F Tiger - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Grumman F-11F Tiger F-1 - Planes of Fame Air Museum, Valle, Arizona

Grumman F-14A Tomcat - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Grumman F-14 Tomcat - Tillamook Air Museum, Tillamook, Oregon
Grumman F-14 Tomcat - Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon
Grumman F-14D(R) Tomcat - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia

Grumman SA-16A Albatross - Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
Grumman HU-16B Albatross 
- National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Grumman G-21 Goose - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia

Grumman G-22 Gulfhawk - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia

Grumman X-29A - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio

Grumman G-164 Ag-Cat Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia

GYRODYNE
Gyrodyne is a type VTOL aircraft.  Gyrodyne Company of America is a realestate holding company.
It was originally found in 1946 as a helicopter production company.

Gyrodyne QH-50 DASH - (Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter) - White Sands Missile Range Museum, White Sands, New Mexico (Photo Above)
Gyrodyne QH-50C Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian, Chantilly, Virginia


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